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Dohzi-T (童子-T, Dōji Tī; born Mitsuru Takesue (竹末 充, Takesue Mitsuru), May 13, 1969) is a Japanese rapper, singer and songwriter who has been active since 1989.

Biography

Dohzi-T belonged to hip hop band “Zingi”, formed in 1990. He debuted as a solo singer with the single “Shōnen A” (lit. “Boy A”) on October 10, 2001. He associated with popular singers such as Shota Shimizu, Miliyah Kato and Hiromi Go.[1] Since he has long career in Japan, he is called “Brother Dohzi” by other musicians.[2] He is also known for his ability to find new singers.[1] Dohzi-T and DJ Bass were featured in Ayumi Hamasaki‘s song “Nothing from Nothing“, released by Nippon Columbia on September 21, 1995.[3] However, Hamasaki soon left from the record label and became a pop singer under Avex Trax. In January 2008, he collaborated with Thelma Aoyama in a song “This Day” on her CD single “Soba ni Iru ne“. In June 2008, he released his single “Mō Ichi do…“, featuring Beni. It sold over two million ringtone downloads.[2] Soon after “Mō Ichi Do…” released an album named 12 Love Stories including “Mō Ichi do…” as well as other collaboration songs with YU-A (from Foxxi misQ), Thelma Aoyama, JUJU and many more. The album was ranked as No. 3 on the weekly Oricon chart making it Dohzi-T’s highest ranked album.

Discography

Albums

  1. 2007 August 29 – ONE MIC #33 on Oricon
  2. 2008 September 24 – 12 Love Stories #3 on Oricon
  3. 2009 December 16 – 4 ever
  4. 2010 December 9 – Gold
  5. 2011 November 30 – 12 Love Stories 2

Collaborations

  1. 2008 June 11 – Mō Ichi do… #7 on Oricon
  2. 2009 September 2 – Dakishimete feat. Dohzi-T (BENI – Bitter & Sweet) #5 on Oricon

References

  1. ^ a b ヒップホップの童子―Ｔ 優しいラブソング集好評 (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun. 2008-11-08. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  2. ^ a b “童子-T、キャリア19年目にして”旬”を迎える” (in Japanese). Barks. 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  3. ^ “AYUMI FEATURING DOHZI-T & DJ BASS「NOTHING FROM NOTHING」” (in Japanese). natalie. Archived from the original on 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2008-12-02.