SLEEQ of DAZE ALIVE has released her second full-length album, ‘LIFE MINUS F IS LIE‘ today, as well as the music video for one of the title tracks, ‘I LOVE U’.
Dance for You: SLEEQ pre-releases single off upcoming album
A small gesture in the midst of loss and despair: SLEEQ has pre-released the track ‘Dance for You (춤)‘ off her upcoming second album.
Jerry.k releases new album ‘OVRWRT’
Jerry.k who stands at the frontline of conscious rap about discrimination and hate has released his new album ‘OVRWRT’ today.
Deepflow once again reacts to Don Malik with diss track ‘DazeAllLie’
In the relentless diss battle between Don Malik and Deepflow, the boss of VMC has uploaded another diss track, titled ‘DazeAllLie’.
As lesser known rappers (the most prominent of them being Kor Kash) are already trying to get a free ride on this diss battle by targeting Don Malik, Deepflow has responded to Don Malik‘s latest diss track ‘Deep talk‘.
This time around, the track produced by VMC’s VEN is titled ‘DazeAllLie’ and, as expected, targets not only Don Malik but his entire label daze alive. Its members are, besides Don Malik, rappers Jerry.k, SLEEQ, and singer Rico.
Deepflow beings his verse with responding, not answering, to the last lines of Don Malik’s verse:
“What, answer? I’ll just hit you with rap and hang you from a bridge
That bridge is Yanghwa and you’ll never awake from that nightmare
People close to me all stop me, saying ‘Why unnecessarily waste your energy?’
I don’t care, f*cking DAZEALIVE, Megal fam.”
“Megal” is short for “Megalia,” a Korean “feminist” website that was rather controversial. The word “megal” is now used in lieu of “misandrist” in order to insult feminists. daze alive’s members, especially SLEEQ and Jerry.k, are known for being feminists. SLEEQ left a great impression as she proclaimed “I’m hella feminist” on Mic Swagger before.
Deepflow goes on to diss Jerry.k, daze alive’s CEO, by inviting Don Malik:
“Hang out with me, I’ve taught you better than your CEO”
In his first diss track, Deepflow dissed Don Malik about getting his first tattoo on his throat, to which the latter responded with “My first tattoo is on my back, my name and a crown / I’ve never showed my back to you so you can’t see it.” This was meant in reference to the idea of “never showing one’s back to the enemy.” Deepflow tackles this with the following:
“Sorry, unlike you I don’t lean that way, I don’t want to see your back”
Interesting is also this line in which Deepflow addresses Don Malik’s request for an answer to why VMC, according to Malik, “went back on their word:”
“If you want an explanation, just conduct a hearing or something”
Deepflow also lets us know that he apparently knows the name of the person Don Malik censored in ‘old Wave‘. Malik mentioned in his interview with HiphopLE that his feelings of anger and disappointment toward that person had disappeared which is why he censored their name.
“I know the person whose name you hid behind a beep
Malik was afraid he wouldn’t be able to release his album without that person
People might not know this but you’re gifted at marketing
Like your CEO’s real intention you’re aiming for the Blue Ocean”
In the last line, the veteran rapper is referring to the marketing strategy “Blue Ocean Strategy,” once again accusing Don Malik, and Jerry.k, of noise marketing. The image Deepflow used for this track is a screenshot of Don Malik’s interview with HiphopLE whose caption reads: “Yes, it was noise marketing.” This was Don Malik joking about the idea, he then added: “No, I’ve actually risked too much [with the diss track] for this to just be noise marketing. I’d never risk my life [as an artist] for marketing one mere single. I simply wanted to wrap up those feelings inside of me as soon as possible. That’s why I released the diss track.”
Deepflow ends his verse with this:
“Finishing off a twelve years younger guy equals exactly the snacks for drinks”
In other words: “winning the diss battle against you was a piece of cake.”
Reactions
Korean fans are still thrilled, fully enjoying the exchange between these two rappers. The opinions range from “As expected from God Sanggoo [Deepflow],” “He destroyed him [Don Malik],” to “This was weak but I enjoyed it.”
The attention is on the two rappers and their labels as the battle is getting bigger. “I wonder if someone will respond again?” asks one curious fan.
Jerry.k releases digital single ‘Pill (Feat. Don Malik, SLEEQ)’
Rapper Jerry.k has released the FIRST AID-produced track ‘Pill’ today with support from his label mates Don Malik and SLEEQ.
In March 2016, Jerry.k released his fourth full-length album ‘Emotional Labor (감정노동)‘. Since then he concentrated on supporting his label’s artists for a good year and a half. Now he is releasing the track ‘Pill (알약)‘ that is going to be part of a new album.
The track was produced by FIRST AID of F.W.D and Room306, who had been nominated in the Best Dance & Electronic section of the Korean Music Awards for their outstanding music. The beat raging on a dreamy vibraphone sample makes for a dazed mood. Jerry.k and Don Malik rap about pills that let one breathe at ease. Added to this are SLEEQ‘s chorus and the barking of Jerry.k’s dog Saza.
The artwork was designed by graphic studio Everyday Practice.
This new song is going to be part of Jerry.k’s upcoming album ‘OVRWRT‘ that is coming out at the end of November.
‘Pill’ Credits:
Produced by FIRST AID
Lyrics written by Jerry.k, Don Malik
Additional vocals by SLEEQ
Barks by Saza
Recorded by DAZE ALIVE at DAZE ALIVE STUDIO
Mixed and mastered by FIRST AID at Not Seoul
Artwork by Everyday Practice
Executive Producer: DAZE ALIVE
Management: DAZE ALIVE
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Choix2 releases digital single ‘She Sun (Feat. SLEEQ)’
Independent singer-songwriter Choix2 has released his fourth single ‘She Sun (시선)‘ today which features rapper SLEEQ of daze alive.
RICO releases ‘Panorama’ EP and ‘Don’t Talk to Me (Feat. BLOO)’ MV
Rico of daze alive has released the EP ‘Panorama’ and its title track’s music video. This mini album is the second part of his ‘White Light Panorama’ LP.
R&B singer RICO pre-releases digital single ‘Everything’
‘Everything’ is the first single RICO pre-releases off ‘PANORAMA’, the upcoming second part of his new full-length album.
SLEEQ releases digital single ‘Flubber (Watch Out!)’ for web drama OST
The song ‘Flubber (Watch Out!)’ is rapper SLEEQ’s contribution to the original sound track of the JTBC web drama ‘힙한 선생’.
RICO releases mini album ‘White Light’
R&B boy RICO is back with ‘White Light’, the first part of his second LP, for which he has worked with SOMA, SUMIN, Mild Beats, his labelmates Don Malik and SLEEQ, and more.