Simba Zawadi releases diss track ‘불꽃’ directed at Owen Ovadoz

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  1. “appropriation” “imitation” vs. “integration” “fusion” vs. “original” “unique”
    What can be classified as Korean hip-hop? Why can’t it be recognized as an individual genre? (e.g. Google keeps listing like every Korean music genre/artist as “k-pop”…???) The nature of korean hip-hop is something I think about too.

    It frustrates me when artists who have a good thing going on have their success measured by recognition in America. Justifying this by saying it’s because: a) to be global stars = to be an American star; or b) America has better opportunities and resources for aritsts is problematic. There may be some statistical truth to back this up but the issue here is that it reinforces a “West is best” mentality — that success in Asia is subpar/not enough; that America and the Western world have the authority to decide who is/is not successful. It makes me sad to see artists who “mimic” or “sell out” beause they fall into this.

    This discussion is something I find very interesting. Being a fan of international music really inspired me to pursue anthropological/cultural studies in university. I do find it difficult to actually debate and explore this topic with others because netizens are quick to judge and defend :/

    there’s a documentary about soul music’s arrival and integration into Korean music called “Seoul Music” with Gallant and Lee Hi (I haven’t watched it yet but it looks very interesting and I will soon !)
    maybe it will be relevant to understanding this more hmm

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