Zeebra

Zeebra promoting Black World / White Heat (2011)

Zeebra (formerly ZEEBRA) is a Japanese hip-hop artist and one of the most known rappers in Japan. He became known as the MC of the hip-hop group KING GIDDRA who debuted in 1995. In 1997, he went on to pursue a solo career and signed with the Future Shock record label. In 2003, he re-started his solo activity in Pony Canyon and released the single "BIG BIG MONEY" in January. However, in 2009, ZEEBRA parted ways with Pony Canyon and signed a deal with Sony Music Japan. In doing so, he changed his stage name from "ZEEBRA" to "Zeebra". Zeebra has two sons from a previous marriage and two daughters with ex-wife and model Nakabayashi Miwa. He met the model during the shooting of "Perfect Queen's video clip.

Profile

• Name: Zeebra (2010–present), ZEEBRA (1997–2009)
• Birth Name: Yokoi Hideyuki (横井英之)
• Birthdate: April 2, 1971 (1971-04-02)
• Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
• Family:
  • Grandfather (Yokoi Hideki, former president of the Hotel New Japan)
  • Ex-Wife (Nakabayashi Miwa, model) (2002–2020)
  • Brother (SPHERE of INFLUENCE)
  • Two Sons (Yokoi Kento, Yokoi Ren)
  • Two Daughters (Yokoi Kanon, Yokoi Rima)

Discography

ZEEBRA promoting "Stop Playin' A Wall" (2006)

ZEEBRA promoting World Of Music (2007)

ZEEBRA promoting The Anthology (2008)

Zeebra promoting "Fly Away" (2010)

Albums

• [1998.06.17] THE RHYME ANIMAL
• [2000.06.14] BASED ON A TRUE STORY
• [2003.09.18] TOKYO'S FINEST
• [2006.02.15] The New Beginning
• [2007.10.17] World Of Music
• [2011.12.14] Black World / White Heat
• [2013.11.20] 25 To Life

Best Albums

• [2002.05.29] THE FIRST STRUGGLE
• [2008.09.17] The Anthology

Other Albums

• [2009.09.16] THE Z -THE BEST OF ZEEBRA- (remixed by DJ GEORGE)

Singles

• [1997.07.25] Mappiruma (真っ昼間; Middle of the Day)
• [1998.12.16] THE RHYME ANIMAL REMIX E.P.1
• [1999.02.24] THE RHYME ANIMAL REMIX E.P.2
• [2000.01.26] ZEUS 2000 (ZEEBRA & SUGAL SOUL)
• [2000.03.23] MR. DYNAMITE
• [2001.01.25] Neva Enuff feat. AKTION
• [2001.08.08] BABY GIRL / Shonan Hustler 2 feat. DABO, UZI, G.K.MARYAN (BABY GIRL / 城南ハスラー2)
• [2003.01.22] BIG BIG MONEY feat. HIRO (Full Of Harmony)
• [2003.04.23] SUPATECH (What's My Name?)
• [2003.07.30] Perfect Queen
• [2005.06.01] Street Dreams
• [2005.09.21] Oh Yeah
• [2006.12.06] Stop Playin' A Wall
• [2007.07.18] My People feat.Kato Miliyah
• [2007.09.19] Not Your Boyfriend feat. JESSE (RIZE)
• [2008.03.05] Bushido
• [2010.03.17] Butterfly City feat. RYO the SKY WALKER, Mummy-D & DOUBLE
• [2010.11.17] Fly Away
• [2011.07.27] BLUE feat. AI

Digital Singles

• [2006.08.23] Top Of The World

DVDs

• [2001.08.08] LIVE ANIMAL 2000 JAPAN TOUR
• [2005.01.19] THE LIVE ANIMAL'03 ~Tokyo's Finest~
• [2007.09.19] The Live Animal '06 ~The New Beginning~
• [2008.09.17] The Clips ~Complete Collection~
• [2009.03.18] ZEEBRA 20th Anniversary The Live Animal in BUDOKAN

Other DVDs

• [2003.10.08] KING GHIDORAH - 2002 Saishu Heiki ~LIVE IN TOKYO~ (#20 "Knock Out" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2004.03.31] EXILE - EXPV 3 (#4 "Let Me Luv U Down" feat.ZEEBRA & MACCHO (from OZROSAURUS))
• [2005.01.07] Jam Films S
• [2006.04.28] Dolphin Through
• [2007.03.07] OZROSAURUS - Rhyme & Blues Tour Final ~Live at YOKOHAMA BLITZ~ (#18 "Disrespect 4 U" feat. ZEEBRA, #19 "No Pain, No Gain" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2008.11.12] MIGHTY JAM ROCK presents HIGHEST MOUNTAIN 2008 -10th Anniversary (#59 "Yureru Romance" feat. ZEEBRA (MOOMIN))
• [2008.11.26] AI - DON'T STOP A.I. Japan Tour (#22 "GET UP (REMIX)" feat. SPHERE of INFLUENCE, ZEEBRA)
• [2011.04.06] 24 HOUR KARATE SCHOOL JAPAN COUNTDOWN RELEASE LIVE (#21 "24 BARS TO KILL REMIX" feat. Zeebra, D.O., SIMON, SHINGO☆Nishinari)
• [2011.12.14] AI - "Densetsu NIGHT" at Nippon Budokan with Cho SPECIAL GUEST Ozei!!! (#14 "GET UP (REMIX)" feat. SPHERE of INFLUENCE, ZEEBRA)

Collaborations / Other

• [1998.07.23] MISIA - 'hood (#6 "Parteechecka")
• [1999.03.20] DOUBLE - Shake (#4 "Shake (ANOTHER SQUALL MIX)" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [1999.05.01] Dragon Ash - Grateful Days feat. ZEEBRA & ACO
• [1999.06.02] DOUBLE - Crystal (#11 "Shake (ANOTHER SQUALL MIX)" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [1999.09.22] Fine Night -5S SURF・SNOWBOARD・SKATEBOARD・STREET・SOUND- VOL.1 (#8 "PARTEECHECKA")
• [1999.12.10] SUGAR SOUL - Siva 1999
• [2000.01.13] UNITED NATIONS
• [2000.02.23] TWIGY - Seven Dimentions
• [2000.07.19] Rappagaliya - Rappagaliya Densetsu
• [2001.05.19] RISING SUN - ATTITUDE
• [2001.12.21] FUTURE SHOCK COMPILATION (#6 "Mappiruma -KARIANG MIX")
• [2002.03.27] FUTURE SHOCK SINGLES (#13 "Neva Enuff" featuring AKTION)
• [2002.05.29] Featuring Remix And Produce Works By MACCHO & DJ TOMO (#3 "Otoko no Jouken")
• [2002.10.17] UZI - Knock Out feat. ZEEBRA
• [2002.10.17] Kyouki no Sakura
• [2002.12.04] DJ PMX - No Pain No Gain feat. ZEEBRA & MACCHO (from OZROSAURUS)
• [2002.12.18] UZI - Kotodama (#3 "Knock Out" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2003.02.21] Entotsu Sampler Vol.1
• [2003.04.02] Dohzi-T - Dai 3 no Otoko (#3 "Ryuugi 2003" feat. Mummy-D, ZEEBRA)
• [2003.07.02] HI-D - Girlfriends feat. ZEEBRA
• [2003.07.25] EXILE - LET ME LUV DOWN feat. ZEEBRA & MACCHO (from OZROSAURUS)
• [2003.09.03] DJ MASTERKEY - GOLDEN MIC feat. ZEEBRA
• [2003.09.10] EXILE - The other side of EX Vol.1 (#10 "Let Me Luv U Down" feat.ZEEBRA & MACCHO (from OZROSAURUS))
• [2003.09.18] SHOUT (#1 "BIG BIG MONEY" feat. HIRO, #3 "NO PAIN NO GAIN" feat. MACCHO & ZEEBRA)
• [2003.09.26] DJ YUTAKA - UNITED NATIONS III
• [2003.10.29] WOLF REVOLUTION
• [2003.11.05] HI-D - Word of Majesty (#1 "Girlfriends" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2003.11.06] g@me (#3 "It's all a game")
• [2003.11.12] DJ MASTERKEY - DADDY'S HOUSE Vol.2 (#1 "GOLDEN MIC" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2003.11.19] OJ & ST - ONE LIFE (#1 "INTRO" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2003.12.03] K DUB SHINE - Genzai Jikoku
• [2003.12.03] Sanpin camp
• [2003.12.10] Amuro Namie - STYLE (#2 "Indy Lady" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2003.12.10] VOICE OF LOVE POSSE - VOICE OF LOVE ~Ue wo Muitearukou
• [2004.01.23] Clubteria Vol.1
• [2004.02.18] Tyler - Amethyst
• [2004.03.10] DJ YUZE - Portscape (#4 "Down Town Sound" featuring ZEEBRA, SHINNOSK8)
• [2004.03.17] SHOCK TO THE FUTURE -REMIX- (#3 "Knock Out" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2004.05.19] LIVE LIVE LIVE! ~CLUB CITTA' 15th & Rappagaliya 10th Anniversary~ (#7 "Otoko no Utaban" feat. OJ & ST, KM-MARKIT, UZI)
• [2004.06.23] HIGH-GRADE-SPECIAL (#9 "H☆G☆S☆P" feat. ZEEBRA, Yamadaman, KM-MARKIT)
• [2004.08.04] BOY-KEN - EVERYTHIN' IS EVERYTHIN' (#9 "JUICE" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2004.08.18] Shounan Warriors - MICROFONE Saikyou Tag
• [2004.09.15] SHOCK TO THE FUTURE ~7th Anniversary~ (#5 "SUPATECH (WHAT'S MY NAME?)")
• [2004.09.29] DJ KAORI - DJ KAORI'S "RIDE" into the PARTY (#11 "Girlfriends" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2004.12.01] AI - FEAT. A.I. (#10 "GOLDEN MIC" feat. KASHI DA HANDSOME, AI, Dohzi-T & Hannya)
• [2005.01.26] DJ MASTERKEY - |DADDY'S HOUSE Vol.3
• [2005.04.20] KM-MARKIT - VIVID (#10 "Tokaino Yabajin" feat. ZEEBRA, UZI, OJ & ST)
• [2005.05.25] Hino Kenji - JINO
• [2005.07.27] DJ OASIS - Water World
• [2005.09.21] G.K.MARYAN - SOUL ON KEEP
• [2005.10.26] DJ MASTERKEY - DADDY'S HOUSE BEST (#3 "GOLDEN MIC" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2005.12.21] FUTURE SHOCK VISUAL TRACKS 3rd Edition (#9 "Street Dreams")
• [2006.03.15] OZROSAURUS - Rhyme & Blues (#10 "Disrespect 4 U" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2006.04.12] D.L - Momoku Jidai ~BLIND AGE 2006~ (#2 "THE MASTERS" feat. ZEEBRA, TWIGY (MASSIVE REPROGRAM DEVMIX))
• [2006.05.10] TWIGY - TWIG (#9 "Ah・Yeah" feat. ZEEBRA, D.L, BOY-KEN)
• [2006.06.07] DJ MASTERKEY - ADVENTURE OF DADDY'S HOUSE (#1 "GOLDEN MIC" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2006.09.20] bd SNOWBOARD RULERZ ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
• [2006.11.29] D.L - THE ALBUM (#14 "THE MASTERS" feat. ZEEBRA, TWIGY (MASSIVE REPROGRAM DEVMIX))
• [2006.12.06] KM-MARKIT - MARK OUT (#8 "Mirai Yosouzu ~The Blueprint~" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2006.12.20] Di VIBES ~Japanese Reggae Selection 2006~ (#23 "Culture 365" feat. ZEEBRA (HIBIKILLA))
• [2007.01.24] DJ MASTERKEY - FROM THE STREETS (#18 "GOLDEN MIC" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2007.02.21] DABO - DABO Presents B.M.W. -BABY MARIO WORLD- Vol.1
• [2007.03.07] DJ MAYUMI - Berry Jam Mixed Up (#22 "Street Dreams")
• [2007.03.07] KASHI DA HANDSOME - DIME PIECES (#14 "GOLDEN MIC (Remix)" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2007.03.07] AKTION - Still Neva Enuff feat. ZEEBRA
• [2007.05.16] Foxxi misQ - Luxury Ride feat. ZEEBRA
• [2007.06.06] DJ HASEBE - adore the remixies (#3 "Itoshisa no Naka de (R)" feat. SUGAR SOUL + ZEEBRA, #5 "Ima Sugu Hoshii (Butter Smoother) (R)" feat. SUGAR SOUL + ZEEBRA)
• [2007.06.13] DJ MASTERKEY - FROM THE STREETS VOL.2 (#3 "ZEUS 2000")
• [2007.06.27] Foxxi misQ - GLOSS (#13 "Luxury Ride" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2007.07.04] DJ YUKIJIRUSHI - RAGGAJIRURUSHI Mixed by DJ YUKIJIRUSHI
• [2007.08.22] V.I.P GREATEST HITS
• [2007.08.29] Dohzi-T - ONE MIC (#7 "Play That Beat" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2007.09.19] Mr.BEATS a.k.a. DJ CELORY - BEATS LEGEND II (#1 "FREE STYLE" (ZEEBRA, Hannya, UZI, Q, SIMON, DJ OASIS), #9 "Let's Get It Started" feat. Swizz Beatz, #10 "Still Neva Enuff" feat. ZEEBRA (AKTION), #16 "The Three 16's (The Return)" feat. TWIGY & D.L, #18 "Street Dreams", #22 "Pieces Of Cake" feat. UBG (OJ FLOW, KM-MARKIT, ZEEBRA) (UZI))
• [2007.11.07] Ryuha-R TV Soundtrack (Hogaku Hen) (#5 "CHANGE THE GAME" feat. K DUB SHINE, ZEEBRA, Dohzi-T, UZI, JA Hiryu, O.J&S.T, KM-MARKIT (DJ OASIS), #6 "Touch the sky")
• [2007.11.21] Akumyo
• [2007.11.21] Entotsu Sampler VOL.1
• [2007.12.05] AI - DON'T STOP A.I. (#14 "GET UP (REMIX)" feat. SPHERE of INFLUENCE, ZEEBRA)
• [2007.12.19] DJ KAORI - DJ KAORI's "RIDE" Into The Party (#11 "GIRLFRIENDS" feat. ZEEBRA (HI-D))
• [2007.12.19] H☆G☆S☆P - HIGH-GRADE-SPECIAL (#9 "H☆G☆S☆P" feat. ZEEBRA, Yamada Man, KM-MARKIT)
• [2007.12.27] DJ PMX - locoHAMA CRUSING mixed by DJ PMX (DS 455) (#18 "No Pain No Gain" feat. feat. MACCHO &ZEEBRA)
• [2008.01.16] Mr.BEATS a.k.a. DJ CELORY - BEAUTIFUL TOMORROW (#9 "Street Dreams Pt.2" feat. ZEEBRA, SIMON, Shinpeita)
• [2008.01.23] EYE - RE...REMIX?
• [2008.01.23] DJ MASTERKEY - FROM THE STREETS VOL.3 (#21 "ANGLES")
• [2008.03.26] DJ KAORI - DJ KAORI'S "RIDE" into the MIX Japanese Mix (#6 "MASTERMIND" feat. ZEEBRA & Mummy-D)
• [2008.04.16] HOSTED by DJ MASTERKEY MIXED by DJ O-KEN - THE BACK STREET'S (#3 "I'M STILL NO.1", #10 "Ton de Hi ni iru WACK M.C" feat. ZEEBRA (HILL THE IQ))
• [2008.04.23] THE LEGEND$ - JUSTICE (#9 "Shonan Hustler III" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2008.05.28] DOUBLE - THE BEST COLLABORATIONS (#11 "Platinum Date" feat. DOUBLE (ZEEBRA), #16 "Shake (ANOTHER SQUALL MIX)" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2008.06.25] DJ PMX - THE ORIGINAL (#12 "Reason (This is why we rap)" feat. ZEEBRA, Mummy-D, MACCHO (OZROSAURUS))
• [2008.07.16] MOOMIN - Subarashi Sekai (#3 "Yureru Romance" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2008.07.16] AKTION - WHITE BOOK (#2 "Still Neva Enuff" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2008.09.10] HI-D - Special List (#3 "GIRLFRIENDS" feat. ZEEBRA)
• [2008.10.08] Typewriter - Zero (#14 "Tokushu MIC Butai" feat. Rino Latina II, ZEEBRA, DABO)
• [2008.11.19] HOSTED by DJ MASTERKEY MIXED by DJ O-KEN - BTTS ~SPECIAL DELIVERY~ (#10 "CHANCE" feat. ZEEBRA (DJ YUTAKA), #15 "SUPATECH (what's my name?)")
• [2009.01.14] Full Of Harmony - BEST FEAT 9909 (#13 "BABY GIRL - TinyVoice, Production Remix" feat. Full Of Harmony (ZEEBRA))
• [2009.01.21] MICROPHONE PAGER - Oudou Rakudo (#7 "MESSAGE" feat. Mummy-D, E.G.G.MAN, BOY-KEN, ZEEBRA, UZI)
• [2009.01.28] DABO - I'M THE BEST (#51 "Shonan Hustler 2" feat. DABO, E.G.G.MAN, UZI, G.K.MARYAN (ZEEBRA))
• [2009.01.28] DJ MASTERKEY - FROM THE STREETS KING OF MIX (#2 "GOLDEN MIC" feat. ZEEBRA, #20 "PARTEECHECKA")
• [2009.04.01] DJ MAYUMI - PARTY UP (#1 "PARTY UP" feat. ZEEBRA, HOKT and MAY'S)
• [2009.04.15] SPACE SHOWER TV "BLACK FILE" MIX CD (#14 "Disrespect 4 U" feat. ZEEBRA (OZROSAURUS), #15 "Street Dreams", #30 "ORIGINAL RHYME ANIMAL", #36 "I'M STILL NO.1", #46 "Ton de Hi ni Iru WACK M.C." feat. ZEEBRA (HILL THE IQ))
• [2009.07.22] DJ TOSHI - BIG GAIN (#3 "OVER THE TOP" feat. ZEEBRA, Q)
• [2009.07.22] SUGAR SHACK Official soundz mixed by DJ HAL (#2 "BABY GIRL - TinyVoice, Production Remix" feat. Full Of Harmony (ZEEBRA), #4 "GIRLFRIENDS " feat. ZEEBRA (HI-D))
• [2009.08.19] Fine Presents THE HOT SUNSET SUMMER J-MIX by DJ HOKUTO (#17 "GIRLFRIENDS " feat. ZEEBRA (HI-D))
• [2009.08.29] What's Up? J-HIPHOP / R&B Classics (#2 "PARTEECHECKA (Bright Light Mix)")
• [2009.09.16] DJ WATARAI - RE:MIX:ER (#16 "Luxury Ride" feat. ZEEBRA (Foxxi misQ))
• [2009.09.23] DJ PMX - DJ PMX THE CHRONICLE ~ Best Works (#12 "This is 4 the Locos" feat. DS455 & BIG RON)
• [2009.11.25] MIHIRO - My Way (#7 "One Mic, One Life" feat. Mummy-D, ZEEBRA)
• [2010.01.13] DJ MAYUMI - HbG × DJ MAYUMI GIRLS COLLECTION (#5 "Shinin' Like A Diamond" feat. SPHERE OF INFLUENCE and May J.)
• [2010.02.03] RHYMESTER - Manifesto (#14 "ONCE AGAIN Remix" feat. DABO, TWIGY, Zeebra)
• [2010.02.03] Ryuha-R GREATEST HITS (#14 "Street Dreams")
• [2010.03.10] Ryuha-R BEGINNINGS+ (#6 "Mappiruma")
• [2010.04.21] DJ HASEBE - Woofin Presents "CANDYMAN" Mixed by DJ HASEBE (#10 "Teenage Love")
• [2010.05.26] DJ MAYUMI - PARTY UP COLLECTION (#8 "Street Dreams (GUNHEAD Remix)", #13 "PARTY UP (ROCK REMIX)" feat. ZEEBRA, HOKT, MAY'S)
• [2010.06.30] DJ MASTERKEY - FROM THE STREETS BACK AGAIN (#18 "GIRLFRIENDS " feat. ZEEBRA (HI-D), #22 "Butterfly City" feat. RYO the SKY WALKER, Mummy-D & DOUBLE)
• [2010.07.07] Kito - THE BALANCE MOVIE MIXED BY DJ KUSH
• [2010.07.21] DEXPISTOLS - FIRE feat. Zeebra
• [2010.07.21] BIG BLAZE WILDERS - THE WORLD IS YOURS Season 2 (All Japanese DUB Mix) (#3 "Lyrical Gunman pt.2" feat. RYO THE SKYWALKER)
• [2010.08.04] DJ MITSU THE BEATS - UNIVERSAL FORCE (#4 "One Hip Hop" feat. Zeebra)
• [2010.10.20] 24 HOUR KARATE SCHOOL JAPAN (#14 "24 BARS TO KILL REMIX" feat. Zeebra, D.O., SIMON, SHINGO☆Nishinari)
• [2010.10.27] BEAT CONNECTION (#5 "Butterfly City" feat. RYO the SKY WALKER, Mummy-D & DOUBLE)
• [2010.12.22] EARS & EYES
• [2011.01.26] May J. - Colors (#1 "ONE MORE KISS" / May J.×ZEEBRA×Namba Akihiro)
• [2011.04.13] AZIAN RAPSTA -THE FINAL- MIXXXED BY: FILLMORE (#7 "This is 4 the Locos" feat. DS455 & BIG RON, #8 "Disrespect 4 U" feat. ZEEBRA (OZROSAURUS))
• [2011.04.13] DJ SN-Z for OZROSAURUS - Hard Pack Mixed by DJ SN-Z for OZROSAURUS (#3 "Disrespect 4 U (HARD PACK Dub)" feat. ZEEBRA (OZROSAURUS))
• [2011.04.27] May J. - WITH ~BEST collaboration NON-STOP DJ mix~ (#2 "ONE MORE KISS" / May J.×ZEEBRA×Namba Akihiro)
• [2011.05.04] Komuro Tetsuya - Digitalian is eating breakfast 2 (#3 "Kiseki" feat. Zeebra)
• [2013.01.30] May J. - May J. BEST - Selected Edition - (#6 "ONE MORE KISS" / May J.×ZEEBRA×Namba Akihiro)
• [2013.02.06] May J. - May J. BEST -7 Years Collection- (#10 "ONE MORE KISS" / May J.×ZEEBRA×Namba Akihiro)
• [2015.01.01] May J. - W BEST -Original & Covers- (#9 "ONE MORE KISS" / May J.×ZEEBRA×Namba Akihiro)

External Links

• Official Website
• Sony Music Profile
• Pony Canyon Profile
• Polystar Profile