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On 26 July 2019, Otakon held a tribute concert in Washington, D.C., featuring Shing02, MINMI, Substantial, Marcus D and EyeQ.

In 2018, Polish rapper Zeus released the Tribute “Kwiaty dla J.”

In 2018, American rapper SahBabii, mentioned Nujabes in his song “Anime World”. He said “RIP Nujabes, nine tails a Jinchuriki”. In an interview with XXL, SahBabii said Nujabes was an influence for him to make music.

In 2018, American rapper Logic mentioned Nujabes in the track Thank you off of his album YSIV, saying “I had to write this over a Nujabes vibe”, referencing the production style of the track, which is reminiscent of Nujabes’ music.

Daniel Hodgman, founder of hip hop culture website BonusCut, in a 2014 highlight of Modal Soul said that, “Nujabes may not be physically with us anymore, but through his music, his legacy and lust for life lives on.” Co-founder Gus Navarro remarked that, “The music of the late producer Nujabes is something to hold onto and never let go.”

Seba adopted the stage name Nujabes (his name spelled backwards) and became notable for his approach to producing hip hop beats, often blending jazz influences into his songs creating a mellow, nostalgic and atmospheric sound. Seba collaborated with Japanese artists like Uyama Hiroto, Shing02, L-Universe, and Minmi, and with various underground American hip hop acts such as CYNE, Cise Starr (as a solo apart from the hip-hop collective CYNE), Apani B, Five Deez, Substantial, CL Smooth, Fat Jon, Terry Callier as well as British rapper Funky DL. Seba was also a member of the production duo Urbanforest, an experimental collaboration with Nao T. Seba collaborated with Shing02 on the critically acclaimed Luv(sic) hexalogy, making the parts 1-3 together, but after Seba died unexpectedly many doubted that the series could ever be completed. However, parts 4 and 5 had already been completed, which were released shortly after Seba’s death. Part 6 was not among the previously completed tracks, but it was released on February 26, 2013, on the third anniversary of Seba’s death. According to Shing02’s official FB account name page, the instrumental to what would eventually be part 6 was discovered on Seba’s cell phone a few weeks after his death.

In 2013, Australian producer Ta-ku released the Tribute “25 Nights for Nujabes”.

Nujabes has been referred to as one of the “godfathers” of the emerging microgenre Lo-fi hip hop. In particular, his collaborations with Shing02 have been credited to have “pioneered a sound that inspired the viral ‘chillhop’ phenomenon, and popular YouTube programs like ‘lofi hip hop radio – beats to relax/study to.'”

On February 26, 2010, Jun Seba was killed in a traffic collision.

On February 26, 2010, Seba was involved in a traffic collision upon exiting the Shuto Expressway at 22:14. He was pronounced dead at a hospital in Shibuya Ward after efforts to revive him failed. His grave is located within the Japanese section of Tama Cemetery.

Jun Seba (Japanese: 瀬葉 淳 , Hepburn: Seba Jun, February 7, 1974 – February 26, 2010) , better known by his stage name Nujabes (ヌジャベス , Nujabesu) , was a Japanese record producer, DJ, composer and arranger who produced atmospheric instrumental mixes sampling from hip hop and jazz and released three solo studio albums: Metaphorical Music (2003), Modal Soul (2005) and Spiritual State (released posthumously in 2011). Seba was the founder of the independent label Hydeout Productions and released two collection compilations: Hydeout Productions 1st Collection (2003) and 2nd Collection (2007). Additionally, Seba collaborated on the soundtrack for Shinichirō Watanabe’s anime series Samurai Champloo (Music Record: Departure and Impression) in 2004.

Seba grew up on February 7, 1974, in the Nishi-Azabu district of Minato in central Tokyo, Japan. Seba was the owner of two Shibuya record stores, T Records and Guinness Records, and in 1998 founded the independent record label Hydeout Productions.