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DS455
12+ albums
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about
045 the area code of the bay area known as Yokohama has since the starting days of Japanese hip-hop music been known as the west coast of Japan when it comes to styles and artistic directions. If Tokyo gets its influence in hip-hop music from the old school N.Y. then Yokohama draws its influence from the L.A. G-Funk era of the mid 1990's. DS455 aka DSC (Dabstar Clique) aka Bayside Ridaz formed in the 1989 and became the first group in Japan to experiment with what had become famous with Dr. Dre and The D.O.C. in the states around the same time. MC's Kayzabro, Shalla and Maccho (Of the future group Ozrosaurus) along with the producer DJ PMX first appeared as a group on various compilation albums around 1993 with songs such as "Musty". Since their formation in the late 80's, DJ PMX's style influenced many other DJ's with its melodies and the smooth g-funkish sound that made PMX an household name in the scene in the early 90's and made him a popular producer for such acts as Rhymester, ECD, Zingi, Gas Boys & Kimidori. Back in 1995-96 DS455 released their first underground hits [ Since I Lost You ] and [ Roll In The Night Of Madness ] that both demonstrated smooth and hardcore flows to mellow beats and the lowrider 4 life attitude that in the future would become Yokohama's trademark. A new style had landed on the bayside. MC Maccho who had just released his first solo material before DSC gained their first handful of fame in the underground was no doubt the star of the crew i
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