Scha Dara Parr

Scha Dara Parr
Scha Dara Parr live in a Shibuya club in 2022.
Background information
Origin	Japan
Genres	Hip-hop J-pop
Years active	1988–present
Labels	Major Force File Records Epic Records Japan Ki/oon Records EMI Music Japan Warner Music Japan Tearbridge Records Space Shower Music
Members	Ani Bose Shinco
Website	Official website

Scha Dara Parr live in 2011 (on the left in blue uniforms).

Scha Dara Parr (スチャダラパー, Suchadarapā), or SDP for short, is a three-member Japanese hip-hop group that formed in 1988 and debuted in 1990.

History

The group consists of two MCs, Bose and Ani, and one DJ, Shinco. Scha Dara Parr is often compared to rap trio the Beastie Boys due to their similar lyrical stylings, presence, and music. When pushed to describe the rebelliousness of their music, the group commented that many of their songs are simply fragments of conversation without polite words.^[1]

The group is best known for their 1994 hit single, "Kon'ya wa Boogie-Back" (今夜はブギー・バック, Kon'ya wa Bugī Bakku) featuring Kenji Ozawa (小沢 健二), which attained sales of over 500,000 units. The song is based on samples from En Vogue's 1992 single, "Give It Up, Turn It Loose."^{[citation needed]}

Scha Dara Parr gained minor US recognition by appearing on De La Soul's 1993 album, Buhloone Mindstate. The group rapped in a mixture of mostly Japanese and some English on the track "Long Island Wildin'".

The 1991 single "Game Boyz" (ゲームボーイズ) from the group's second album "Towering Nonsense" (タワリングナンセンス) was featured in the Japanese commercial for The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.^[2][3][4]

Members

• Ani: Yōsuke Matsumoto (松本洋介) - MC
• Bose: Makoto Kōshima (光嶋誠) - MC
• Shinco: Shinsuke Matsumoto (松本真介) - DJ

Discography

Studio albums

• Scha Dara Daisakusen (1990)
• Towering Nonsense (1991)
• Wild Fancy Alliance (1993)
• 5th Wheel 2 The Coach (1995)
• Gūzen no Album (1996)
• fun-key LP (1998)
• Docompact Disc (2000)
• The 9th Sense (2004)
• Con10po (2006)
• 11 (2009)
• 1212 (2015)

Extended plays

• Scha Dara Gaiden (1994)
• Anishinbou (2016)

Compilation albums

• Potent Hits ~Single Collection~ (1994)
• Toshiba Classic 95-97 (1998)
• CAN YOU COLLABORATE?~best collaboration songs&music clips (2008)
• Best of Schadaraparr 1990-2010 (2010)

Remix albums

• Cycle Hits ~remix Best Collection~ (1995)

References

1. Kristof, Nicholas D. (January 29, 1996). "'Rappers' Credo: No Sex, Please? We're Japanese' from The New York Times, January 29, 1996". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
2. "Scha Dara Parr - Game Boyz". Discogs. 12 December 1991.
3. "スチャダラパー* = Scha Dara Parr - タワリングナンセンス = Towering Nonsense". Discogs. 10 October 1991.
4. Zelda Dungeon (31 October 2009). "Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past SNES Japanese Commercial #1" – via YouTube.

External links

• Official website
• Profile on Discogs