After making waves with 88Rising, RHYME SO has started streaming a new collaboration with Vietnam's up-and-coming artist, Táo!
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“magick feat. tao” Jacket Cover
Shinichi Osawa (MONDO GROSSO), a leading DJ and music producer from Japan, and RHYME, an Australian poet, performer, DJ, and track maker, have formed a unit and made a remarkable debut under 88rising as RHYME SO.
Their upcoming release "magick feat. Tao" includes Vietnamese rapper Táo and offers relentless and intense lyrics in Vietnamese, English, and Japanese, presenting a noisy and discordant global mandala-patterned HIP HOP. The track which is available across all digital streaming platforms, features Táo capturing the fleeting nature of contemporary life, the feelings of helplessness in creation, emptiness, and cyclical incompetence. Responding to these sentiments, RHYME expresses, "I want to be your magician."
The discontinuous and disjointed beats by Osawa are, nevertheless, sophisticated and fluid, resonating with modern industrial hip-hop. Be sure to check out “magick feat. Tao” on all streaming platforms here!
About RHYME SO
RHYME SO is a dance music duo consisting of Shinichi Osawa, a leading DJ and music producer from MONDO GROSSO in Japan, and RHYME, an Australian poet, performer, DJ, and track maker. By combining Osawa's beats, which have consistently rocked the dance floor, with RHYME's sharp and witty interpretation of modern life in their lyrics, they produce avant-garde club sounds, heralding a new era in electronic music.
Their debut single in 2019, "Just Used Music Again," was released under 88rising and was also included in 88rising's compilation "Head In The Clouds II." It was added to popular playlists on various streaming services and garnered attention from international music media. In the spring of 2020, they released "Fashion Blogger," a disco track adorned with RHYME's cynical and witty lyrics.The video, set in a fictional world of figure skating and featuring MILK from the former RuPaul's Drag Race, reached 2 million views on YouTube. In 2021, they released "Poseable" under 88rising. In 2023, they collaborated with the British POP STAR Sophie Ellis-Bextor, releasing a cover of Malcolm McLaren's "DEEP IN VOGUE." They continue to broadcast cutting-edge music from Tokyo to the world.
