“This is not the time to be silent.” Lyricks and JL of YEAR OF THE OX raise their voices in their new single and music video “Captain America“.
YEAR OF THE OX release new single “Lifted (Feat. nafla)”
YEAR OF THE OX have released their new single “Lifted” today, which was produced by Mike Gao and features nafla of MKIT RAIN in the hook.
HiphopKR Stands with Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter Always
Music is a cornerstone of black culture. R&B is a descendant of the Negro spiritual. Hip hop is the voice of black and brown youth. Both genres come from great struggle. They’re voices for the disenfranchised, the exploited, the abused, and murdered. R&B and hip hop have become worldwide influences for all cultures and people. This, of course, includes the people of South Korea. Many singers, rappers, producers, songwriters, and composers gain inspiration from these genres and as a result profit from black culture and black fans.
We at HiphopKR know and appreciate these facts. In the end, these hallmarks of black culture are why HiphopKR exists. As such, we have a duty to absolutely stand by the people of this culture that we, as well as all South Korean R&B and hip-hop artists, gain so much from. Our black and brown friends all over the world have suffered endlessly throughout human history. With the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Dreasjon “Sean” Reed, and George Floyd all in the month of May, the unrest came to a head. Years of tension, fear, heartbreak, and anger has caused black and brown people to rise up and demand justice.
And we at HiphopKR stand with them.
Support from South Korean Artists
There has been an outpouring of support from the South Korean hip-hop and R&B communities. Jay Park and the artists and staff at both his AOMG and H1GHR MUSIC labels, Crush, Tiger JK, Dumbofundead, Rekstizzy, YEAR OF THE OX, Ann One, Syn, DAMYE, Jessi, DPR LIVE, and Sam Kim have all raised their voices. They’ve also provided resources for those from South Korea and of the South Korean diaspora who are allied with their black and brown peers in this fight.
Black Lives Matter. Period.
Here are some resources for those who want to support the growing movement:
Black Lives Matter (Official Website)
Coalition of Asian American Leaders
Donate without money (YouTube video)
Year of the Ox “Run Amuck” in single produced by Big Banana
BORN CTZN‘s Year of the Ox, who are Lyricks and JL, have released their single “Run Amuck” in Korea today, which was produced by Big Banana.
My Top 20 Korean Rappers (To Ring in 2020)
It’s once again en vouge to make lists of top rappers. This is a past time as old as pen and paper. People making lists of their favorite things, and in this case favorite MCs. However, I think the sudden resurgence of “Best MCs” lists in the past few months started after Jermaine Dupri‘s indictment of rappers, particularly female rappers, post-1995.
YEAR OF THE OX drop “TWILIGHT ZONE” new single and music video
Hip hop duo YEAR OF THE OX of BORN CTZN have released a new single and music video today. “Twilight Zone” features DJ Zo.
Reddy and Year of the OX drop ‘eightyfiveseoul’ EP and ‘Knock Knock’ MV
Year of the OX and Hi-Lite Records’ Reddy have released their joint EP, ‘eightyfiveseoul‘, and the music video of the title track ‘Knock Knock’ today.
Hi-Lite Records reveal Reddy’s ‘Turkey (Feat. Year of the Ox)’ music video
Earlier today, Hi-Lite Records revealed the music video for Reddy’s track ‘Turkey (Feat. Year of the Ox)‘ off the rapper’s latest full-length album ‘Telescope’.
Reddy drops ‘Telescope’ LP and ‘Peach (Feat. Suran)’ MV
Hi-Lite Records’ stylish artist Reddy has released his new full-length album ‘Telescope‘ today along with the music video of the title track ‘Peach’. The album features Year of the Ox, Huckleberry P, Paloalto, Sway D, G2, Samuel Seo, Suran, Horim, and Gaeko.
Dumbfoundead: Foreigner EP Album Review
There’s nothing pretty or soft about Foreigner. Dumbfoundead is savage in a way that will have those with weak constitutions clutching their pearls. No one would ever accuse the artist of being anything but raw and honest. But Foreigner finds him at his most vicious and impassioned. There’s a distinct bite and snarl across these five tracks, something that’s a sharper at the edges than much that’s come out South Korea this year. He claws his way into the listener’s psyche. You must deal with him. We have no room here for the narrow- and frail-minded. There’s obviously something to going back to one’s ancestral homeland to create.