Mark Out

Mark Out (stylized as MARK OUT) is Japanese rapper KM-MARKIT's second studio album. Unlike his debut album, which failed to chart, Mark Out charted at No. 97 on the Oricon charts.

Mark Out
Studio album by
KM-MARKIT
Released6 December 2006
Recorded2006
GenreR&B, Hip hop, rap
Length49:25
LabelPony Canyon
CD (PCCA-2365)
ProducerKM-MARKIT
KM-MARKIT chronology
Vivid
(2005)		 Mark Out
(2006)		 The Raiders
(2011)

The album was released in CD only format. However, the song "Bakaya ROW" was given a music video to assist in promotions.[1]

Information

Mark Out is Japanese rapper KM-MARKIT's second studio album under the Pony Canyon label. The album performed better than his previous album, Vivid, charting at No. 97 on the Oricon Albums Charts, and remaining on the charts for two consecutive weeks.[2]

The album was released as a standard CD, never carrying a corresponding DVD. Despite this, the song "Bakaya Row" (バカヤＲＯＷ) was given an accompanying music video.[3]

Along with featuring many rappers from UBG, including Zeebra, JAMOSA and SPHERE, the album featured Verbal from the hip-hop duo m-flo, and singer-songwriter Miliyah Kato. VERBAL was featured in the song "Bakaya ROW" (track #4),[4] and Miliyah Kato was featured in the song "Me & My..." (track #9).[5] Miliyah Kato had previously been featured on KM-MARKIT's previous album for the song "Sunshine".[6] The majority of the songs were recorded and mixed by TAKE-C for T.O.P. While TAKE-C mixed every song on the album, the songs "Chillin'", "Lights Out" and "My Love" were recorded by ALG. "HOT" and "Movin' Again" were recorded by Doc-Dee at Nakameguro Studio.

"Bakayarou" in Japanese is typically said to be a more vulgar version of "baka" (バカ / idiot). By the suffix "yarou" (やろう) being added, the term roughly translates to "dumb ass". The album also featured singer-songwriter Miliyah Kato on track No. 9, "Me & My...".[7]

The album was later available for download on the popular media player iTunes.[8]

Reception

The album garnered positive reviews upon its release.

Greg at Selective Hearing said the album was "strong," with their favorite tracks being the collaborative efforts. They also praised the solo tracks Get Low and Lights Out.[9]

Track listing

(Source[10])

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Intro ～2nd Time～"KM-MARKITTAKE-CDJ ARTS a.k.a ALL BACK0:54
2."Get Low"KM-MARKITTAKE-CUTA3:08
3."Mermaid feat. Full of Harmony"KM-MARKIT • Full of Harmony • GPTAKE-CGP a.k.a GREEN PEEACE3:27
4."Bakaya ROW feat. VERBAL (m-flo)" (バカヤＲＯＷ / Dumb Ass)KM-MARKIT • VERBAL • GPTAKE-C • YukaliUTA4:36
5."Chillin'"KM-MARKIT • Usk TrakALG • TAKE-CUsk Trak4:07
6."Bounce"KM-MARKIT • KNOCKTAKE-CKNOCK3:13
7."Bang! feat. SIMON & 4WD"KM-MARKIT • SIMON • 4WD • Hirose TechnicalTAKE-CHirose Technical5:38
8."Miraiyosozu ～The Blueprint～ feat. ZEEBRA" (未来予想図 / View of the Future)KM-MARKIT • Zeebra • UTATAKE-CUTA4:20
9."Me & My... feat. Miliyah Kato"KM-MARKIT • Miliyah Kato • UTATAKE-CUTA3:58
10."Lights Out"KM-MARKIT • Fire HouseMiya_Bigsmile • ALG • TAKE-CFire House4:08
11."HOT feat. SPHERE of INFLUENCE & JAMOSA"KM-MARKIT • SPHERE of INFLUENCE • JAMOSA • TypewriterDoc-Dee • TAKE-CTypewriter4:05
12."Movin' Again"KM-MARKIT • D-OriginuDoc-Dee • TAKE-CD-Originu3:35
13."My Love"KM-MARKIT • DJ ARTSR-CROWN • ALG • TAKE-CDJ ARTS a.k.a ALL BACK4:16
Total length:49:25

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position
6 December 2006 Oricon Weekly Charts 97

References
  1. "BakayaROW feat. VERBAL (m-flo)". Youku. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  2. "MARK OUT / KM-MARKIT / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  3. "KM-MARKIT – BakayaROW feat. VERBAL (m-flo)". DailyMotion. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  4. "KM-MARKITのバカヤROW feat.VERBAL". Amazon Music Japan. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. "KM-MARKIT「Me & My... feat.加藤ミリヤ」". Recochoku. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. "Sunshine feat.加藤ミリヤ 歌詞 KM-MARKIT". Mojim. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  7. "KM-MARKIT "MARK OUT" / PCCA-2365". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  8. "Apple Music Download KM-MARKIT "MARK OUT"". iTunes Store. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  9. "KM-MARKIT – Mark Out Review". Selective Hearing. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  10. ""MARK OUT"KM-MARKIT". Recochoku. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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