is a Japanese hip-hop/

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group. The name "Spontania" comes from the

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". In 2010, singer

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became the permanent vocalist for the band.

Members

*Massattack (マサタック ''masatakku''^?) **Born in

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. Studied in

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while in high school. DJ'd in

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before debuting in Japan and was associated with Yuta and the Bushido Boys. *Tarantula (タランチュラ ''taranchura''^?) **Born 17 June 1977, Tokyo. Went abroad to the United States while in high school. **Is the rapper for the song "'Libera Me'from Hell" used in

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. *

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**Born September 3, 1982, Tokyo. Became a vocalist of the group in March 2010.

History

*1996 Met in

and formed the group "Hi-Timez". *2004 Debuted under

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as Hi-Timez. *2007 Met Micro from

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, who had just established his own label, "Primary Color Recordz", under

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's Far Eastern Tribe Records label. The group's name was changed from Hi-Timez to Spontania.

Discography

Singles

Hi-Timez

Spontania

Albums

Hi-Timez

Spontania

References

External links

*
Universal's Spontania homepage

Spontania
at

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