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Cy's Top 10 2019

Cy’s Top 10 Hip-Hop & R&B Albums of 2019

Another year. Another crop of extraordinary hip-hop and R&B albums from South Korea. To keep things simple (and as a challenge to myself), I decided to consolidate these lists into one ultimate list of Top 10 albums from the country. So without any more preamble, I give you my list!

HiphopKR's Class of 2020

HiphopKR’s Class of 2020: Who We’re Excited to See

The number of hip-hop and R&B artists has grown exponentially in South Korea in the last decade. This influx of talent makes it increasingly difficult to sift through everyone to find some true gems. Since 2020 is just around the corner, the HiphopKR staff decided we’d share some of the artists we’re looking forward to.

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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.

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12 Underground Korean R&B Tracks You Should Listen To This Fall

As the days get shorter and the nights get longer during the fall, what better music to listen to than chill R&B that hit you right in the feels? So dig out the scarves and the sweaters or bundle yourself up in blankets and listen to these 12 R&B tracks by (mostly) underground Korean artists.