Takatsuki has been played on NTS in shows including Supporter Radio - Heatwave , featured first on 30 August 2024. Songs played include Bonus.

Takatsuki is the leader of energetic hip-hop group SMRYTRPS and member of poetry/rap mixture band Suika. He moved from Kyoto to Tokyo in 2000, and the following year released his first album, "hiphop music", followed in 2003 by his second, "Tokyo, Kyoto, NY", to huge critical acclaim. In 2004 he was the overall winner at the first Shinjuku Spoken Words Slam.

Takatsuki's tracks are essentially abstract hip-hop, clearly encompassing a wide range of influences from black music such as soul, jazz, reggae,…