Recent events have turned South Korea upside down, and a few rappers have released tracks about the issue. Read about the effects the “Choi Soon-sil Gate” has on Khiphop, the role of political hiphop in the scene, and why Iron will probably be saying “I told you so.”
[CONTEST] Win Free Tickets To The MKIT RAIN SHOW IN LA!
See how you can win free tickets to the upcoming MKIT RAIN SHOW (Loopy, Nafla, Bloo, Owen Ovadoz, Young West, AP, and more) held at the Belasco theater in Los Angeles this Friday (September 23)!
G2 Drops Show Me the Money Track “Don’t Sleep” (ft. Owen Ovadoz, Debi and Reddy)
Earlier today, G2 released the official version of his track titled “Don’t Sleep” in collaboration with Owen Ovadoz, Debi and Reddy.
Maniac releases single and MV ‘K.O Like Tyson (ft. Owen Ovadoz)’
Maniac of disbanded hiphop group Uptown has made his comeback with this new single album and music video.
New singles and MVs by Hanhae, Giriboy, and Paloalto
Check out these three artists’ latest releases!
Andup releases double single ‘Talk About: L’
Andup has released the double single ‘Talk About: L’ yesterday. It features amongst others Crucial Star and Owen Ovadoz.
Owen Ovadoz Officially Joins MKIT RAIN Records
Owen Ovadoz has officially joined the record label MKIT RAIN.
HIPHOPPLAYA FESTIVAL 2016
HIPHOPPLAYA will be holding one of the largest Korean hiphop festivals this upcoming April! See all the details within.
Check out the press release statement for the upcoming hiphop festival:
Since 2000, the beginning period of K-HIPHOP, HIPHOPPLAYA started its operation. It has played an essential role as a bridge between musicians and hip-hop fans, by having 450 times of interviewing hip-hop musicians, 16,000+ news articles, 400 radio shows, 60 competitions for amateur musicians, and 60 times of hip-hop concerts.
Among those things, more than 300 teams of musicians honored the stage of HIPHOPPLAYA SHOW, which started in 2006, including Epik High, Dynamic Duo, Dok2, Beenzino etc, displaying special stages such as unusual collaboration stages, real instruments sound band sets to share the fever of hip-hop concert with fans. HIPHOPPLAYA SHOW has recorded so many sellouts to prove to be bankable. Based on know-hows that have been accumulated for 10 years, we open hip-hop festival on Han River Park in the middle of spring, 2016.
With not only respected musicians’ stages, but also street cultures mingled, it will be precious present for you who love hiphop/R&B music and culture.
Genre : Festival
Venue : Nanji Hangang Park, Seoul (162, Hangangnanji-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul)
Date/Time : 2016.04.09(Sat) (13:00 ~ 21:00)
Run time : 480 minutes
Age Group : 12 years and over
Price : Reservation 77,000 KRW / At the door 88,000 KRW
For Inquiries : festival@hiphopplaya.com
1st Lineup Artist
– EPIK HIGH
– BEENZINO
– DEAN
– PALOALTO
– GIRIBOY
– GENIUS NOCHANG
– DON MILLS
– NAFLA
– LOOPY
– OWEN OVADOZ
– BLOO
– DJ SON
and many more…
RESERVATION :
http://www.ticketlink.co.kr/global/en/product/12729 (english)
http://www.ticketlink.co.kr/product/12729