Beginning with the release of his 2006 album Boy Monster, Japanese rapper Tamaki Roy has proven to be a prodigious wordsmith with an innovative bent. In addition to the dense, cerebral rhymes on his solo albums, he has released several stylistically diverse mini-albums, in collaboration with DJ/producer Olive Oil and others. “Tabla'n'Rap” in particular, with experimental tabla player U-zhaan, placed his flow in a bold new context.