You the Rock explained
| You the Rock |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | 5 September 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Nagano, Nagano, Japan |
| Alias: | YTR |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
You the Rock (stylized as YOU THE ROCK★; born ; 5 September 1971, in Nagano, Nagano) is a Japanese hip-hop musician, MC[1] and tarento. He is nicknamed and .
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title |
|---|
| 1992 | Never Die |
| 1993 | Tight But Fat |
| 1st | 1996 | The Soundtrack '96 |
| 2nd | 1998 | The Graffiti Rock '98 |
| 3rd | 1999 | The Professional Entertainer |
| 4th | 2002 | XTRM |
| Best | 2003 | I Love You the Rock-Best |
| 5th | 2005 | No Sell Out '05 |
| 6th | 2007 | Big Vip Hop |
| 7th | 2009 | The Rock | |
Singles
| Year | Title |
|---|
| 1993 | "Lirics" |
| 1st | 1998 | "Rock the Point" |
| 2nd | 1999 | "The Professional Entertainer (The Ruler's Back)" |
| 3rd | 2002 | "Hip Hop Royal" |
| 4th | "Monster Lock" |
| 5th | 2004 | "Grand Master Fresh Pt. 2" featuring Fantastic Plastic Machine |
| 6th | 2005 | "Untold Story" | |
Analogue
| Year | Title |
|---|
| "Free feat. Twigy" |
| 1998 | "Duck Rock Fever" |
| "Hoo! Ei | Ho! '98" |
|---|
| "Future Rock 2001 -Return of B.O.H.-" |
| "Love da Love" |
| 1999 | "The Professional Entertainer / Rap Machine" |
| "Manhattan Dream / Japan in the House" ft. Boy-Ken |
| "Joke Talks No (Get Up Brother)" featuring G.K.Maryan, Dev Large |
| 2000 | "Chō Raku C-E-Z 2000 (Get Busy Y'all!) / Rocky Road (Yūjō BBS)" |
| 2004 | "Grand Master Fresh Pt. 2" feat. Fantastic Plastic Machine |
| 2005 | "Untold Story" |
| "Daz" | |
Main guest appearances
| Year | Artist | Title |
|---|
| 1992 | DJ Doc. Holiday | The Rhythm.The Rebel |
| Omnibus | Rhythm CD I |
| 1994 | Love Tambourines | Midnight Parade Remixes |
| 1995 | Cool Spoon | Two Mohicans |
| ECD | Homesick |
| Summer Madness / Live at Slits |
| 1996 | Lamp Eye | "Shōgen" |
| 1997 | Kaminari-Kazoku. | "Kaminari / Yoru Jet" |
| ECD | ECD no Remixes Vol. 1 cutting edge |
| Big Youth |
| 1998 | Omnibus | Far East Coasting –Non Stop Mixed By DJ Masterkey– |
| avex The Album |
| Atom Kids Tribute to the King "O.T." |
| 1999 | Kan Takagi | Hello |
| Mahha 25 | PH-OSY |
| V.I.P. | "Dancehall Checker" |
| 2000 | Omnibus | Mad Maxx |
| Silva | Comingout |
| Silva vs You the Rock | "Virgin Killer" |
| Nona Reeves | "DJ! DJ | –Todokanu Omoi–" feat. You the Rock |
|---|
| "Tokyo no Gasshō" |
| 2001 | Sa-e-ra Japon |
| Twigy | "Freedom" |
| Rino Latina II | Carnival of Rino |
| 2002 | Tokyo Tetsu Kon-kin Cleat Jungle Nirei Rei nishiki Remix |
| 2003 | ECD | Master |
| Omnibus | DJ Digs Main Street Electrical Parade |
| Right Here! Right Now | |
|---|
| Nona Reeves | "Changin'" |
| 2004 | | (B)Ape Sounds |
| Hannyan | Ohayō Nippon |
| Eliana | Akarui Mirai |
| Boy-Ken | Evrythin' Is Everythin |
| Back II Back 2 |
| 2005 | Nigo | Return of the Ape Sounds |
| Omnibus | Entotsu Sampler Vol. 2 |
| G.K.Maryan | Soul on Keep |
| 2006 | Rino Latina II | II (The Second) |
| Twigy | Twig |
| Yoshipi Da Gama | Energy Kakumei |
| 2007 | Twigy | akasatana |
| Juno Mak | Chapel of Dawn |
| El Amazon | El Hot |
| Zen-La-Rock | Zen-La-Rock |
| 2008 | | Dolce |
| Twigy | Baby's Choice |
| 2009 | Disoscillators | Last Rockers |
| Microphone Pager | Ōdō Rakudo |
| Mika Akira | "The Rap Idol" |
| 2011 | Kaminari-Kazoku./Rino Latina II, Pit-Gob 53, D.O, You the Rock | "Kaminari Keihō" | |
Music videos
| Director | Title |
|---|
| Catero Alain Colbert | "Banging Shake It (Hip Hop)" |
| Yuta Kimura | "Di Children" |
| "Resurrection" feat. Den, Utamaru |
| "Grand Master Fresh Pt. 2" feat. Fantastic Plastic Machine |
| "Grand Master Fresh Pt. 2 (Long Ver.)" feat. Fantastic Plastic Machine |
| Daisuke Kondo | "Hip Hop Royal" |
| Taitaro | "Hip Hop Royal (Space Shower TV ver.)" x |
| Mizuhiro Sabine | "Monster Lock" |
| Ranran. | "Untold Story" |
| Unknown | "Hoo! Ei | Ho! '98" |
|---|
| "The Professional Entertainer" | |
Major casting works
TV dramas
| Year | Title | Network | |
|---|
| 2002 | Kekkon Dorobō | | |
| 2005 | Tiger & Dragon | | |
| 2008 | Mirai Kōshi meguru | | 1 | |
Variety programmes
| Year | Title | Network |
|---|
| 1999 | Beat Bang | TV Tokyo |
| Inazuma | Space Shower TV |
| 2000 | CDTV-Neo | TBS |
| Dengeki Request: Dynamo | Space Shower TV |
| 2001 | Goofy |
| 2002 | Under CDTV | TBS |
| Girigiri 7 | Space Shower TV |
| 2004 | Tensai terebi-kun Max | NHK-E |
| Tokyo Kinba | BS Fuji |
| Bape TV | Space Shower TV |
| 2005 | GyaO Freaks | GyaO |
| 2007 | Ameba Banchō | Cyber Agent |
| 2008 | Ranking to Get Ill |
| 2014 | DaBaDaBa Fresh | CTC | |
Radio
| Year | Title | Network |
|---|
| 1995 | Hip Hop Night Flight | Tokyo FM |
| 1999 | You the Rock the Professional Entertainer | |
Advertisements
Advertisement narrations
| Year | Title |
|---|
| 2000 | Orix Blue Wave "Ichiro Casual" |
| 2002 | Achilles "Skechers" |
| Kirin Beverage "Amino Suppli" |
| Apple Computer "iPod guruguru Drive" |
| 2003 | Japan Coca-Cola "Vanilla Coca-Cola" |
| Asahi Beverage "Mitsuya Cider" |
| 2004 | Asahi Beer "Asahi Honjō" |
| Oriental Land "TDL Buzz Lightyear Natsu no Dai Sakusen" |
| 2005 | Asahi Kasei Life & Living "Saran Wrap, Zip Rock Tsukael" |
| 2006 | Nissan "Wing Road" |
| Japan McDonald's "McDonald's Happy Set" |
| 2007 | Ezaki Glico "Glico Katayaki Pretz" |
| Nissan "Nissan Cube" |
| Sky Perfect Communications "Sky PerfecTV! Natsu | Nama Live Matsuri" |
|---|
| 2008 | Cadbury Japan "Chlorets Ice" |
| Ezaki Glico "Pretz" |
| Ezaki Glico "Papiko" | |
Main live
| Year | Title |
|---|
| 1996 | San Ping Camp |
| 1999 | Space Shower TV Sweet Love Shower 1999 |
| 2000 | Rush Ball 2000 |
| 2005 | Summer Sonic 2005 |
| 2008 | Wave Music Fes 2008 in Naeba |
| 2012 | Kizuna –Daisanshō— |
| 2014 | Ringo Ongaku-sai 2014 |
| 2015 | Tone River Jam '15 | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: NHKアーカイブス保存番組検索結果詳細. ja. 17 Feb 2017.
