AK-69
Hip-Hop/Rap
The next AK-69 concert is scheduled for Monday, June 9, 2025 at YOKOHAMA ARENA in Kohoku-Ku, Yokohama, Japan. See all 1 upcoming concerts
![Listen to Start It Again (feat. YZERR) [Remix] by AK-69, see lyrics, music video & more!](/mkimage/image/thumb/Music221/v4/a1/ab/dc/a1abdc5e-6527-4fac-33b4-9d4b5c92f9d7/4550707994226_cover.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to Start It Again (feat. YZERR) [Remix] by AK-69, see lyrics, music video & more!")
![Listen to All the Way Up (Asian Remix) [feat. Jay Park, AK-69, DaboyWay, SonaOne & Joe Flizzow] by Fat Joe & Remy Ma, see lyrics, music video & more!](/mkimage/image/thumb/Music41/v4/3c/57/70/3c577065-17e2-799c-c121-c3bdf4ed3591/888915264447_cover.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to All the Way Up (Asian Remix) [feat. Jay Park, AK-69, DaboyWay, SonaOne & Joe Flizzow] by Fat Joe & Remy Ma, see lyrics, music video & more!")
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About AK-69
Hometown
Japan
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap
AK-69 is the hip-hop project of Japanese rapper and singer Takeshi Hiroki.
∙ In addition to rapping as AK-69, he has released many albums as a singer since 2003 under the name Kalassy Nikoff.
∙ After first collaborating with rapper B-Ninjah in the early 2000s, Hiroki made his solo debut as AK-69 on the 2005 album 69: I’ma Player.
∙ His 2011 Gold-certified LP, The Red Magic, included the breakthrough hit “Public Enemy” and reached the Top 5 on the Oricon Albums chart.
∙ AK-69 was named Independent Artist of the Year at the 2011 Billboard Japan Awards.
∙ In 2016, Hiroki became the first Japanese artist to sign with the famed New York rap label Def Jam Recordings.
Musical InfluencesAK-69's musical influences include 2Pac, 50 Cent, JAY-Z and more.
Influenced by AK-69AK-69 has influenced the music of Hachi, Lil Daggry, FuLya and more.
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