| Kick the Can Crew | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Japan |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Years Active: | –, –present |
| Current Members: |
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Kick the Can Crew is a mainstream hip hop group from Tokyo, Japan, consisting of members Kreva, MCU, and Little.
Formed in 1996, the group enjoyed popularity for their top singles "Good Music" and "Sayonara Sayonara". Warner/east west released their albums Vitalizer, Young Kings, a self-titled album, Magic Number, and a greatest hits CD.
Kick the Can Crew have made frequent appearances on Japan's music television station, Space Shower TV, since their debut.
Kreva, the main contributor to the band, won Japan's MC Battle three consecutive years, and has gone on to collaborate with several other groups, mainly Japanese ones, such as Hirai Ken.
In 2004, the group disbanded to concentrate on their respective solo careers.[1] Kreva has been the most visible of the band since their break-up, releasing several singles and albums with great success.
The group reunited and released a new album called Kick! in 2017.[2]
| Album details | Peak positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [3] | JPN Hot [4] | ||||
| Vitalizer | 3 | ||||
| Magic Number |
| 2 |
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| Best Album 2001–2003 |
| 1 |
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| Good Music |
| 11 |
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| Kick |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| The Can |
| 19 | 18 | ||
| Year | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [9] | JPN Hot [10] | |||||
| "Super Original" | 2001 | — | Vitalizer | |||
| "It's Not Over" | 25 | |||||
| "Kankeri 01" | 40 | |||||
| "Lifeline" | ||||||
| "Christmas Eve Rap" | 5 |
| Best Album 2001–2003 | |||
| "Marché" | 2002 | 9 | Vitalizer | |||
| "One Way" | 48 | |||||
| "Sayonara Sayonara" | 8 | Magic Number | ||||
| "Unbalance" | 8 | |||||
| "Chikyū Blues (337)" | 13 | |||||
| "DJDJ (for Radio)" | ||||||
| "Toriiiiiico | " | 13 | ||||
| "Stress" | 2003 | — | ||||
| "Saga Continue" | 11 | Good Music | ||||
| "Good Music" | 9 | |||||
| "Punk Sunzen no Funk" | 12 | |||||
| "Navi" | 25 | |||||
| "Yure" | ||||||
| "Nōnai Vacation" | 13 | |||||
| "1000%" | 2017 | — | 81 | Kick! | ||
| "Jūsho" (feat. Yasuyuki Okamura) | 2018 | 19 | 28 | |||