Hideyuki Yokoi (横井英之, born April 2, 1971), known professionally as Zeebra (ジブラ, Jibura), is a Japanese hip hop rapper and DJ who made his first appearance in 1995.
In 2001 Zeebra released the single "Never Enuff", the theme song for a Japanese movie called Brother, directed by Takeshi Kitano and starring Claude Maki and Omar Epps.
The hotel's flagship property in central Tokyo caught fire in 1982,[1] disgracing Hideki Yokoi and causing Zeebra to be bullied by his classmates.
[2] Zeebra, along with his group King Giddra, played an important role in the development of the Japanese hip hop scene.
King Giddra's 1995 album "The Power from the Sky" discussed contemporary issues, particularly the economic recession and the inability of many Japanese college graduates to find employment.
Zeebra addressed this issue of working towards a good education and being unable to find employment in his song "Bullet of Truth".
Through their music, Zeebra and King Giddra "challenged youth not only to recognize the difficulties faced by Japanese society but also to speak up about them.