Featured In
ALBUMInto the Fire - SingleCHANSUNG(2PM) & AK-69 feat. CHANGMIN(2AM)
Albums by AK-69
ALBUMFlying to the TopAK-69 & ¥ellow Bucks
ALBUMThe RaceAK-69
ALBUMLIVE : liveAK-69
ALBUMThe AnthemAK-69
ALBUMDawnAK-69
ALBUMThe ThroneAK-69
ALBUMThe Independent KingAK-69
ALBUMThe Red MagicAK-69
ALBUMThe Cartel from StreetsAK-69
ALBUMRedsta (The Rap Attacker)AK-69
AK-69's Popular Music Videos
One Life (feat. UVERworld)
AK-69
Racin' (feat. Chanmina)
AK-69
Forever Young (feat. UVERworld)
AK-69
Lonely Lion (feat. Shota Shimizu)
AK-69
You Mine (feat. t-Ace)
AK-69
OnFire
AK-69, 般若 & 青山テルマ
Speedin’ (feat. MC Tyson, Sway & R-指定)
AK-69
Pit Road (feat. ANARCHY)
AK-69
Never Change (feat. Ai, Ak-69 & Hannya)
DJ RYOW
I'm The Shit (feat. ¥ellow Bucks)
AK-69
Artist Playlists
AK-69 Essentials
This Japanese MC shines over swift beats and with big names.
AK-69 Video Essentials
His videos jump between decadence and more reflective moments.
Artist Biography
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.
Hometown
Japan
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap