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Line 4: {{Infobox musical artist \| name = \| image = ~~KOHH2016~~Yuki Chiba 2024-08-16 (cropped).jpg \| landscape = ~~yes~~ \| caption = Chiba in ~~2016~~2024 \| native_name = \| native_name_lang = Line 26: ==Early life== Chiba was born in Oji, Kita, Tokyo, Japan. He was raised by a single ~~Portuguese~~ mother along with his younger brother, fellow [[rapper]] known as Lil KOHH. His Korean father, whose Korean surname (고/Koh) became the basis of Chiba's stage name, died by suicide after jumping off an apartment building while high on drugs;. ~~his~~Chiba's mother struggled with an addiction to [[methamphetamine]]. Chiba grew up around violence and drugs along with his crew of local friends, ~~who shared~~sharing the same experience.<ref name="Numero"/><ref>{{cite web \|date=February 28, 2014 \|title=団地発！東京のアングラヒップホップ – Rising From the Tokyo Projects \|trans-title=Coming from the housing complex! Underground hip hop in Tokyo – Rising From the Tokyo Projects \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn36uJvwIvA \|publisher=[[Vice Media\|VICE Japan]] \|language=Japanese \|via=YouTube}}</ref> ==Career== [[File:KOHH2016.jpg\|thumb\|Chiba in 2016]] Chiba started producing and recording music at the age of 18 with while making various [[mixtape]]s, until he met producer 318 and started releasing material under the label GUNSMITH PRODUCTION. He saw an early underground success within the sub-urban Japanese scene when he produced Lil KOHH's song "Young Forever." The accompanying music video went viral in Japan. Line 44 ⟶ 45: In 2021, Chiba retired the moniker KOHH, choosing to go by his birth name Yuki Chiba. He would later state in 2024, that he would no longer be performing any songs from the era as well. Chiba took a three-year career break before returning on February 12, 2024. He uploaded an official music video called "Team Tomodachi" (チーム友達), which went viral.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rafid \|first=Sabiq \|date=21 Feb 2024 \|title=Yuki Chiba returns to take back his crown with 'Team Tomodachi' \|url=https://liftedasia.com/article/yuki-chiba#google_vignette \|access-date=2024-06-30 \|website=liftedasia.com \|language=en-US}}</ref> Team Tomodachi has had multiple remixes with other artists such as Duke Deuce, ¥ellow Bucks, Jin Dogg, Bun B, Watson, and many more.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shepherd \|first=Charles \|date=2024-05-16 \|title=Yuki Chiba retires KOHH era songs from live performances \|url=https://electricbloomwebzine.com/2024/05/yuki-chiba-retires-kohh-era-songs-from-live-performances.html \|access-date=2024-06-30 \|website=Electric Bloom Webzine \|language=en-GB}}</ref> Chiba was featured on American rapper [[Megan Thee Stallion]]'s 2024 track "[[Mamushi (song)\|Mamushi]]" from her album ''[[Megan (album)\|Megan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shepherd \|first=Charles \|date=2024-06-24 \|title=Yuki Chiba featured on Megan Thee Stallion's upcoming album 'Megan' \|url=https://electricbloomwebzine.com/2024/06/yuki-chiba-featured-on-megan-thee-stallions-upcoming-album-megan.html \|access-date=2024-06-30 \|website=Electric Bloom Webzine \|language=en-GB}}</ref> The song went viral on social media and became Chiba's first-ever entry into the US [[Billboard Hot 100\|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number 68.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ford \|first=Lucy \|date=2024-07-10 \|title=Megan Thee Stallion Out-Cosplayed Herself With New Sailor Moon Look \|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/megan-thee-stallion-mamushi-challenge-sailor-moon-cosplay \|access-date=2024-07-12 \|website=[[Teen Vogue]] \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine \|last=Zellner \|first=Xander \|date=July 9, 2024 \|title=Hot 100 First-Timers: Yuki Chiba, Loco & BabyTron All Score First Entries Thanks to Collaborations \|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/yuki-chiba-loco-babytron-hot-100-first-debut-1235727544/ \|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]}}</ref> He made his US TV debut at the 2024 [[MTV Video Music Awards]] when he performed the song alongside Megan Thee Stallion.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Saponara \|first=Michael \|date=2024-09-12 \|title=Megan Thee Stallion Brings the Heat With Fiery Medley Featuring Yuki Chiba at 2024 VMAs \|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/megan-thee-stallion-medley-yuki-chiba-vmas-2024-1235773415/ \|access-date=2024-09-14 \|website=Billboard \|language=en-US}}</ref> ==Reception== Line 161 ⟶ 162: \|rowspan="3" {{Non-album singles}} \|- \|"Fight for Tokyo"<br/><small>(Giragiraガールズ, 巌, MEGA-G, MC漢, MC SHOW, MCクローバー, Y'S, YOUNG HASTLE, KOHH, LOOTA, EGO, 海, エリカ)</small> \|- \|"Hope – Tokyo Tribe Anthem (Tribes United Version)"<br/><small>(海, 巌, MC漢, MEGA-G, GIRAGIRAガールズ, D.O, T2K, Y'S, KOHH, 十影, YOUNG HASTLE, VITO FOCCACIO, LOOTA, EGO, MC SHOW)</small> \|- \|"Paris (Sam Tiba Remix)" Line 391 ⟶ 392: [[Category:Japanese rappers]] [[Category:Japanese male musicians]] [[Category:People from Kita]] [[Category:Singers from Tokyo]] [[Category:Japanese people of Korean descent]]