Riko Sakurai

Biography

Riko: The Mother of Japan’s Hip-Hop and Street Culture Riko Sakurai, a true pioneer of Japanese hip-hop, has been instrumental in shaping the country’s music and fashion scenes since the 1990s. Known as the “mother of Japanese hip-hop,” Sakurai made her mark as a journalist and VJ for MTV Jams Japan, bringing a new wave of rap and hip-hop…