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Kvi Baba and HIKAKIN Release Beatbox Version of BPM

A special video of rapper Kvi Baba and YouTuber HIKAKIN performing the song "BPM" was released on HIKAKIN's YouTube channel.

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Why it matters

The clip ties HIKAKIN's August 2026 stream praise of "BPM" to an actual stage performance, giving the song a second life outside its recorded and THE FIRST TAKE versions.

Kvi Baba and HIKAKIN Release Beatbox Version of BPM

Key Facts

  • Kvi Baba and HIKAKIN performed "BPM" at K Arena Yokohama on November 3.
  • The performance video was released on HIKAKIN's YouTube channel.
  • HIKAKIN layers human beatboxing over Kvi Baba's song "BPM."
  • "BPM" is a Kvi Baba song featuring KREVA.
  • The "BPM" music video had more than 8.2 million views by November 9.

The performance was given at Kvi Baba's one-man live "Shout Out to Jesus -ENCORE- in K-ARENA YOKOHAMA" at K Arena Yokohama on November 3. HIKAKIN layers human beatboxing over the song, which features KREVA.

The collaboration began on a stream, not in a studio. HIKAKIN named "BPM" in August 2026 when a viewer asked what he had been listening to, praised it, and improvised beatboxing over its phrases. The November 3 performance at K Arena Yokohama turned that into a one-night-only live version, now posted on HIKAKIN's YouTube channel. Kvi Baba's song with KREVA already had a music video past 8.2 million views by November 9.

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