If someone told me in 2010 that big names of Korean underground hip-hop would collaborating with chart-topping idols by 2014, I would’ve told them to take their jokes elsewhere. K-pop and real hip-hop? Collaborating like it’s no big deal? Please. But that’s exactly what happened. In 2014, we had breakthroughs by artists from season three of “Show Me the Money,” followed by… Continue reading 7 Must-Listen K-Pop/Hip-Hop Collaborations from 2014
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Swings and Yoo Jae Suk Reveal “Hip-hop Collaboration” Music Video
Swings and Yoo Jae Suk revealed their hip-hop collaboration for the chicken brand, Nene Chicken, on December 22 through Youtube. “Hip-hop Collaboration,” sung by Swings and Yoo Jae Suk, was part of a promotional event by Nene Chicken, which Yoo Jae Suk is the main model for. Despite being part of a short-time event, the… Continue reading Swings and Yoo Jae Suk Reveal “Hip-hop Collaboration” Music Video
Yoo Jae Suk and Rapper Swings Release Teaser Video for a Hip-Hop Collaboration
TV personality Yoo Jae Suk and rapper Swings will be collaborating on a unique hip-hop project for a chicken commercial. On December 14, fried chicken chain NeNe Chicken released a teaser video foretelling the unlikely hip-hop collaboration via their official Youtube channel. Yoo Jae Suk is the brand’s current spokesperson. In the brief video, Yoo Jae Suk can… Continue reading Yoo Jae Suk and Rapper Swings Release Teaser Video for a Hip-Hop Collaboration
Rapper Swings to Enlist for His Military Service Today
Rapper Swings of Just Music will be enlisting for his two-year mandatory military service today (November 25). Swings will receive five weeks of training, after which he will be serving for 21 months in the Korean military. Swings announced his enlistment plans on the November 22 episode of “SNL Korea.” He also left a lengthy message on his… Continue reading Rapper Swings to Enlist for His Military Service Today
Six Songs from Epik High’s New Album “Shoebox” Ruled Unfit for Broadcast
Six songs from hip-hop group Epik High‘s latest album “Shoebox” have been ruled unfit for broadcast by KBS. According to the announcement made on October 29, half of the songs on Epik High’s 12-track album have been deemed inappropriate for broadcast. “Encore,” “Life is Good,” “Lesson 5,” “Born Hater,” “Burj Khalifa,” and Tablo‘s version of “Eyes, Nose, Lips” have… Continue reading Six Songs from Epik High’s New Album “Shoebox” Ruled Unfit for Broadcast
Yoon Jong Shin Drops “Gray City” Music Video Featuring Swings, Inspired By a Video Game
Yoon Jong Shin has released a music video for the song “Gray City.” The track features the vocals of rapper Swings, and is part of the Monthly Yoon Jong Shin project, which sees the star release one song every month. Many Monthly Yoon Jong Shin releases are collaborations, and some of the K-pop stars Yoon… Continue reading Yoon Jong Shin Drops “Gray City” Music Video Featuring Swings, Inspired By a Video Game
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – September Week 2
SISTAR reclaims the No. 1 spot this week with their new song “I Swear.” It was just five weeks ago SISTAR topped our chart with their previous hit “Touch My Body.” They had a quick turnaround and released a special album “Sweet & Sour.” Collaborating with Double Sidekick once again, “I Swear” is a house… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – September Week 2
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – September Week 1
WINNER repeats at No. 1 as their song “Empty” is the only song to score over 900 points on our chart this week. They won on Inkigayo and M!Countdown again last week. Another rookie artist, Park Bo Ram’s “Beautiful” moved up two spots to take second place but is more than 100 points behind WINNER.… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – September Week 1
Swings Leaves Brand New Music to Focus on His Own Agency Just Music
Rap star Swings has decided to part ways with talent agency Brand New Music, according to a statement from the company. Swings will instead pursue the activities of his own record label Just Music. The agency told the media, “Brand New Music has been discussing the situation with Swings for some time, but he has… Continue reading Swings Leaves Brand New Music to Focus on His Own Agency Just Music
Swings Takes Dynamic Duo’s Gaeko Off His List of Korea’s Top 5 Rappers Because of Choiza?
Rapper and Mnet’s “Show Me the Money” judge/mentor Swings has revealed his personal list of Korea’s Top 5 rappers. The artists was a guest on SBS PowerFM’s “Kim Chang Ryul’s Old School” on August 27 together with fellow rapper San E. When asked to name five of his favorite rappers active in Korea, Swings chose… Continue reading Swings Takes Dynamic Duo’s Gaeko Off His List of Korea’s Top 5 Rappers Because of Choiza?