title: Ken the 390
text: # Ken the 390
  
  Takeshi Sakuma (佐久間健, Sakuma Takeshi, born June 17, 1981), AKA Ken the 390 (Ken za Sankyūmaru), is a Japanese hip hop and R&B singer/rapper and voice actor who is an artist of the Rhythm Zone label owned by the Avex Group.
  
  ## Life and career
  
  In 1999, Ken the 390 helped in founding the Da.Me.Records label that helped the Japanese hip hop industry to rise.
  
  His debut solo album, Prologue, was released in Japan on March 25, 2006.
  
  The latest album with a title name of Fantastic World was released on October 8, 2008.
  
  