RIP SLYME is a Japanese hip hop group founded by MCs RYO-Z and ILMARI in 1994. Soon after, they added another MC named PES, and two DJs named SHIGE and SHOJI. In 1996, SHIGE and SHOJI left the group, and in 1997, they added another DJ named FUMIYA. Soon after, they added another MC named SU (who was friends with FUMIYA’s older brother), and became the RIP SLYME we know today.
RIP SLYME’s major debut was their single STEPPER’S DELIGHT (2001), which was a huge hit. In the same year, they released perhaps one of their most successful singles, One. In 2002, they released another fan favorite named Rakuen Baby, the first single they made that really fused pop and hip-hop, a style they would later adopt and implement into their later music. In 2003, they released a fast-paced DnB rap extravaganza called Joint, this one being another very popular RIP SLYME song.
In 2004, they released the single Galaxy. This one was very successful, but what it’s probably most known for is one of its pairing songs, Super Shooter. Super Shooter was featured in the anime “Gantz”, and it gave RIP SLYME even more recognition than they already had.
Since then, RIP SLYME has been changing up their style and bringing new content every album they make.