Another year. Another crop of extraordinary hip-hop and R&B albums from South Korea. To keep things simple (and as a challenge to myself), I decided to consolidate these lists into one ultimate list of Top 10 albums from the country. So without any more preamble, I give you my list!
BewhY North American Solo Tour 2020
South Korean rapper and award-winning artist BewhY will be embarking on his second North American tour following the release of his latest album The Movie Star. Full details on his solo tour within.
Promoted by Dejavu and Socialite Group, ‘The Movie Star 2020‘ tour kicks off Friday, January 24 at Center Stage in Atlanta and will make stops throughout nine major North American cities in both the U.S. and Canada.
About BewhY
In 2014, BewhY began his career as a contestant on South Korea’s most popular rap competition show, Show Me The Money 4, gaining recognition and respect from South Korea’s best rappers. In 2015, the next season on Show Me The Money 5, BewhY was not only a contestant but went on to win it all. That same year, BewhY released his first album, Time Travel. The following year in 2016, BewhY won the “Top 10 Artists” award at the Melon Music Awards and “Best Rap Performance” at the Mnet Asian Music Awards.
In 2017, BewhY released his second album, The Blind Star, which ranked 13th overall on the Gaon Music Charts. This was a big year for BewhY as he went on to be nominated for multiple awards and won half of them. At the Korean Music Awards, he was nominated for “New Artist of the Year” and won “Best Rap & Hip-Hop Song” for his song “Forever.” In addition, BewhY won “Hip-Hop Discovery of the Year” at the Gaon Chart Music Awards. Lastly at the Korean Hip-hop Awards, he was nominated for “Artist of the Year,” “Best Collaboration,” and won “Hip-Hop Song of the Year” with his song “Forever.”
Along with all the awards and release of his second album, BewhY took his talent to the states and had his first U.S. tour in 2017, The Blind Star Tour. This six-city tour was a huge step for the solo hip-hop star and showed BewhY’s large ambition of making a presence in the states. With no surprise, BewhY’s third and most recent album released this year, The Movie Star, ranked 38th on the Gaon Music Charts. With all the success accumulated and new album release, BewhY is preparing to embark on his second North American Tour.
BewhY – ‘The Movie Star 2020’ Tour Dates
January 24 – Atlanta – Center Stage
January 26 – Dallas – Canton Hall
January 28 – Houston – White Oak -Indoors
January 29 – Berkeley- The UC Theatre
January 30 – Los Angeles – Ace Theatre
February 4 – Vancouver – Vogue Theatre
February 5 – Calgary – Mcewan Ballroom
February 6 – Toronto – QET
February 8 – New York City – Elevate
Tickets go on sale at 12:00 PM (each city time zone) on Friday, December 13 at www.bewhytour2020.com.
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Khundi Panda releases single and music video “AMA (Prod. BewhY)”
To commemorate his signing with BewhY‘s label Dejavu Group, rapper Khundi Panda has released the single and music video “AMA” today.
“The Baker” Viann releases second full-length album
Dejavu Group‘s producer Viann has released his second LP “The Baker” today with featurings by JINBO, Khundi Panda, BewhY, SUMIN and many more.
My Top 20 Korean Rappers (To Ring in 2020)
It’s once again en vouge to make lists of top rappers. This is a past time as old as pen and paper. People making lists of their favorite things, and in this case favorite MCs. However, I think the sudden resurgence of “Best MCs” lists in the past few months started after Jermaine Dupri‘s indictment of rappers, particularly female rappers, post-1995.
Paloalto drops “Love, Money & Dreams: The Album” LP
Paloalto has dropped his “Love, Money & Dreams: The Album” LP plus the music video for “The Greatest, Part 2 (Feat. Los, CHANGMO & Owell Mood).”
This full-length album contains all previously on singles released tracks plus the title track, “Grind.”
Release Date: September 29, 2019
Type: LP
Presented by Hi-Lite Records
“Love, Money & Dreams: The Album” Tracklist & Credits:
- Grind TITLE
Lyrics written by Paloalto
Composed by Doplamingo, Paloalto - DEAD (Feat. Kid Milli)
Lyrics written by Paloalto, Kid Milli
Composed by Disk Nagataki, Kid Milli - Get It
Lyrics written by Paloalto
Composed and arranged by Vandal Rock - 사랑이 아냐 (It Ain’t Love)
Lyrics written by Paloalto
Composed by Code Kunst, Paloalto
Arranged by Code Kunst - Battle Scars (Feat. G2 & ILLINIT)
Lyrics written by Paloalto, G2, ILLINIT
Composed by UGP, Paloalto, Horim - 가리온의 약속의 장소는 어디였을까? (Promised Land) (Feat. BewhY)
Lyrics written by Paloalto, BewhY
Composed by Stally, Paloalto, BewhY
Arranged by Stally - Move On
Lyrics written by Paloalto
Composed by Big Banana, Paloalto - The Greatest, Part 2 (Feat. Los, CHANGMO & Owell Mood)
Lyrics written by Paloalto, Los, CHANGMO
Composed by UGP, Paloalto - ijuswanna (Feat. Ted Park & pH-1)
Lyrics written by Paloalto, Ted Park, pH-1
Composed by Holymoley!, Paloalto, Ted Park, pH-1
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“Show Me The Money 8 Final” and Instrumentals released
“Show Me The Money 8 Final” features two tracks from each of the four finalists as well as three tracks by other participants like Layone and Chillin Homie.
“Show Me The Money 8 Episode 4” compilation album released
“Show Me The Money 8 Episode 4” features the Top 8 contestants: BRYN, BIG Naughty, CHOILB, Young B, punchnello, EK, JJANGYOU, and TAKUWA.
Four-track digital single “Show Me The Money 8 Episode 2” released
“Show Me The Money 8 Episode 2” holds four tracks produced by Giriboy, BOYCOLD, and millic, featuring contestants like Woodie Gochild, punchnello, and Bryn.
