Celebrating 30 Years! Book "Sanpin Camp and Its Era" to Uncover the Truths of a Legendary Hip-Hop Event

Rittor Music, Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Daisuke Matsumoto), which handles music-related media business within the Impress Group, will release "Sanpin Camp and Its Era" on August 24, 2026.

"Sanpin Camp" was Japan's first large-scale hip-hop event, held on July 7, 1996, at the Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall in Tokyo. This book delves deep into how the event became legendary through interviews and discussions with the artists who performed that day, staff involved, and rappers who witnessed the proceedings. It is a compilation that adds new interviews to the popular serialization "Sanpin Camp and Its Era," which has been published on the music news site "Oricon News" since last year.

Newly published for the first time in this book are three interviews/discussions: King Gidora (Zeebra, K DUB SHINE), LAMP EYE (RINO, DJ YAS), and a discussion between MURO and MACKA-CHIN. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the "Sanpin Camp" event, this is an official book supervised by Avex, which produced the event.

In addition to this book, a "30th Anniversary Official T-shirt" will also be released. Orders began today, July 7, at Baycrew's Store.

Book Information

Title: Sanpin Camp and Its Era

Supervision: avex infinity books

Price: 2,750 yen (2,500 yen + 10% tax)

Specifications: 46 size / 320 pages (planned)

Release Date: August 24, 2026

Publisher: Rittor Music

ISBN: 9784845644735

Product Information Page: https://www.rittor-music.co.jp/product/detail/3126317111/

CONTENTS (Contents are subject to change)

1. Roundtable discussion with Makoto Motone, Hiroshi Ekaizu, and Takashi Mitsushima

2. Discussion between NIPPS & CQ (BUDDHA BRAND) and IGNITION MAN aka Hidebowy (SHAKKAZOMBIE)

3. RHYMESTER Interview

4. Discussion between RYO-Z (RIP SLYME) and DABO (NITRO MICROPHONE UNDERGROUND)

5. Discussion between Saipress Ueno (Saipress Ueno & Roberto Yoshino) and SATUSSY (In Fumi Kumiai)

6. King Gidora (Zeebra & K DUB SHINE) Interview

7. LAMP EYE (RINO & DJ YAS) Interview

8. MURO x MACKA-CHIN Discussion

Merchandise Information

Product Name: Sanpin Camp 30th Anniversary TEE

Sizes: M, L, XL

Colors: WHITE, BLACK

Price: 7,700 yen (tax included)

https://baycrews.jp/item/detail/journalstandard/cutsew/26071610003120

【Rittor Music, Inc.】https://www.rittor-music.co.jp/

Rittor Music, Inc. publishes specialized magazines for players and creators involved in instrument performance and music production, such as "Guitar Magazine" and "Sound & Recording Magazine," as well as instrument instruction books. In addition, the company is engaged in music-related media and content businesses, including digital publishing and video/audio distribution. It also operates the multipurpose space "Ochanomizu RITTOR BASE," and popular web services such as Japan's largest instrument marketplace "Digimart" and the on-demand T-shirt sales site "T-OD."

【Impress Group】https://www.impressholdings.com/

The Impress Group, a media group with Impress Holdings, Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Yuki Tsukamoto) as its holding company, develops highly specialized media & services and solutions businesses centered around "IT/Design," "Music," "Mountains/Nature," "Aviation/Railways," "Mobile Services," and "Academic/Science and Engineering." Furthermore, it is involved in the development and operation of content business platforms.

【Contact for this matter】

Rittor Music, Inc. Public Relations Department

E-mail: [email protected]

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