This is an image of Anya from Spy x
Family. Anya has the ability to read other people’s minds. Spy x Family
tells the story of three strangers, each hiding a special ability
including Anya, who gather under one roof and move through life as a
fabricated family while carrying out their secret missions.
Even if you had the power to peer into another person’s mind, would you
truly choose to? I have seen many dirty people in the underground music
scene. I am already worn down by what I see on the surface, and if I
were to glimpse what lies in their hearts, I believe whatever hope I
have left for this world would fade away.
When you watch Spy x Family, I recommend watching the original Japanese
version. And my new single will be released from Anime Hop on some date
soon. Please look forward to it.
I re-released Cowboy BeRap, Rap of Longinus, and Frieren: Beyond
HipHop's Rap with new mixes and mastering to mark the return of Anime
Hop. The sound is even more adventurous this time, so I hope you will
listen to them again.
When I grow weary of a world stained by vanity and restless desire, I
wish I could put on glasses that show only a world of beauty.
The new Anime Hop single, "SPY x RAPPER"
will be released on Spotify and others on Dec 5. The English lyrics
will be posted later on Xinlisupreme's official website.
Ten years ago, I saw music fans and hip hop critics who mocked Vocaloid
rap, saying it wasn’t “real rap.” In that moment, I made up my mind to
someday create a kind of fake rap that would make those people furious.
At one point, I considered inviting a real rapper, but I gave up on the
idea because it went against my belief in not following the rules of
real rap. However, about a year and a half ago, after meeting a kind
Korean Xinlisupreme fan, I decided to create rap performed by anime
superheroes, and I reached out to various voice actors to record spoken
lines.
I took inspiration from anime audio dramas I heard as a kid and
built rap from short phrases. The essence of anime is stylization. Just
as a thumbs up is instantly recognized around the world as meaning
“Good!”, I inserted the phrase “Yo YoYo Hey men!” between spoken lines
as a symbolic verbal gesture for rap. By doing so, I made sure the
lines that followed were recognized as rap. That is, I turned rap into
anime through stylization. This is not about following the rules of
“real rap.” It’s just to be free.
This is the rap style of Anime Hop.
My first crush was a Black anime character. This may not be
outright racism, but Black characters are still very rare in Japanese
anime, and I hope that will change. I also believe that a hip hop
mindset that looks down on or labels white, Asian, or Vocaloid rappers
as fake is wrong. That belief is why I chose to create a new form of
hip hop myself.
Rules don’t make rap.
Hip-hop is what I say it is.
I don’t follow rules. I make them.
This is Xinlisupreme’s music.
This is Anime Hop.
I am not real rap.
Not noise music.
Not shoegaze.
Not shinzo abe.
I am Xinlisupreme.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2v8KT87PvquJuViqJeljng
posted on November 27, 2025
