Eight years in the game, rapper New Champ has released his first full-length album yesterday. ‘ME (Mutant’s Excuse)‘ features Basick, San E, Boi B, Deepflow, Microdot, TakeOne, Nucksal, VINXEN, Webster B, and more.
Debuting in 2010, New Champ has seen a lot in his career: mixtapes, diss battles, countless groups, teams, and crews, and several bad incidents. The soon-to-be-32-year-old passed JYP’s open audition, participated in Show Me The Money 3, and has been a member of three different labels.
Currently, the former Guerellaz Crew leader is in ‘Sin N Punishment’ Crew and signed to Urbane Music, alongside several members of DICKIDS Crew, Chillin Ovatime, and Zol P. Last year, he dropped the mixtape ‘Training Zombie‘, his first release under the label.
A black leopard is a mutant.
It is said that it inhabits dark areas and was abandoned by its mother because of his fur’s different color.
Men have bred the animal in order to preserve its unique color, but that intensified its vicious nature.
Born to a mother, who has always been in poor health, and a wall of a father, New Champ thought of himself as a black leopard. What he remembers from his youth are mostly the lack of motherly love and the pressure his parents put on him with their expectations. The resulting twisted loneliness in him made many people suffer and brought forth a lot of malice.
With this album, New Champ intended to repent. However, after writing down the lyrics, he realized that he used art and music to make plausible, grandiose excuses well-disguised as repentance.
If you know Korean, check out this interview in which New Champ talks about the making of ‘ME’ and its background stories. And do take a look at the impressive line-up of producers and featured artists!
The LP is available on iTunes/Apple Music and Spotify.
‘ME’ Track List & Credits:
- 나의 신념 (My Belief)
Composed and arranged by BBD
Lyrics: New Champ - 유감 (Regret) TITLE
Composed and arranged by BBD
Lyrics: New Champ - 편도 한 장 (One Way Ticket)
Composed and arranged by BBD
Lyrics: New Champ - Mr.죄’s (Mr Sin’s) (Feat. Chillin Ovatime, Feless)
Composed and arranged by BBD
Lyrics: New Champ, Chillin Ovatime, Feless - 내전 속의 내전 (The Civil War in Civil War)
Composed by SCARY’P
Lyrics: New Champ
Arranged by SCARY’P, Osckar - 참아 (Hold Back) (Feat. Koonta)
Composed and arranged by Long drive, abeatz
Lyrics: New Champ, Koonta - Callin (Feat. Gabriel)
Composed by Boyhoodtheyouth
Lyrics: New Champ, Gabriel
Arranged by HYOWON - 촌놈 In LA (Countryboy in LA)
Composed and arranged by Loopland
Lyrics: New Champ - Thursday Party
Composed and arranged by Yondo
Lyrics: New Champ - 샴페인 (Champagne) (Feat. Gabriel) TITLE
Composed by BBD, Gabriel
Lyrics: New Champ, Gabriel
Arranged by BBD - Kill em all (Feat. Nucksal, QWALA, Jayho, Young Jay)
Composed and arranged by Buggy
Lyrics: New Champ, Nucksal, QWALA, Jayho, Young Jay - 장첸 (Feat. VINXEN, Webster B)
Composed and arranged by BBD
Lyrics: New Champ, VINXEN, Webster B - 둘로 쪼개진 심장 (Heart Broken in Two)
Composed and arranged by Manzu
Lyrics: New Champ - 쟁이들 (Players) (Feat. Basick, San E, Boi B, Chillin Ovatime, Deepflow, Microdot, TakeOne)
Composed by Beatmenace
Lyrics: New Champ, Basick, San E, Boi B, Chillin Ovatime, Deepflow, Microdot, TakeOne
Arranged by BBD - 내 엄마 (My Mother)
Composed and arranged by BBD
Lyrics: New Champ - 백야의 축제 (Festival of White Night)
Composed and arranged by BBD
Lyrics: New Champ - NeverSleep2
Composed and arranged by BBD
Lyrics: New Champ
Album Credits:
Executive Producers: Yongmin Lee, Dongmyung Hong (Urbane Music)
Managing Director: Yong-won Park
Production A&R: Seulgi Lee, Jaehyuk Choi
Recording Director: New Champ
Recording and Mixing Engineer: Byungdae Park
Mastering Engineer: Namwoo Kwon at 821 Sound Mastering
Album Art Design: Sanggeun Kim
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Source: Mnet