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Illionaire Ambition US Tour 2017 (SF, LA, Seattle, Atlanta, NY)

Korean Hiphop labels Illionaire Records and Ambition Musik are teaming up to co-headline their very first US Tour this year! Read about their upcoming tour in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Atlanta, and New York.

The ‘Illionaire Ambition’ co-headlined tour will feature Ambition Musik members Keem Hyo-Eun, Hash Swan, and Changmo, as well as CEOs Dok2 and The Quiett.  According to Transparent Agency, all tickets will go on sale this Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 12:00 PM PST.

Tour Date and Location

November 30: San Francisco @ Regency Grand Ballroom | RSVP on Facebook
December 2: Los Angeles @ The Belasco Theater | RSVP on Facebook
December 3: Seattle @ Neumos | RSVP on Facebook
December 8: Atlanta @ Center Stage | RSVP on Facebook
December 10: New York @ Highline Ballroom | RSVP on Facebook

Ticket Information

Tickets go on sale: Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 12:00 PM PST
Early Bird: $35 USD
General Admission: $50 USD
VIP Meet and Greet (very limited): $150 USD
Full information will be available on Transparent Agency

About Illionaire Records

ILLIONAIRE RECORDS is an independent South Korean record label, prominently known for their popular and influential artists in the hip hop scene. Founded by Dok2 and The Quiett, this label focuses on self-made production and each artist’s individual style to great success, selling out shows all over the country. In late 2011, they signed on Beenzino. In addition to producing music, Internationally, ILLIONAIRE has gained popularity through sold-out concerts and collaborations with Asian-American singer and rapper Jay Park.

About Ambition Musik

AMBITION MUSIK was formed in 2016 by the union of Kim Hyo-Eun, Hash Swan, and Changmo. An independent label under IlLLIONAIRE, AMBITION allows these rappers artistic and creative freedom to grow their personal styles. Through social media, collaborations with other artists, and producing, these three have expansive fame within the hip hop genre and are a growing, powerful force in the music industry.

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Dok2, The Quiett, and Nucksal on compilation album ‘Fever Music 2017’

Dok2, The Quiett, Nucksal, and more have participated in the album ‘Fever Music 2017’ for the Fever Festival which took place yesterday.

Illionaire Records’ Dok2 and The Quiett contribute ‘My Wave‘, a slow jam hiphop track with autobiographic lyrics. On Prima Vista‘s minimal sounds, they rap about how they got to the top of the Korean hiphop scene. The featured artists are Ambition Musik’s CHANGMO and Keem Hyo-eun.

Nucksal brings the song ‘위로‘ to the album. The title can mean both ‘up’ or ‘comfort’. The funky groove and acoustic piano loop were produced by VMC’s TK and feature ODEE. With positive energy, the lyrics tell about the small joys and hope in life.

‘Fever Music 2017’ Track List & Credits:
  1. Lovelyz – Take Me Somewhere
  2. Dok2, The Quiett – My Wave (Feat. CHANGMO, Keem Hyo-eun)
    Produced by Prima Vista
    Composed by Prima Vista
    Lyrics written by CHANGMO, The Quiett, Dok2, Keem Hyo-eun
    Arranged by The Quiett
  3. Nucksal – 위로 (Feat. ODEE)
    Produced by TK
    Composed by TK
    Lyrics written by ODEE, Nucksal
    Arranged by TK
  4. SEENROOT – 할 수 있어!
  5. Pluto – It’s You
  6. Seulgi – 그대는 그렇게

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Source: Mnet

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Keem Hyo Eun releases single ‘LA LA LA (Feat. CHANGMO)’

Keem Hyo Eun of Ambition Musik has released the digital single ‘LA LA LA (Feat. CHANGMO)’ produced by Prima Vista.

‘LA LA LA‘ is Keem Hyo Eun‘s second release after his first album ‘My Ambition‘, and his style has become much more distinguished since.

This single was produced by veteran Prima Vista, who has constantly been working with Illionaire, and it features Keem Hyo Eun’s labelmate CHANGMO.

Credits:

Lyrics written by Keem Hyo Eun, CHANGMO
Composed and arranged by Prima Vista

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Source: Mnet

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SURAN releases ‘Walkin’ EP and ‘1+1=0 (Feat. DEAN)’ MV

Singer and producer SURAN has released her first mini album ‘Walkin’ with support from Primary, DEAN, CHANGMO, Swings, Suga, IAB Studio, and more.

After pre-releasing the track ‘Wine (Feat. CHANGMO) (Prod. by SUGA)‘, “the invincible newcomer” SURAN has now released her first mini album ‘Walkin‘. The title stands for SURAN’s motto of “I have been taking the same steps until now, I still am and I will keep going this way.” The EP includes five tracks about different topics but all with chill and sensible sounds.

A number of great artists is support SURAN in this album, and the title track stands out especially for featuring and being produced by DEAN who has worked with world-famous artists like Eric Bellinger, Anderson .Paak, and Syd.

For the music video with its dreamy and sensuous animation she worked with Mustache Films who previously created videos for KISUM, Seo In-Guk, Mad Clown, and Junggigo.
The album cover was made by I-AB Studio who already collaborated with SURAN on her swimming pool series with the singles ‘Calling in Love‘ and ‘겨울새 (Winter Bird)‘. The colorful, fantastic cover with the oriental background is impressive and looks like an Eastern version of Wonder Woman.

Check out the album highlights in the video below, you can also find the music video for the title track, the making of track one and three, and a live version of ‘Wine’.

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Track List, Credits & Descriptions:
  1. Walking
    Lyrics written by SURAN, Hyunseo Lee
    Composed and arranged by SURAN, TAK
    Retro chill house track featuring EDM producer TAK who won Seo Taiji’s ‘Christmalo.win’ Remix contest. Think of it as an extension of SURAN’s ‘Calling in Love’.
  2. 1+1=0 (Feat. DEAN) TITLE
    Lyrics written by Deanfluenza
    Composed and arranged by Deanfluenza, highhopes
    MV: Mustache Films | Making Of
    Minimal hiphop track with a catchy hook. The title is a wordplay on the Korean word ‘일’ (read: “il”) which can mean both “one” and “work.” Referring to the lives of people these days, the song says that when one does nothing but work and more work, nothing is left.
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  3. 오늘 취하면 (Wine) (Feat. CHANGMO) (Prod. by SUGA)
    Lyrics written by SURAN, Slow Rabbit, CHANGMO, June
    Composed by Slow Rabbit, SUGA, SURAN, June | Arranged by Slow Rabbit, SUGA
    Making Of
    An electro pop and future bass flavored trendy hiphop/R&B track about a breakup. Produced by SUGA of BTS and Slow Rabbit, it has a groovy rhythm and emotional melody.
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  4. 쩔쩔매줘 (Babybaby)
    Lyrics written by SURAN, Kriz, Acserum
    Composed by SURAN, Kriz | Arranged by Kriz
    An easy to listen to, minimal jazz hop track that is like a conversation between lovers.
  5. 해요 (Yo) (Feat. Swings)
    Lyrics written by SURAN, Acserum, Swings
    Composed by SURAN, Primary | Arranged by Primary
    A song of support and comfort for all the young people who have been working hard in difficult situations. Strengthened by Swings’ rap and Ham String’s beautiful string sounds, co-composed and arranged by Primary of Amoeba Culture.

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