KM-MARKIT

Daisuke Kawai
Native name だいすけ・かわい
Birth name Daisuke Kawai
Also known as "KM-MARKIT"
Origin Tokyo, Japan
Genres R&B, Rap, Hip-Hop
Years active 1998 (1998)–present
Labels Pony Canyon, Raider Music Records
Website Official Ameblo

Daisuke Kawai was born December 16, 1976 in Tokyo, Japan. He is known best under his stage name "KM-MARKIT." In 1998, he was initially part of the Urbarian Gym (URBARIAN GYM / UBG), a Japanese hip-hop group, which also featured popular Japanese rapper ZEEBRA beginning in 1997. He would go on to sign with the Pony Canyon label in 2004, releasing his first album, Vivid, in April the following year. He would release one more album under the Pony Canyon label before splitting off to do his own projects.

UBG would later disband in 2010.

After UBG's disbandment, in 2010, he co-founded the Raider Music Record and helped create the underground hip-hop group THE RAIDERS, becoming the executive producer. The group would release one album, The Raiders, along with several singles. KM-MARKIT would also collaborate with other artists, though they were under different labels.

Biography

Daisuke "KM-MARKIT" Kawai was born in Tokyo, Japan on December 16, 1976. In 1998, he joined the Urbarian Gym, a hip-hop group who was created by Japanese rapper ZEEBRA in 1997. Daisuke would break away from the group to begin his solo projects under the Pony Canyon label in 2005, with is debut album Vivid (stylized as VIVID).[1] The album would feature Kumi Koda, who, at the time, was Japan's most popular artist, despite Kumi being under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone at the time.

He would release his second studio album, Mark Out (stylized as MARK OUT), a year later on May 12, 2006. Unlike Vivid, Mark Out would chart at #97 on the Oricon charts. It remained on the charts for two weeks.[2]

Urbarian Gym would disband thirteen years later on March 24, 2010.[3]

In 2010, after UBG's disbandment, KM-MARKIT co-founded the new Raider Music Record label and would join the underground hip-hop group The Raiders, coming on as the executive producer. Other members included MINESIN, D-ON, HAR-CO, 8, HI-D, YUKALI, MICHO, KOHH, TY-KOH, TAKESHI & SATOSHI and Mr. LOW-D.[4][5]Their first single, Oh Baby (stylized as OH BABY) would feature KM-MARKIT, YUKALI and 8.[6] They would release their first album, The Raiders the following year.

The Raiders would go on to release a few singles following their debut album: Get It On (stylized as GET IT ON), B.M.N. (Big Monster Nuts) and Shut a Fu%k Up!!!.[7]

KM-MARKIT would release a few solo works post The Raiders album under the Raider Music Record label.

These included Next Episode feat. NaNa in 2010 and Magnetic (along with miray) in late 2014.[8]

Albums

Studio Albums

  1. "VIVID"
    April 20, 2005
  2. "MARK OUT"
    Rank: #97
    December 6, 2006

The Raiders Albums

  1. "THE RAIDERS"
    August 24, 2011

Singles

Singles

  1. "Give a Little..." (KM-MARKIT, SPHERE & 杏-ann-)[9]
    August 25, 2010
  2. "NEXT EPISODE feat. NaNa"
    November 24, 2010
  3. "MAGNETIC (along with miray)"
    November 19, 2014

The Raiders Singles

  1. "OH BABY"
    July 6, 2011
  2. "SUGAR/Higher"
    July 27, 2011
  3. "B.M.N. (Big Monster Nuts)"
    June 20, 2016
  4. "Shut a Fu%k Up!!!"
    July 25, 2012
  5. "GET IT ON"
    August 29, 2012

Collaborative Efforts & Featured Artist

  1. "Taidou" (胎動 / Quickening) (December 25, 1998)
    from album Doytenna 2000 / LIBRO with Ark, KEMUMAKI & DOBINSKI
  2. "MAD MAXX" (February 19, 2000)
    from album THE SHOW CASE (THREE THE HARD WAY) / Low IQ 01 x ZEEBRA x UBG
  3. "BEAT BOXING feat. KM-MARKIT" (June 14, 2000)
    from album ZEEBRA 「BASED ON A TRUE STORY」 / ZEEBRA
  4. "Usohappyaku feat. MICADELIC, INDEMORAL, KM-MARKIT, MINESIN, BACKGAMMON & DOBINSKI" (嘘八百 / Full of Lies) (December 20, 2000)
    from album 三善的大魔境 / Miyoshi/Zenzou
  5. "ONEWAY" (November 20, 2001)
    from album N / UBG
  6. "URBAN BARBARLIAN GUERRILLA (UBG)" (June 19, 2002)
    from album GUERRILLA GROWING PLATINUM / UBG
  7. "CHANGE THE GAME" (December 18, 2002)
    from album Change The Game / Various Artists
  8. "G.Y.M feat. OJ & ST, KM-MARKIT, BRZ" (May 8, 2003)
    from album NEW DEAL PRESENTS SHOW and PROVE / Various Artists
  9. "Stop the Violence feat. ZEEBRA, UZI, OJ & ST, KM-MARKIT" (September 26, 2003)
    from album UNITED NATIONS III / DJ Yutaka
  10. "THE TRAINING DAY feat. ZEEBRA, UZI, OJ & ST, KM-MARKIT & CHINO" (January 21, 2005)
    from the album DADDY'S HOUSE VOL.3 / DJ MASTERKEY
  11. "Hot Stuff feat. KM-MARKIT" (April 13, 2005)
    from album secret / Koda Kumi
  12. "unreliable feat. KM-MARKIT [remixed by FIRSTKLAS]" (May 21, 2005)
    from album LOVE IS THE MESSAGE / Various Artists
  13. "IT'S ALL A G[@]ME feat. GOTZ, CHINO, SUMI & KM-MARKIT [UBG REMIX]" (June 1, 2005)
    from album Street Dreams / ZEEBRA
  14. "MUSIC TRIBE feat. Q & KM-MARKIT" (January 11, 2006)
    from album DRAMA / Full Of Harmony
  15. "Taste Of Honey feat. CO-KEY & KM-MARKIT" (February 15, 2006)
    from album The New Beginning / ZEEBRA
  16. "FLY HIGH" (February 22, 2012)
    from single FLY HIGH / w-inds
    KM-MARKIT wrote the lyrics for both FLY HIGH and Put your hands up!!!

References

  1. ↑ "VIVID / KM-MARKIT / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ "MARK OUT / KM-MARKIT / ORICON STYLE". September 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ "【速報】ZEEBRAがTwitter上でUBG解散を発表". Amebreak. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ "THE RAIDERS!!! / YUKALI OFFICIAL BLOG". Ameba. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  5. ↑ "THE RAIDERS". Oricon. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Apple Music Download The Raiders "OH BABY feat. KM-MARKIT, YUKALI and 8 - Single"". iTunes. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Apple Download The Raiders". iTunes. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  8. ↑ "MAGNETIC / KM-MARKIT along with miray". YouTube & TuneCore. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Apple Music Download KM-MARKIT, SPHERE & ANZU-ann- "Give a Little... - Single"". iTunes. Retrieved September 8, 2016.

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