The group was formed in 1993 when DJ & producer Tsutchie joined with emcees Osumi and Hide-Bowie, who were already making hip-hop music at the time.
[1] In his first year of high school, Tsutchie was inspired by hip-hop acts such as Run DMC and the Beastie Boys which lead to him becoming a beatmaker.
They later formed the Ookami Crew collective with Japanese hip-hop group Buddha Brand, releasing the single "大怪我 (Ookega, Serious Injury)" in 1996.
The song "空を取り戻した日 (Sora wo torimodoshita hi, Recover The Sky Of Day)" was featured during the end credits of "Session XX: Yose Atsume Blues" of the anime series Cowboy Bebop.
Released on July 23, Journey Of Foresight included guest appearances by Suiken, XBS, and Dabo of Nitro Microphone Underground, Lori Fine of the band COLDFEET, DJ/producer Illicit Tsuboi, and pianist Saiko Tsukamoto.
[8][9] Osumi would later join Dev Large, Suiken & hip-hop duo Lunch Time Speax as the group God Inc and released the single "El Dorado Throw Down".
The mini album featured guest appearances by S-Word of Nitro Microphone Underground, emcee Nipps of Buddha Brand, and violinist/cellist Chieko Kinbara.
[15] On June 25, 2015, Shakkazombie reformed and the group performed "大怪我 (Ookega, Serious Injury)" at "D.L Presents HUSTLERS CONVENTION NIGHT", a memorial event for late Buddha Brand member Dev Large.
[19] Osumi and design partner Yuichi Yoshii founded the men's clothing line MISTERGENTLEMAN in 2012 and became directors of the Tokyo-based record store WAVE at Roppongi Hills in 2017.
In 2012 and nine years after his retirement, Ignition Man would make a guest appearance on the song "The Sound Distillation" by Japanese rock band BACK DROP BOMB for their album The Ocracy.
Tsutchie was also involved in the collaborative project Suite Chic, which included Japanese R&B and hip-hop artists such as Namie Amuro, Ai, Dabo, Muro, Verbal of m-flo, and Zeebra.
Ravolta's self-titled EP and their full-length album Sky, featuring a cover of the song "Faith" by George Michael, were both released only in Japan by Skylarkin Records in 1998.