“A lot of starts out with people who are downtrodden or beat down by life. “I think power fantasies really resonate in the hood,” says Mike. In 2018, Lil Uzi Vert sampled the title song of the anime Death Parade for his own track “New Patek.” The cover art for Ugly God’s 2016 single “Water” features the titular creatures from Pokémon. On his 2016 single, “Wat’s Wrong,” Isaiah Rashad referenced Kaio-ken, a Dragon Ball Z martial arts technique. As far back as 2005, Lupe Fiasco used an electric guest spot on Kanye West’s “Touch The Sky” to name-drop acclaimed 1970’s anime Lupin the 3rd. It shows in their music, too.īut this trend isn’t completely new it just continues to grow. While anime fandom was once seen as an undertaking for nerds and dwellers of a clandestine geek underground, it’s since become a form of entertainment for folks across the rap spectrum. Comprising richly adventurous storylines, kaleidoscopic characters and even more colorful artwork, the inimitable genre has become one of Japan’s most famous exports. The Florida artist is just one part of an ongoing, growing collection of hip-hop artists that extract inspiration from anime, which is a style of Japanese television animation.
For someone like Cochise, a longtime fan of the iconic anime, it would be the latter. Depending on a listener’s childhood pastimes and TV time, the name-drops either inspire a quick Google search or nostalgic bliss.
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