ILL-SUGI, who has been honing his beats in Kanagawa, Japan,
Kemp Dupri was a pioneer of indie hip-hop in North Carolina, southern United States.
Although they grew up in different places, the two were connected by their similar wavelengths, both of which were drawn to lo-fi, dark sounds.
The interaction that began naturally through social media and music sharing culture
The beats and raps of each other mesh surprisingly naturally,
This led to the idea of "making an album."
This is how the collaborative work "CANARY" was born, to be released in June 2025.
The Japanese lifestyle and cultural motifs intersect with the earthy texture of the American South.
The work is like a "travel sketch" made up of a series of short tracks.
After that, "CANARY (DELUXE)" was released, which included additional songs.
This collaboration is not a one-off,
It showed that this was an "ongoing underground dialogue between Japan and the US."
