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Scha Dara Parr
Back in 1999, the Tibetan Freedom
Concert was scheduled to be a global event held in four
different countries. Scha Dara Parr played the Japanese
rendering of the benefit in Tokyo, along with other acts
such as the former Grand Royal group Buffalo Daughter. However,
it was not until the end of 2002 that Scha Dara Parr became
a household name among fans of the Beastie Boys. It all
started with two mysterious mp3s, one of which was labeled
as Adrock-track_03japan_snippet.mp3. These mp3s readily
circulated between file-sharing fans for months before anyone
asked the question, where did these tracks come from?
The question was finally asked and
answered by fans using the official website's message board.
The answer eventually surfaced with a little help from everyone's
favorite search utility, google.com. Thus, it was revealed
that the two mp3s were songs recorded by a Japanese rap
trio by the name of Scha Dara Parr. Comprised of two MCs,
Bose and Ani, and one DJ, Shinco, Scha Dara Parr has often
been compared to rap groups like De
La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest. The name of the song
was not even a Japanese title; instead it was simply the
song's hook "Where Ya At?"
Although it took a guest appearance
by Adam Horovitz on the
song "Where Ya At?" (2000) for fans of the Beastie
Boys to sit up and take notice, Scha Dara Parr scored commercial
success back in 1994 with their song "Kon'ya wa Boogie
Back." So while fans of the Beastie Boys were turning
out in droves to hear "Sabotage," fans of S.D.P.
were waiting in line to buy tickets to hear "Kon'ya
wa Boogie Back" performed live. There are other parallels
between both groups; for example, Nigo's BAPE company has
made figures for both Scha Dara Parr as well as the Beastie
Boys.
If you are not content with just having an mp3 or if you
are collector who is out to grab everything that members
of the Beastie Boys have been featured on, you will likely
want to pick up the "Where Ya At?" 12" vinyl
single. In addition to the album version, accapella and
instrumental versions of "Where Ya At?" can be
found on the twelve inch record. The problem though is finding
a copy...unless you live in Japan, eBay and other online
auction site, like Yahoo's Japanese listings, are the best
places to start your search.
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