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Dohzi-T (童子-T, Dōji Tī, born May 13, 1969), real name Mitsuru Takesue (竹末 充, Takesue Mitsuru), is a Japanese rapper, who has been active since 1989. He belonged to hip hop band “Zingi”, formed in 1990. He debuted as a solo singer with single “Shonen A” (lit. “Boy A”) in October 2001. He associated with popular singers such as Shōta Shimizu, Miliyah Kato and Hiromi Gō.Since he has long career in Japan, he is called “Brother” by other musicians. He is also known for his ability to find new singers. Dohzi-T and DJ Bass were featured in Ayumi Hamasaki’s song “Nothing from Nothing”, released on September 21, 1995. However, Hamasaki soon left from her record label and became a pop singer. 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 “Mo Ichido”, featuring Beni Arashiro. It sold over two million ringtone downloads. |
