The Japanese rap artist Naoki Takada is best known by his stage name SEAMO. He
is one of a number of Japanese hip-hop and rap artists who have built up a
following for Japanese-language rapping, a genre which began gathering momentum
around 2010. He made his first solo recording appearance in 2005 with the
release of 'Kanpaku' and shortly afterwards was launched into the spotlight when
he appeared with Benny K on the duo's song 'A Love Story'. A year later Takada
released what was to be his bestselling single to date when his song 'Mata
Aimasho' spent 14 weeks on the Japanese cha...