M-Flo

M-Flo (エムフロウ, Emu Furō, stylized as m-flo) is a Japanese hip hop group consisting of producer and DJ Taku Takahashi and emcee Verbal.

Former member Lisa left the group in 2002 to pursue a solo career, and the remaining members then started the M-Flo Loves... project working different vocalists for each song over three albums, including the likes of Bonnie Pink, Koda Kumi and BoA.

Their mainstream success and critical acclaim established them as the most iconic and influential hip-hop production team in Japan with success throughout Asia.

Taku Takahashi and Verbal also started successful side-projects outside of M-Flo, such as the Teriyaki Boyz and Global Astro Alliance collaborating with international producers and artists such as Kanye West and the Beastie Boys.

In 2008 the group announced a hiatus, stating that each member would be focusing on their respective side projects. In 2012 the group ended their hiatus with the release of Square One on March 14, 2012.

History

Before M-Flo

Verbal (born as Ryu Young Gi [Korean: 류영기/유영기, Hanja: 柳榮起]) and Taku Takahashi (高橋 拓, Takahashi Taku) first met as students at St. Mary's International School in Tokyo. The pair collaborated in the group N.M.D., in which Takahashi was drummer and Verbal emceed, as well as throwing dance parties where they often performed together freestyle.

Hey Boy

Hey Boy may refer to:

Film

Music

Songs

Hey Boy (Teddybears song)

"Hey Boy" is the second single and fourth track from hip hop group Teddybears's album Fresh. It was successful in Sweden, reaching the 20th spot and stayed for 21 weeks on the Sweden Single Top 60 chart. The music video received airplay on ZTV.

Track listing

Charts

Cover versions

Blog 27

"Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up)" is the second single by pop music Polish group Blog 27, from their 2006 album, LOL.

Information

In the end of 2006 song "Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up)" singled out by Billboard senior editor Charles Eddy in his charts "Top 10 singles and albums of 2006.". Eddy recognize Blog 27's single as one of the best song in 2006 along with Lily Allen and Carrie Underwood. It is a cover of a song originally released by Swedish band Teddybears in 2004.

Video

The music video for "Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up)" was the first video by Blog 27 to be directed by Alicja Kalisz. Primarily filmed in Warsaw, the video premiered at Interia.pl on late Summer 2005, and later in 2006 on VIVA Germany and debuted at number nine in weekly airplay chart “Get the Clip”.

Hey Boy (film)

Hey Boy (Italian: Proibito rubare; also known as No Stealing and Guagilo) is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Comencini and starring Adolfo Celi. A missionary on his way to Africa has his suitcase stolen in Naples. While trying to locate it, he comes to realise the suffering and poverty in the city, and decides his work is needed there.

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