Music like Blumio

Fumio Kuniyoshi (国吉 史生, Kuniyoshi Fumio, born 16 February 1985) is a rapper from Germany of Japanese descent, known as Blumio. His 2005 single, "Meine Lieblingsrapper", debuted at number two on the German Urban TRL charts.

Kuniyoshi was born 1985 in Hilden, a city located near Düsseldorf, home to the largest Japanese community in Germany. Inspired by the American rapper Ice-T, Blumio began, at the age of 14, to write his own rap lyrics.

In 2002, he applied for an MC contest with a cassette. After an Internet vote, Blumio won the contest, beating many contestants, among them Berlin rapper Taichi. Following that, Blumio drew the attention of music producer Don Tone. Don Tone invited him to his studio in Düsseldorf, where Blumio came in contact with several notable German rappers, including Eko Fresh and the Aggro Berlin rappers.