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Monkey King / About This Artist

Artist Details and Stats:

Hometown: Hong Kong, HK

Label: 1OR8FACTION

Management: bookings@1or8faction.com

Website: www.1or8faction.com

Sounds Like: Jay-Z, Fort Minor, Eminem, KANO, Teriyaki Boyz

Genre: Hip Hop

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Hip Hop charts for Hong Kong, HK
  • 4,939
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Biography:

Taisuke Yamamoto better known by his stage name ‘Taisuke’ ‘Yama’ 'Monkey King', is a rapper, CEO and entrepreneur based in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.

His musical successes have included performances at the Audi Fashion show, Mosaic Music festival, Fide fashion weeks Marina Bay Sands, and the First Asian Hip-Hop concert at the Impact Arena Bangkok. He is also a regular stage presence as an MC at clubs in Singapore such as Butter Factory, Home Club, and Zirca.

He has released several albums; including the 20-track album 'The Day Before The Decade' which included smash hit 'We Gonna Get There' and 'Hai !', four street mix-tapes and several singles, as well as download releases and videos. Taisuke's successes in the music industry has been featured in publications such as MensFolio, Juice magazine, IS Magazine, the NewPaper and Straits Times Singapore, BestCar Magazine, RazorTV, among others. He has also been announced 'Most street smart bachelor' in the Cleo bachelor awards and received sponsorship endorsements from fashion labels ATZU and Sup.

Taisuke has managed over 20 urban artists to date on 1OR8FACTION, including Sri Lankan pop star Dawn Jay and Singaporean rapper ‘Kwizyne’. 1OR8FACTION is an artist management, audio production, and event management company based in Singapore.

Press:

"Diverse yet versatile, these guys are on the front line of the local hip-hop music movement, defying all the negative stigmas of Asia, especially of our multicultural metropolis. The label prides itself in “writing raps, which inspire people and relate to their struggles, [and] pushing boundaries for what it means to be Asian”.
Rachel Ooi - UrbanWire

"He is akin to JayZ in the scene here and like the Jigga Man, has the audacity and singled-minded work ethic to take him to the top"
George Abishek Cherian - Space to Party Singapore

"I wanted to build something real, I didn’t want to be another artist begging for a record deal or not having full control over his musical destiny. And I saw that artists in Asia have so much potential but for the most part they have this inferior, ‘I can’t do it on my own’ mentality. They’re too used to being under someone or doing as their told. I felt that as an artist you should fuck whoever is on top of you and take control of everything. So I started a movement and like-minds just gathered really."
RCGNTN Singapore

“ Elvis was the king of rock n roll, Michael Jackson is the king of pop, Monkey King is the upcoming, British born, Japanese saviour that is reviving rap and introducing the world to a new side of Asia.”
Urban Music News Network