is a Japanese rapper, singer and songwriter who has been active since 1989.

Biography

Dohzi-T belonged to hip hop band "Zingi", formed in 1990. He debuted as a solo singer with the single "Shōnen A" (lit. "Boy A") on October 10, 2001. He associated with popular singers such as

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. Since he has long career in Japan, he is called "Brother Dohzi" by other musicians. He is also known for his ability to find new singers. Dohzi-T and DJ Bass were featured in

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's song " Nothing from Nothing", released by

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on September 21, 1995. However, Hamasaki soon left from the record label and became a pop singer under Avex Trax. In January 2008, he collaborated with

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in a song "This Day" on her CD single "

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". In June 2008, he released his single " Mō Ichi do...", featuring

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. It sold over two million ringtone downloads. Soon after "Mō Ichi Do..." released an album named '' 12 Love Stories'' including "Mō Ichi do..." as well as other collaboration songs with YU-A (from Foxxi misQ),

, JUJU and many more. The album was ranked as No. 3 on the weekly

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chart making it Dohzi-T's highest ranked album.

Discography

Albums

#2007 August 29 - ''ONE MIC'' #33 on Oricon #2008 September 24 - '' 12 Love Stories'' #3 on Oricon #2009 December 16 - ''4 ever'' #2010 December 9 - ''Gold'' #2011 November 30 - ''12 Love Stories 2''

Collaborations

#2008 June 11 - '' Mō Ichi do...'' #7 on Oricon #2009 September 2 - Dakishimete feat. Dohzi-T (

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- Bitter & Sweet) #5 on Oricon

References

External links

Official Website
Japanese rappers Japanese male pop singers Living people 1969 births Universal Music Japan artists {{hiphop-bio-stub