Seeda has been a busy guy. Not only has he kept up his Concrete Green projects with DJ Isso, but he’s been releasing albums like crazy. Just one year ago he released the highly acclaimed “Hana to Ame,” then he followed up with his first major debut album, “Machikaze,” and now he’s got another album coming out in late January, entitled “Heaven.” Perhaps Seeda is capitalizing on one of Koda Kumi’s methods for gaining fans — release as much as possible in a short amount of time.

Seeda is hardly new to the rap game. He’s been releasing albums since 1999, then under the moniker “Shida da Shadi,” and joined the group SCARS, after an impressive showing at 2000’s B-Boy Park MC Battle. His bilingual rhyme style has gained him many fans, both Japanese and foreign alike. After his release of “Hana to Ame,” he started popping up as a featured artist on many different albums, including Dabo’s “Baby Mario World.” Now, with his own official website and major debut album out, Seeda’s popularity is higher than ever. It’s no surprise that he wants to capitalize on it.

If you count next month’s release, Seeda will have six album releases in just 13 months; three Concrete Green albums and three solo albums. That’s not counting the three albums he’s been featured on this year: Dabo’s “Baby Mario World,” Sac’s “Feel or Beef,” and Aria’s “The Jukebox.” It’s a wonder the guy hasn’t ran out of material.

Seeda’s “Machikaze” was well received by Japanese Hip-Hop fans and currently has an average costumer rating of 88 on HMV’s site. However, the album didn’t have the emotion that filled many of the tracks in “Hana to Ame”, something that Seeda excels at incorporating in his rhymes. Perhaps “Heaven” will show off the softer side of Seeda. Instead of working with a plethora of different producers, like on Machikaze, he’s sticking to the two producers that have done him so well through his rap career — Bach Logic and I-Dea.

Seeda has burst out from the underground scene to challenge the best of mainstream Hip-Hop. Do you think he’s got the skills to take it on? What do you think of Machikaze, and how hyped are you for Heaven? Tell me what you think!

Sources:
www.hmv.co.jp
www.yesasia.com
www.wikipedia.org
seeda.tv