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Shingo Annen (安念 真吾), known by his stage name Shing02, is a Japanese-American emcee, producer, and artivist.

During his childhood, Shing02 lived in Tokyo and in some cities of Tanzania before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area in California, by age 15.

Living in San Francisco, he quickly became fascinated with the hip-hop scene, being collectives like Hieroglyphics, Hobo Junction, Quannum, Mystik Journeymen, Living Legends, and Saafir his direct influences, which inspired him to send political and social messages through his own music.

In the Bay Area turntablist scene, Shing lists DJ Qbert, DJ Shortkut, DJ Apollo, and D-Styles as his prominent influences.

Additionally, Shing02 stands as one of the few multilingual artists from Japan able to compose songs entirely in either Japanese or English, and as his most notable work, various collaborations with the late Japanese producer Nujabes.