2BACKKA

Artist

2BACKKA is a Japanese hip-hop group formed in 1999, made up of MCs HAMMER and Mago alongside DJ HAMA. Their style pairs Japanese-language rhyming with melodic, accessible tracks, balancing pop appeal against substantive lyrics. Their best-known anime work is 'Namida', the first ending theme of 'Skip Beat!', with lyrics co-written by HAMMER, Mago and JIN and music composed and arranged by JIN. The song reframes the act of crying as a source of momentum and resolve, an attitude that mirrors the protagonist of the original manga as she pushes back into the entertainment world.