Much like Tom Waits before them, the indie rap collective better known as Fake Four, Inc. is big in Japan. When disaster struck recently in the form of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear devastation, Japanese emcee Kaigen reached out to the Connecticut-based label to help in the relief effort. The result is a four track EP featuring impassioned narratives and beats from the likes of Sole, Myka9, Ceschi, Awol One, Moka Only, Factor, Jared Paul, Radical Face, Leif Kolt, Gregory Pepper and greencarpetedstairs. Eight bucks gets you the J-A-P-A-N EP with all proceeds benefiting Relief International’s efforts to help survivors in Japan. Great music for a great cause.

Credits:

J-A-P-A-N

Vocals by Myka9 and Moka Only

Produced by Factor

The Great Deluge

Vocals by sole, Leif Kolt, Jared Paul, Kaigen and Greencarpetedstairs

Produced by Leif Kolt

No Easy Way to Grow

Vocals by Ceschi & Awol One

Produced by Factor

Additional vocals by Kaigen

Bass by Enver Hampton

Piano by Gregory Pepper

Fukushima Tokyo Electric Russian Roulette

adaptation of Hiroshima Nagasaki Russian Roulette by Jim Page

Vocals by sole

Produced by Radical Face

Mastered by Tom Capek at Colorado Sound, Westminster, CO

Project curated and coordinated by Fake Four, Inc. in conjunction with Kaigen

In other world-on-fire news, check out Sole’s new video for “The Long War.”

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