ULTIMATE HIGH / Eccy + Shing02

www.mbirdproductions.com
Directed by Robert Wakamatsu
Edited by Naomichi Hosoya
Visual Effects Director: Kazumitsu Kubota
Director of Photography: James Wu
Second Unit DP: Kazumitsu Kubota
Third Unit DP: Hanae Nakagawa
1st AD: Ken Wakamatsu
Wardrobe: Kathy Wakamatsu
Special Thanks to: Taro Yoda, Eccy, Takanao Ishii / FTC, Madeline Hua, Yohei Fukuda
Ultimate High
written by Shing02, produced by Eccy
SLYE Records 2007 (HRSY-100)

[@All_Hallows_End]

This is what I mean!!When I tell people I listen to REAL hiphop this man is a shining example!!!Open up those ears and that heart and don't forget those eyes and just float away with each lyric.Doesn't matter is the day is just starting or coming to an end,his words will make you feel a lot better!!No killing,no drugs and no negativity.Just pure love and positive vibes,and that's what real music is..one love

[@FruitloopLeviathan]

Ultimate high is when you're able to blink your 3rd eye. ¨My vision 20 20 20¨-Shing02

[@restheelegendary5651]

Fact👁🧞‍♂️

[@blah97840]

I listen to this on loop for a while when when im in a bad mood. Reminds me whats important in life

[@bloomingascension8202]

honesty so true

[@FruitloopLeviathan]

word

[@xEpTICSHOTZz]

this song is an expectation that was rarely met

[@Yuvaln4]

Shign02 is amazing. nuff said.

[@SlashcamStudios]

agreed

[@user-ef6gv4wv1l]

This feels like a song that gets better the more you listen to it so imma stick with it.

[@FruitloopLeviathan]

It really is.

[@fluffyheffalump]

Shingo's voice and delivery really shines when he's matched with the right beat. I commend Nujabes and Eccy for being able to work with him so well.

[@aquapwnt]

the lyrics of shing02 are always deep

[@reppingAiEa]

i love how the beat changes up a little bit through out the song but i especially love the begining part

[@ZeranZeran]

This song still bangs

[@sockester234]

i love all his songs i fall asleep to them at night and just keep playing the songs over and over again

[@IMunoz_momentum]

This is guy is a genius....KZbin made my day with this awesome discovery... Peace to you all

[@blincspds]

Dear Shing02: you are the artifice of my cries at night and my smiles at all day long. your lyrics make me feel like i am hearing the voice of my subconscious wich is telling me all the true of the life,Thanks for give to the world your ideas and thoughs . Grettings from Colombia

[@XeroX2005]

Shing is the truth man. He is one of my favorite artists.

[@ZeranZeran]

"Clear the mist of miscellaneous data on my mental desktop"

[@bloomingascension8202]

Rhytm and poetry at work here so perfectly

[@ZeranZeran]

Blooming Ascension Nujabes and Shing02 had a pretty big impact on me as a teenager, and still do now as an adult. Completely shaped my taste in music, and made me understand that the real gold is in the underground.

[@bloomingascension8202]

ZeranZeran same!! (I'm a teenager currently) so True I found nujabes first then him and few others but shing AMD nujabes hit home for me man.

[@orangefv]

いいですね～　特にピアノから始まる調べはとてもきれいです。映像もきれいですね～

[@jeam89]

One can't observe his message through portions, rather, as a whole big picture. His song refers to, (my interp.), those special unspoken moments with that special someone. No matter how deep you're in, how and why, this someone will share the gift of presence, as music shares the same gift. Nothing else matters at that point, even words, b/c just being able to produce raw emotions through action is an indescribable joy. He then justifies these feelings - what should be done from here on out.

[@yondaime671]

Forever GOLD

[@SquantoWarrior]

i have to say the intro/ progress of it it my favorite part. great flow through 3 different songs

[@Bob42jh]

love this track!!

[@harman2267]

This music video is just Unbelievable. Many diverse elements and mix it into ecstasy.

[@sselemaNrM]

I'm going through a rough time right now.. but man this is straight up healing music right here! Shing02 is fucking awesome!

[@digimon916]

ive been listening to shing for a while now to. it doesnt get old.....

[@Neakob]

I'm actually a metal/punk/hardcore fan but since i've discover Nujabes (RIP) and Shing02 with Samurai Champloo i'm totaly addicted. it's reassuring that there a 10% of hip hop artist who put the ART in what they do, Its reassuring seeing them being enlighted, not saying some stupid ghetto expression at every 2 words. Praise the 733T Shing02 ! -sorry for the bad grammar, i'm not english-

[@kainmuna]

respect for shing02, he is really good making lyrics and songs.

[@jam1232]

Much respect for Shing02

[@denzelnolet]

Shing02: never stop what you do.

[@AnnoDomini19XX]

...wow. I didn't know this man was this dope. Im gonna have to listen to this again and again.

[@mnikss03]

I saw Shing performing at a club, the atmosphere he brings, is just so chill.

[@bdubnyc]

Shing02 is sick nasty..love how the beat totally changes a little bit sick beat.

[@ImLeGoS1]

Still hearing this in 2015 bby !!

[@TheAtyopa]

im in love w/ the intro. wish i can play piano like that.

[@cookie22100]

I like how he doesnt rap about girls, cars, money, sex. His rymes are real and can actually relate to real life, rich or poor.

[@giokraljina]

Every time I hear this track again, it sounds better than the previous time.

[@kiesbaradan719]

Such a amazing track Shing I can't wait to c u in Japan we shall rage all night

[@LocalsOnly420SD]

So keep ya head up!

[@MuseSick]

Excellent!

[@skurai]

The sickest shit , still bumping 2107. My perdonal fav from these 2

[@scarcityshanks]

This track is so BOD! I love it!BUULLLEETT!

[@cerdingamerxsparky]

Lyrics ↓↓ In this world Expectations are rarely met Especially, if you dare to dream to set 'em high Way above the standard The so-called protocol But isn't that what we're supposed to do In this lifetime of ours, last hours or not? When the temperature rises And the plate gets hot You start to see the true colors In folks you once felt close Those you care about the most And one by one turn their backs on you Put their own priorities ahead of you When you know for a fact You know for a fact You would put your life on the line for them Even in the craziest of situations Without hesitation like in a blink of a fly's eye Thats right, ain't no two ways about it Ay yo, I really do mean this At the end of the day Its like yeah, here we go again How does it feel to be alone at night You gotta keep at it When nobody's watching in the audience If only I had an angel like a guardian To guide me to the path, so lost Like a stray dog without a place to call home Roaming the streets for a scene long gone No familiar faces or friendly tones But then, but then, but then, but then, but then I put my headphones on and play my song And then, and then, and then, and then... I can come run to you And tell you the kind of things That most would never know Cause they won't even show An interest to hear This here is like a prayer Except I don't wait for a reply The timing is already perfect When I'm down and out On the ground licking wounds Some old, some new You come through and be a real mate With care unlimited, unconditional Nuff of the trade-offs and calculated talks Just take a walk, face lit by the full moon And sit by the oak tree, put my head at ease Then I release All the pent up energy Let the eyes secrete And to know for the first time That everything is free like it ought to be Clear the mist of miscellaneous data On my mental desktop Foreground music, blast melodramatic The feedback is automatic Rocks the body electric It makes you wanna say Fuck sex, it's the ultimate high Original organic till the day that I die Ecstasy, poetry in motion Brain drug factory churning out the potions Catalyst for a runaway chain reaction Designed to give that pure satisfaction Trigger a moment Much bigger than life, defined by the media alike What I like and I dont like? Disconnect, reconnect to the channels I want To receive the feed of rush delivery To the vessel, fly ride like a fleet enterprise Once the damage is done Say whatever you want, hon Nah, you're not sorry Why worry now that I'm so over it Would I ever lose faith in this world So I won't set myself up for yet another fall? Nah cause I've seen many grown-ups All bitter, words full of pessimism and cynicism Whatever the reason beneath the surface A dark force took a toll on a young mind It might have been a case of a shattered heart Courtesy of somebody he or she trusted deeply Or it might have been a picture of modern-day slavery Painted for 'em ever since nursery And today if it ain't the artificial state of fear Might as well be the sound of Babylon Collapsing on its own weight Oh wait, and as a bonus, the weather getting eerie Minds growing weary, you got a con theory? Wouldn't doubt it, but seriously Your whole outlook is clouded Like a windshield in the winter And get stuck like a splinter On a ring finger, wood-shedding in the back I begin to piece together these clues How you might end up with an ego on bruise And out in the cuts, like a recluse But then, but then, but then, but then, but then I put my headphones on and play my tunes And then, and then, and then, and then... Right when you figure that you've seen it all And you've heard it all That everything great is cemented in the past Freeze framed for eternity Never to be topped or tampered with Think again my friend, what if we opened ourselves To see the bright talent around us It can be so damn refreshing To know that a fellow human being Can manifest miracles despite Equally stricken with the laws of gravity Always had to be self-appointed, thus anointed And you heard this yet Difficult to apply like a job out of league The truth hard to deal with Take a dose to conceal with A quick fix but why would you When you also know it could be too good to be true? Yeah you gotta be the one To search for ethereal high We gotta be the ones To be that stereo in the system Bring balance back to an equilibrium Its that one note you hit However short it may be, a flash on a retina On a whim, catch a glimpse into the next realm Hues brilliant to overwhelm It makes you wanna say Fuck sex, it's the ultimate high Original organic till the day that I die Ecstasy, poetry in motion Brain drug factory churning out the potions Catalyst for a runaway chain reaction Designed to give that pure satisfaction Trigger a movement Much bigger than life, defined by the media alike What I like and I don't like? Disconnect, reconnect to the channels I want To receive the feed of rush delivery To the vessel, fly ride like a fleet enterprise

[@bloomingascension8202]

thanks man still here in 2016 almost 2017

[@masao37]

thanks alot

[@kemeticusneteru1345]

J. McN thank youuuu

[@julianwicker]

Jeez I tried to keep up it's too good for me no matter how many times I try

[@redbigdaddy1]

thats what hiphop was supposed to be and is supposed to be....

[@RinkuHeroOfTime]

SHING02 he's awesome he's another reason why i'm proud i'm half japanese he's a beast and nujabes is to (R.I.P you'll 4ever be remembered) when it comes to emcee's and rappers i mostly listen to shing02 and eminem theya re both beast

[@THEKINGSLAPPA]

Damn this homie can rap. Keep this shit going, straight up and down all around.

[@wrathfulcreature]

@tigerdreams dont have to put others down man. just say you listen to shing02 and whatever else you listen to and you're good. to each their own.

[@SanJuanCreole]

Eccy and Shingo02 This Classic!!!!!

[@GhostNevermind]

back in the good old days when shing02 and nujabes made me finally grow up

[@kimao6133]

my children definitely gonna listen to real music

[@Rastaboi99999]

cant get enough of this song

[@digimon916]

a real video of him!!!!

[@jboogie2192]

Yeah very good stuff Love this guy. Glad I found him nujabes is great also. Truely makes me feel things Ive never felt before.

[@MR7hanvichid]

poetry doesnt always have to have a flow or a rhyme or even beat, shit sometimes comes out from the words itself the poem within the poem, i think this shit is waayyy better than some stuff out on the media today!

[@MuziKFr3aK01]

I Can't Stopped with this One Of his Song's a Real Asian/Japanese/American Hiphops2 Music, from California2 and so Addicted it to it....' Love in it...' This Guy dude so Awesome and ill...' Just like the Rest Real M.C. Underground...' R.i.p Nujabes2 !!! Peace Real Asian Hiphop's Out there !!! Keep the Truth Message Real2 !!!

[@DerpEnterprises]

I can't listen to any of shing02's songs without thinking of samurai champloo, it's a good thing

[@ValerieLai]

Shing02 has sick rhymes... this is real hip hop

[@mindatsoul1784]

Listening to this in 2020 during quarantine, this song keeping me sane

[@advanRE7]

definitely my #1 favorite song

[@LanternMelody]

@xw2ndx My take is that people are capable of being genuinely good without the "ultimate high" of sex being the only thing desired. Lyrics are a journey of this: Verse 1 - Reflects one's honest (genuine) attempts in life, though often unrequited Verse 2 - Turns to a significant other who understands and cares Verse 3 - Their relationship is damaged (possibly significant other only wanted sex) Verse 4 - Finds hope again in humanity through others still acting benevolently despite their own pasts

[@chrisv9419]

Still listening this on 2018

[@InfamousGFox]

Heard this the first day it came out 11-12 months ago?i think.. well since then its been one of my all time favorites...ULTIMATE HIGH!!

[@renamamiya9196]

Hell, I can relate to the first verse a lot. Really digging this.

[@lis880]

Shing02 comes with heat consistently!

[@kay0ss]

Dope song!

[@AndresQuinros]

good track.shing as always

[@爽王-z3r]

Amazing

[@Rubrasileiro]

Trust me, Shingo is one of the best rapper ever.

[@XMRWIGGLEZX]

I can barely understand this guy but he speaks to my damn soul everytime I swear.

[@killkillb4duckcover]

shing is way to good. I love all his shit so much.

[@94shaman]

Très très très lourd ce son !! Respect ShinG02

[@ikellay]

The realest song, too real for the radio.

[@dreamworld009]

shing02 keeps it real i like flow of his music :D

[@VicPunai]

a japanese guy that can rap, and rap well. well fuckin' done

[@restheelegendary5651]

2020 and we back again

[@DJSkillz30]

badass dude!

Shing can really flow, also the beat has a nice bassline.

[@mkyluminar3145]

YES!

[@marcomarco6563]

hella dope

[@sublimityeternal]

i'm glad i found shingo.

[@senierr]

i love this.

[@JohnNguyenVincent]

DOPEEE

[@jtninja101]

so inspirational

[@TunedInLive]

amazing...expected nothing less.

[@1Enkidu]

this is definetly dope.

[@sessoms11290]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO man its awesome

[@shakuhachi]

right on Shingo!

[@anthonyterrado5116]

but then, but then I put my headphones on and BOOM

[@bloomingascension8202]

fr lol I just lost mine I have to get new ones

[@Rafisama]

He gives Hip-Hop a new definition.

[@Andreallen4]

Love this dude man!

[@kirsten9924]

this hot ass 240p

[@FruitloopLeviathan]

ECCCYY ANDD SHINGOOOOO

[@InfamousGFox]

Shing02 is all real ALLLLLL REAL!!!!

[@jei19]

oh my god, single-handedly this guy has to be the strongest influence for the music that i make, such power, and definition of words i even made a tribute to him using "lift the fog up" to freestyle on one of my songs jg4.bei(team legend atl)

[@AlfofHipHopSlam]

Shingo! Dude! CHO SAGOIIII!!! :-) I'm speechless about the song and video! LaterZzz! ALF

[@drmad21]

Man... if he ain't coming in Montreal, I am coming to JAPAN then!!!

[@mejislasher]

that piano tune is fukin dope

[@WahTakVong]

Why is he soooooooo cool?

[@Simon6230]

this is beyond amazing.

[@901bren]

finally , a rapp that isn't about bigg booty's, money, fame, or they they're greatness. oh yeah , sampled music form the 60's-90's and so on. the radio wouldn't dare air this.

[@InfamousGFox]

my hero ill work with this guy someday

[@Alex-pf4gs]

This is pure hip-hop. Lyrically and instrumentally celestial. The strings divine the song. Jay-Z and 50 Cent should take a few notes.

[@bboymango]

yea thats tru there are a few good mainstreem but i hope there was more

[@cookie22100]

Agreed!