New Single from 16

16, a member of Fukuoka-based hip-hop group Deep Leaf, released a new solo single on November 16th.  

KIDS comes exactly one month after his previous solo single CHANGES. It was produced by Ryuw.

Links to download and stream KIDS on various music platforms are available here.  

16 released his first solo album Tsuki to taiyou, supported by THE NEVER SURRENDERS, a creative team led by rapper ANARCHY, in August 2022. His solo work has a more melodic, genre-blending style that differs from the hip-hop sound of Deep Leaf.

Earlier this year, 16 was also one of the contestants who took part in ABEMA's hip-hop audition show "RAPSTAR 2025". He was one of the 40 chosen to advance to the "SELECTION CYPHER" round, but was eliminated at that stage along with all of the other artists who were placed in the same group. However, he and the other four contestants from Cypher Group B, will away, Masato Hayashi, nanasi and Yxxg Eye, reconnected afterwards and released a single together, simply titled Group Cypher B, on November 2nd.

KIDS can be streamed below, followed by lyric videos for CHANGES and Group Cypher B and Deep Leaf's June music video for RAINBOW BRIDGE.