BREAKING: After 2 Failed Attempts, Japanese Rapper #PONEY Claims Longest Rap Marathon [VIDEO]—-A Japanese rapper who refused to accept failure finally claimed the record for the longest rap marathon on his third attempt.
After almost two years of work and battling to overcome two failed attempts, PONEY celebrated with his fans, unveiling his certificate at a special event – Haten BEATBOXBATTLE 3.0, held in Shibuya, Tokyo.
And Guinness World Records was there to join in the fun and find out all about his epic journey to becoming a record breaker.
今日は48時間ラップ記録を達成したPONEYさんの”認定証初お披露目”を見届けてきました！（本番近くまで認定証が届いた箱を開封しなかったというファン思い💕）LIVEでPONEY さんのラップが始まると、陽がのぼるがごとく明るい空気に✨最高でした！そして改めて、おめでとうございます🎉 pic.twitter.com/hju3oHk52l
— ギネス世界記録 (@GWRJapan) June 24, 2023
PONEY said with relief in his voice:
“The certificate arrived at my doorstep a week ago, but I didn’t open it until today. Because I wanted to show this at an event hosted by people who helped out with my record attempt.”
Before we get to PONEY’s record attempt, let’s look at how he became a rapper in the first place.
Born and raised in Yamanashi (about two hours drive from Tokyo), PONEY’s first real-life experience with rapping came when he was 17 and one of his favourite artists came to his hometown.
The energy exerted by the artist on stage was like a lightning strike for him. On top of that, performances by local artists were a catalyst for the whole experience.
I realized there were people in my town doing these kinds of things. And I was thinking, I wanted to do the same. I even thought I could do better than them, not knowing better. But that got me into writing lyrics, and I’m still at it now.
After experiencing the process of artistic creation, PONEY was hooked. And when he recorded some rap music for the first time in 2004, his mind was set on making a career out of it.
