Creepy Nuts are a Japanese Hip Hop pair comprised of R-Shitei and DJ Matsunaga. R-Shitei, whose rap name means “R-Rated,” spouts fast-paced rhymes over his partner’s catchy tracks. The duo was formed in 2013 and released their first mini album in January 2016. R-Shitei (Kyohei Nogami) had slowly been making a name for himself in the Japanese Hip Hop world before the formation of the group. At the beginning of his career, he gained success in Japanese freestyle rap battle competitions, winning several ULTIMATE MC BATTLE titles between 2009 and 2014. He retired from competitive freestyling in 2014, and released his debut solo album, Second Opinion (セカンドオピニオン), in the same year, a handful of the tracks being produced by DJ Matsunaga. He eventually landed a role on Freestyle Dungeon, a late-night TV show hosted by notable grandfathers of Japanese Hip Hop. DJ Matsunaga (Kunihiko Matsunaga) has also been active in competitions, specifically Disco Mix Club's Japan and World DJ Championships. Since 2010 he has won the Japan championships twice, and the Battle for World Supremacy championships in 2019. He had also been releasing albums prior to Creepy Nuts' formation. The song Trench Coat Mafia featuring R-Shitei (トレンチコートマフィア feat. R-指定) from Matsunaga's second album Circus Melody (サーカス・メロディー) was eventually placed on Creepy Nuts' first full-length album Creep Show (クリープ・ショー). DJ Matsunaga performed alongside milet and Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra at the closing of the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. They made their major debut in 2017 with the single 高校デビュー、大学デビュー、全部失敗したけどメジャーデビュー. The 2020 release かつて天才だった俺たちへ was a hot topic in Japan. The duo performs a Nippon Budokan 2-day live and a tour upon the release of the mini-album. The 2021 track のびしろ from their 2nd album Case hits 100 million streams and certified Platinum by RIAJ, the first of the duo. They released the 3rd album アンサンブル・プレイ in 2022 and sold out their largest venue by far at Saitama Super Arena. They released the global hit Bling-Bang-Bang-Born in January 2024, topped at number 8 on the Billboard Global Top 200 Chart. They have performed overseas and a schedule to live at Tokyo Dome which have sold out all the tickets is set on February 2025. On February 5th, 2025, the duo released their 4th studio album named LEGION The duo also host the 6pm to 7:30pm Tuesday slot on radio show All Night Nippon for 5 years.
