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You the Rock |
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| Birth name | Yu Takemae |
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| Also known as | YTR |
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| Born | (1971-09-05) 5 September 1971 (age 53)
Nagano, Nagano, Japan |
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| Genres | Hip hop |
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You the Rock (stylized as YOU THE ROCK★; born Yu Takemae (竹前 裕, Takemae Yū); 5 September 1971, in Nagano, Nagano) is a Japanese hip-hop musician, MC[1] and tarento. He is nicknamed You-chan (Youちゃん) and Yū-chan Da Aniki YTR (ユウちゃん DA 兄貴 YTR).
Discography
Albums
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Year
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Title
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1992 |
Never Die
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1993 |
Tight But Fat
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| 1st |
1996 |
The Soundtrack '96
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| 2nd |
1998 |
The Graffiti Rock '98
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| 3rd |
1999 |
The Professional Entertainer
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| 4th |
2002 |
XTRM
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| Best |
2003 |
I Love You the Rock-Best
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| 5th |
2005 |
No Sell Out '05
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| 6th |
2007 |
Big Vip Hop
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| 7th |
2009 |
The Rock
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Singles
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Year
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Title
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1993 |
"Lirics"
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| 1st |
1998 |
"Rock the Point"
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| 2nd |
1999 |
"The Professional Entertainer (The Ruler's Back)"
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| 3rd |
2002 |
"Hip Hop Royal"
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| 4th |
"Monster Lock"
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| 5th |
2004 |
"Grand Master Fresh Pt. 2" featuring Fantastic Plastic Machine
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| 6th |
2005 |
"Untold Story"
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Analogue
| Year
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Title
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"Free feat. Twigy"
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| 1998 |
"Duck Rock Fever"
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| "Hoo! Ei! Ho! '98"
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| "Future Rock 2001 -Return of B.O.H.-"
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| "Love da Love"
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| 1999 |
"The Professional Entertainer / Rap Machine"
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| "Manhattan Dream / Japan in the House" ft. Boy-Ken
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| "Joke Talks No (Get Up Brother)" featuring G.K.Maryan, Dev Large
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| 2000 |
"Chō Raku C-E-Z 2000 (Get Busy Y'all!) / Rocky Road (Yūjō BBS)"
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| 2004 |
"Grand Master Fresh Pt. 2" feat. Fantastic Plastic Machine
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| 2005 |
"Untold Story"
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| "Daz"
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Main guest appearances
| Year
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Artist
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Title
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| 1992 |
DJ Doc. Holiday |
The Rhythm.The Rebel
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| Omnibus |
Rhythm CD I
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| 1994 |
Love Tambourines |
Midnight Parade Remixes
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| 1995 |
Cool Spoon |
Two Mohicans
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| ECD |
Homesick
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| Summer Madness / Live at Slits
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| 1996 |
Lamp Eye |
"Shōgen"
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| 1997 |
Kaminari-Kazoku. |
"Kaminari / Yoru Jet"
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| ECD |
ECD no Remixes Vol. 1 cutting edge
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| Big Youth
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| 1998 |
Omnibus |
Far East Coasting –Non Stop Mixed By DJ Masterkey–
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| avex The Album
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| Atom Kids Tribute to the King "O.T."
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| 1999 |
Kan Takagi |
Hello
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| Mahha 25 |
PH-OSY
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| V.I.P. |
"Dancehall Checker"
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| 2000 |
Omnibus |
Mad Maxx
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| Silva |
Comingout
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| Silva vs You the Rock |
"Virgin Killer"
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| Nona Reeves |
"DJ! DJ! –Todokanu Omoi–" feat. You the Rock
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| Pizzicato Five |
"Tokyo no Gasshō"
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| 2001 |
Sa-e-ra Japon
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| Twigy |
"Freedom"
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| Rino Latina II |
Carnival of Rino
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| 2002 |
Tokyo Tetsu Kon-kin Cleat Jungle Nirei Rei nishiki Remix
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| 2003 |
ECD |
Master
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| Omnibus |
DJ Digs Main Street Electrical Parade
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| Fumiya Fujii |
Right Here! Right Now!
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| Nona Reeves |
"Changin'"
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| 2004 |
Nigo |
(B)Ape Sounds
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| Hannyan |
Ohayō Nippon
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| Eliana |
Akarui Mirai
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| Boy-Ken |
Evrythin' Is Everythin'
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| Muro |
Back II Back 2
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| 2005 |
Nigo |
Return of the Ape Sounds
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| Omnibus |
Entotsu Sampler Vol. 2
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| G.K.Maryan |
Soul on Keep
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| 2006 |
Rino Latina II |
II (The Second)
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| Twigy |
Twig
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| Yoshipi Da Gama |
Energy Kakumei
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| 2007 |
Twigy |
akasatana
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| Juno Mak |
Chapel of Dawn
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| El Amazon |
El Hot
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| Zen-La-Rock |
Zen-La-Rock
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| 2008 |
Ami Suzuki |
Dolce
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| Twigy |
Baby's Choice
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| 2009 |
Disoscillators |
Last Rockers
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| Microphone Pager |
Ōdō Rakudo
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| Mika Akira |
"The Rap Idol"
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| 2011 |
Kaminari-Kazoku./Rino Latina II, Pit-Gob 53, D.O, You the Rock |
"Kaminari Keihō"
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Music videos
| Director
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Title
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| Catero Alain Colbert |
"Banging Shake It (Hip Hop)"
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| Yuta Kimura |
"Di Children"
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| "Resurrection" feat. Den, Utamaru
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| Yuichi Kodama |
"Grand Master Fresh Pt. 2" feat. Fantastic Plastic Machine
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| "Grand Master Fresh Pt. 2 (Long Ver.)" feat. Fantastic Plastic Machine
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| Daisuke Kondo |
"Hip Hop Royal"
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| Taitaro |
"Hip Hop Royal (Space Shower TV ver.)" x
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| Mizuhiro Sabine |
"Monster Lock"
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| Ranran. |
"Untold Story"
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| Unknown |
"Hoo! Ei! Ho! '98"
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| "The Professional Entertainer"
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Major casting works
TV dramas
| Year
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Title
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Network
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Ep.
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| 2002 |
Kekkon Dorobō |
NHK-G |
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| 2005 |
Tiger & Dragon |
TBS |
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| 2008 |
Mirai Kōshi meguru |
TV Asahi |
1
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Variety programmes
| Year
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Title
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Network
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| 1999 |
Beat Bang |
TV Tokyo
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| Inazuma |
Space Shower TV
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| 2000 |
CDTV-Neo |
TBS
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| Dengeki Request: Dynamo |
Space Shower TV
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| 2001 |
Goofy
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| 2002 |
Under CDTV |
TBS
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| Girigiri 7 |
Space Shower TV
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| 2004 |
Tensai terebi-kun Max |
NHK-E
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| Tokyo Kinba |
BS Fuji
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| Bape TV |
Space Shower TV
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| 2005 |
GyaO Freaks |
GyaO
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| 2007 |
Ameba Banchō |
Cyber Agent
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| 2008 |
Ranking to Get Ill
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| 2014 |
DaBaDaBa Fresh |
CTC
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Radio
| Year
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Title
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Network
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| 1995 |
Hip Hop Night Flight |
Tokyo FM
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| 1999 |
You the Rock the Professional Entertainer
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Advertisements
Advertisement narrations
| Year
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Title
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| 2000 |
Orix Blue Wave "Ichiro Casual"
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| 2002 |
Achilles "Skechers"
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| Kirin Beverage "Amino Suppli"
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| Apple Computer "iPod guruguru Drive"
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| 2003 |
Japan Coca-Cola "Vanilla Coca-Cola"
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| Asahi Beverage "Mitsuya Cider"
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| 2004 |
Asahi Beer "Asahi Honjō"
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| Oriental Land "TDL Buzz Lightyear Natsu no Dai Sakusen"
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| 2005 |
Asahi Kasei Life & Living "Saran Wrap, Zip Rock Tsukael"
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| 2006 |
Nissan "Wing Road"
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| Japan McDonald's "McDonald's Happy Set"
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| 2007 |
Ezaki Glico "Glico Katayaki Pretz"
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| Nissan "Nissan Cube"
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| Sky Perfect Communications "Sky PerfecTV! Natsu! Nama Live Matsuri"
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| 2008 |
Cadbury Japan "Chlorets Ice"
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| Ezaki Glico "Pretz"
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| Ezaki Glico "Papiko"
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Main live
| Year
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Title
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| 1996 |
San Ping Camp
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| 1999 |
Space Shower TV Sweet Love Shower 1999
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| 2000 |
Rush Ball 2000
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| 2005 |
Summer Sonic 2005
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| 2008 |
Wave Music Fes 2008 in Naeba
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| 2012 |
Kizuna –Daisanshō—
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| 2014 |
Ringo Ongaku-sai 2014
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| 2015 |
Tone River Jam '15
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See also
References
External links
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