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Mighty Crown
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name: Mighty Crown aka The Far East Rulaz
Mighty Crown Members: Cojie(Selector), Sami-T(Selector/MC), Masta Simon
(MC/Owner), Super-G(Selector/MC), and Ninja(Selector/MC)
As a local and based in Yokohama, they are the Dancehall Reggae Sound
that are active in America, Carribian Islands and Europe. Since forming,
this year (2006)will be their 15th anniversary. The experience that they
cultivated and their high level of consciousness in tend to rise to a
higher level gives them the popularity and their movement always gives
a big impact on the Scene. Their performance attracts not only reggae
fans but has a certain message and talent that attract first timers and
fans all around the world along with the Japanese supports.
Mighty Crown was founded in 1991 by friends from Yokohama, Japan. Mighty
Crown gradually got their fame by playing at clubs and by selling self-produced
mix tapes throughout Japan. After building their sound system(movable
speaker boxes) in 1994, they started clashing with other Japanese sound
systems and became the undisputed and undefeated sound clash champion
in Japan (1998). Since then, they have been influencing and leading the
whole dancehall scene in Japan.
Japan was not the only place they have been playing. From the first day
they have started playing sound, Masta Simon and Sami-T, and other members
of Mighty Crown always had a bigger aim, which was to bust their sound
in foreign. They started living in the United States from the early 90's
and gradually learned the Jamaican language and the dancehall flex by
hanging out in studios, record shops, and in the streets of Brooklyn,
NY. They started playing at local clubs in Brooklyn and Manhattan around
1992 and eventually lead their way to the World Clash '99 held in Brooklyn,
NY. On their first appearance in World Clash'99, they defeated sounds
from Jamaica and the United States and became the first Japanese sound
to get the World Clash trophy. Since then, they have been touring major
cities in the United States (New York, Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Atlanta,
Houston, Boston, Washington DC, Virginia, Conneticutt, New Jersey, and
etc.), the Caribbean (Jamaica, Antigua, Bermuda, Trinidad and Tobago,
St. Lucia, Barbados, St Kitts, and etc), and Europe ( England, Germany,
Switzerland, and etc.) . Starting in year 2000, Mighty Crown teams up
with Irish & Chin ENT and strengthens their works International wise.
Today, Mighty Crown has become the household name not only in Japan but
throughout the dancehall scene worldwide. They have been promoting reggae
music in Japan in different type of forms. They have been playing on radio
show every Saturday, clubs, concerts, appearing on TV shows, establishing
their own record label named "Lifestyle Records," promoting
dances, producing a clothing line called "Nine Rulaz," and establishing
a Japanese dancehall free paper magazine called, "Strive."
Mighty Crown is one of the sounds to prove to the world that reggae music
is an international music. The music for the people worldwide. Mighty
Crown has become very influential to the reggae scene due to their talent,
ability, love, and devotion to the reggae music.
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