Yesterday, May 30, MC Sniper has released the EP ‘힙합의 민족 – Rebuild’ which is made up of four songs he performed on JTBC’s TV show ‘힙합의 민족’ (The Hiphop People).
MC Sniper won JTBC‘s entertainment contest program ‘힙합의 민족‘ (The Hiphop People) with his witty lyrics and by drastically improving the old ladies’ rap skills with every performance, being the program’s best hiphop producer and earning himself the title of “king maker.”
Even several days after the program ended, the videos of MC Sniper’s performances were a big issue amongst netizens, receiving a lot of praise for the earnest lyrics and the great live performance. Although the energy of the live performances cannot be found on recorded tracks, but due to a flood of fans’ requests, MC Sniper’s four tracks from the show have now been released on a mini album. Due to certain circumstances, the ones who performed the tracks with MC Sniper could not record the songs together with him, instead, he re-arranged the songs to accommodate the featurings of different artists.
This album is MC Sniper’s present for the fans who had been hoping for an album release of the songs.
Credits:
- 병신년 (丙申年) (Year of the Fire Monkey) (feat. BK)
Lyrics by MC Sniper, BK
Composed by MC Sniper, Roy C., Spring Head
Arranged by MC Sniper, Roy C., Spring Head, Jun Seunghwan
Guitar by Spring Head
Mixed by Kim Jongsam @ Tomato Studio
Mastering by Junhoon a.k.a Bigboom @ Sonic Korea
A song with an electronic sound and a catchy hook, featuring BK who has been working with MC Sniper for a long time now. - 몰랐어 (Didn’t Know) (feat. Lee Yongnyeo, Yangji)
Lyrics by MC Sniper, Lee Yongnyeo
Composed by MC Sniper, Roy C., Robbin
Arranged by MC Sniper, Roy C., Robbin
Guitar by Han Chuljong
Bass by Lee Jinsuk
Drum by Jun Seunghwan
Mixed by Kim Jongsam @ Tomato Studio
Mastering by Junhoon a.k.a Bigboom @ Sonic Korea
Right after the performance of this track was shown on TV, its video was watched more than one million times online. Veteran actress Lee Yongnyeo and MC Sniper’s autobiographic lyrics have touched the hearts of many. As per the actress’ wish, her rap part from the live performance was used for this track as is. The track also features jazz singer Yangji (양지).
- 갱스터 (Gangster) (feat. SongRapper, Oh Seulgi)
Lyrics by MC Sniper, SongRapper
Composed by Robbin
Arranged by Sniper Band, Spring Head
Guitar by Han Chuljong
Bass by Lee Jinsuk
Drum by Jun Seunghwan
Piano by Kim Hyunjung
Mixed by Kim Jongsam @ Tomato Studio
Mastering by Junhoon a.k.a Bigboom @ Sonic Korea
The track ‘Gangster’ is about two men’s honest feelings towards their respective family. MC Sniper raps about his love for his son, while SongRapper raps about his true feelings towards his parents. - 당나귀 (Donkey) (feat. Tapi, Kim Chanyoung)
Lyrics by MC Sniper, Tapi
Composed by Chas
Arranged by Robbin
Guitar by Han Chuljong
Bass by Lee Jinsuk
Scratch by DJ.Young
Mixed by Kim Jongsam @ Tomato Studio
Mastering by Junhoon a.k.a Bigboom @ Sonic Korea
This track was the last one performed on the program and delivers a feeling of refreshment for everyone who is feeling stressed. The combination of MC Sniper’s humorous lyrics and Tapi’s sharp and cheerful rap brings you the message: “Laughter is the only diet for worrywarts.”
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Source: Mnet