Modal Soul, released in 2005, is a landmark album in jazz hip-hop, showcasing Nujabes's signature melodic and sample-based production. It remains a touchstone for fans of downtempo and lo-fi hip-hop.
- The album features vocalists Shing02, Akin Yai, Cise Starr, Akin from The Pharcyde, and Terry Callier.
- It was released on Nujabes's own Hydeout Productions label.
- The album's title track was later featured in the anime Samurai Champloo's soundtrack.
Nujabes was a Tokyo-based producer and DJ who crafted a distinctive blend of jazz-infused hip-hop. He emerged in the late 1990s as a key figure in the underground instrumental hip-hop scene.
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