[Machine Translation] Manju, known as a member of the hip-hop group HOOLIGANZ, is based in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. He has completed his long-awaited fifth album his first physical release in about two years and his first full-length album in eight years. Born in a city where natural scenery surrounded by the sea and mountains blends with the atmosphere of an American base camp, Manju s music has a nostalgic quality, yet he has continuously updated his sound with each release, always striving for originality. Centered on the theme of creating a sound unique to him that emanates from the port city, this album features 12 tracks that fuse down-to-earth lyrics with high-octane hip-hop breaks. Featured guests include OJIBAH" from the Sagamihara-based group SDP; IKE," a rapper and beatmaker from the hip-hop crew IKE & rice water Groove Production; and ionloops," a new-generation rapper and beatmaker from Yokosuka, Kanagawa. On the production side, the album centers around his own production label, Rap La Beats," and features contributions from rapper/ beatmaker MASS-HOLE," who is based in Matsumoto, Nagano and is shaking up the scene nationwide, as well as MAHBIE" and ariosounds" both of whom have been making waves in the beatmaking and production scenes in recent years also contribute to the album. Over drums that strike right at the core and flavorful loops, his lyrical choices which could be described as celebratory" and smooth flow race by pleasantly. Placing emphasis on familiar themes of daily life and living, this one-of-a-kind hip-hop seamlessly translates those themes into sound, resulting in a work that combines both power and musical depth. This first full-length album in eight years serves as both a culmination of his career to date and a new beginning that signals further evolution.