Japanese rap supremos Teriyaki Boyz formed in Tokyo, Japan in 2005, and released
their playful debut album that year, Beef or Chicken, sculpted by an all-star
cast of electronic and hip-hop producers that included Adrock of the Beastie
Boys, Cornelius, Cut Chemist, Daft Punk, Dan the Automator, DJ Premier, DJ
Shadow, Just Blaze, Jermaine Dupri, Mark Ronson and The Neptunes. The album –
which contained the Daft Punk-produced single "HeartBreaker" – was released on
Def Jam and helped to establish Teriyaki Boyz as one of the leading lights of
2000s Japanese hip-hop. In 2006, the sup...