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Epic Punchlines #4: Black Nut

The fourth main character of our Epic Punchlines series is Just Music’s troublemaker Black Nut. Some of you are seeing him live in London this Friday, so check his skills and learn some Korean while you’re at it!

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Epic Punchlines #3: Zico

The third part of our exclusive series is here with the mission to show you that idol rappers can write some Epic Punchlines as well. And who better to prove this than Zico?!

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Epic Punchlines #2: Tablo

Thanks to your positive feedback on the last article, Epic Punchlines is being continued as a series. To celebrate this, we’re taking a look at a pair of punchlines by another one of the top punchliners in Khiphop: Tablo!

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Epic Punchlines – Lost in Translation: Swings

When translating Korean lyrics, punchlines lose their pun and all that is left is a plain, meaningless line. Yet, you still want to understand the joke and laugh along? This article will introduce and explain to you one of Korean hiphop’s most epic punchlines, so let’s get punny!

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5Thangs About Nucksal’s Album ‘The God of Small Things’

Did you know these 5Thangs about Nucksal’s album ‘The God of Small Things’?

The second part to the series ‘5Thangs’: sharing 5 hidden facts about artists and their album. Brought to you by HIPHOPPLAYA.

5 Facts about Nucksal’s album ‘The God of Small Things’:

  1. The album title ‘The God of Small Things’ was inspired by the Indian author Suzanna Arundhati Roy’s novel ‘The God of Small Things.’
  2. The track ‘The Villains,’ featuring the entire VMC crew, follows a scene from the manga series ‘Slam Dunk’ as a motif.
  3. The track ‘One MIC’ was an idea handed down by Deepflow who had originally planned to use it as a single.
  4. The mother in ‘Earn Ya Keep’ MV is Nucksal’s actual real mother.
  5. Nucksal hopes his first album ‘The God of Small Things’ brings about the same warmth he felt with Common’s album.