It was confirmed today that underground Japanese beatmaker Jun “Nujabes” Seba died last February 26 after a car accident. His family buried him privately and the anouncement of his death did not make ...

Last night brought sad news for the underground hip hop community; it's been confirmed that Nujabes (née Jun Seba) died last month in a car accident in Tokyo. The Japanese hip hop DJ and producer was ...

When a traffic accident on Feb. 26, 2010, claimed the life of independent hip-hop auteur Jun Seba, who recorded and DJed under the name Nujabes, even some of his closest collaborators didn’t find out ...

Nine years after Jun Seba lost his life in a road accident, the Japanese music scene (not to mention a significant number of overseas listeners) is still mourning the loss of its own J Dilla. Friends ...

Earlier this week, Shingo “Shing02” Annen should have been performing at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall with his band, the Chee-Hoos. For the past seven years, he has led “A Tribute to ...

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Yen Town Market's Nujabes World Tour Line Drops Extensive Range of New Pieces: Hoodies, crewnecks, vinyls, BE@RBRICKs and more, all honoring the late lo-fi pioneer.

Another tragic loss shocked the world of music today. Japanese Hip Hop producer Nujabes, born Jun Seba, was killed in a car accident in Tokyo. Nujabes crashed when leaving the Metropolitan Expressway ...

Earlier this week, Shingo “Shing02” Annen should have been performing at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall with his band, the Chee-Hoos. For the past seven years, he has led “A Tribute to ...