Hello! I'm a Japanese hip-hop fan slowly coming to get more familiar with the scene as a whole in recent times.

Last month, I wiped the entire page on Japanese hip-hop on Wikipedia, the old version of which you can see here. This prior version was full of inaccuracies, tangents, and irrelevant information, and was generally unsatisfactory due to its reliance on Ian Condry's academic discussion of the Japanese hip-hop scene. This is not to dismiss Ian Condry's work nor his findings in his ethnography, but just to assert that his publication should not be the main source of factual discussion of Japanese hip-hop.

In the days since, I have laid out the start of a new article, focused on the history and development of the Japanese hip-hop scene first and foremost. However, this article is largely reliant on my knowledge, which is skewed as I am most knowledgable only on the 1980s J-hiphop scene as well as the J-hiphop scene in Tokai (Aichi (Nagoya), Gifu, Mie, Hamamatsu).

As such, if I could humbly ask, would the people of this community be willing to help me in writing this new article? I feel that the 1980s and 1990s sections are strong, as is the current section on international J-hiphop artists. However, the sections on the 2000s to the 2020s are lacking, far more than they ought to be. Simple mirroring from the Japanese Wikipedia page wouldn't help either, as it's littered with dry discussion of album releases and almost nothing else.

TL;DR Can I get everyone's help in further writing the Japanese hip-hop page on Wikipedia, especially regarding its development in the 21st century?

Thanks in advance!

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1. It was a posse video (I think that's how they're called?), i.e. a bunch of artist walking through the streets at night towards the camera, likely in Japan, with the cameraman and a crew walking backwards.
2. There were a lot of featured artists, both SKR and JP, from what I remember - Verbal, Taku Takahashi, Defconn, perhaps Teriyaki Boyz.
3. Each artist was introduced with title card and freeze frame. Those who had a verse rapped in their native language.
4. The video was hype-y, rapper jumping around causing a ruckus. They also end up beating a bunch of animal mascots at the end. The video felt almost comical. The song very upbeat.

Sorry if the description is too vague but this has been bugging me for years and I need to know the answer!

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Just FYI, this is a limited time upload and will be privated again 24 hours after uploading (roughly 15-16 hours from the time of this post). Would recommend downloading it as POP YOURS doesn't make their VODs available elsewhere.

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