Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The ICHIBAN DON Interview Shogun Debut Album, Punch's Mentorship, & ARoomFullOfMirrors #ichibandon #shogun #willieb #curtissking
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:37 Shogun Deluxe Edition
3:04 Japanese Culture & Influence
8:39 Meeting BudaMunk
13:16 Approaching Different Producers
17:52 Press Play: Masuta Ichiban
21:27 How Spirituality Changed His Writing
27:12 Writing to Understand Yourself
31:13 Press Play: Soul Controllah ft Rapper Big Pooh
35:07 When Punch Said "Nah"
39:52 Press Play: LP and JP ft Hollan-Eats
43:00 Holland IZZ's Recording Process
47:04 Musicality of Rapping
49:39 Listening to Jazz
53:51 Willie B vs Ichiban Don
57:14 Vivid Imagination
59:31 Where to Find Shogun Deluxe
1:00:15 First Solo Project Nerves

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