Nujabes (pronounced /nuːdʒəˈbɛs/, Noo-Jah-Bess; Japanese: ヌジャベス, Nujabesu, /nɯdʑabesɯ/), stage name of Jun Seba, was a Japanese breakbeat/hip hop/jazz rap record producer. The artist name is his real name spelled backwards. Born: February 7, 1974, in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Died: February 26, 2010, in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (aged 36). Nujabes was the owner of the "Tribe (2)" record shop in Shibuya, Tokyo, and also ran his own independent record label, Hyde Out Recordings.