After more than a decade away from the studio, Nigo has returned. The Japanese multi-hyphenate has always been a designer first, but he had a strong run of albums in the first decade of the new millennium, both on his own and with his Yokohama-based rap group, Teriyaki Boyz.
Last month, he announced his I know NIGO, his first solo album since 2005's Nigo Presents: Return of the Ape Sounds, due out March 25 via Victor Victor Worldwide/Republic Records.
And today he released its lead single, "Arya," featuring A$AP Rocky. Nigo founded A Bathing Ape in 1993, launched Human Made in 2010, and collaborated with Uniqlo and Louis Vuitton after selling Bape to a Hong Kong conglomerate in 2011.
On Sunday, he debuted his first collection as artistic director of Kenzo at Paris Fashion Week. Read Next: Smoker’s Club Fest 2022 announces lineup with headliners Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky, and Playboi Carti In the midst of the fashion frenzy currently surrounding Nigo, "Arya" is a musical return to form.
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