Biography
Neetz is a Japanese rapper, beatmaker, and recording engineer from Setagaya, Tokyo, and a core member of the hip-hop collective KANDYTOWN, active from 2012 to 2023. Alongside his work under the KANDYTOWN name, he has handled track production and engineering for various members' solo projects, making him one of the central figures behind the crew's sound.
Neetz began releasing music independently well before KANDYTOWN's major-label breakthrough, including the 2014 mixtape Soundtrack from 991 (later reissued as a remastered edition in 2020). His solo debut album, Figure Chord, was released in 2019, further establishing him as both a rapper and producer in his own right, following collaborations such as Run A Risk featuring Ryohu, also from KANDYTOWN.
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After KANDYTOWN's disbandment, Neetz stepped away from music for a period before returning to a steady studio routine, working daily to produce beats and tracks. He continues to produce and release music as a solo artist, carrying forward the atmospheric, sample-driven sound he helped define within KANDYTOWN.
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