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Ja Mezz - 1/4 cover

Ja Mezz releases EP album ‘1/4’ and MV

Today, on Ja Mezz’s 26th birthday, his EP album ‘1/4’ has been released online and offline as well as the music video for the EP’s title track ‘Pilot’.

‘1/4′ is about the lives of young Korean men in their mid-twenties. It tells daily stories of the feelings most young people have towards the subject ‘dreams’, like desire and passion, hope and inferiority. Ja Mezz approaches this worn-out subject freshly with his characteristic frankness and insight.

The album’s title track ‘Pilot’ is about his story of being addicted to the dream of flying in the sky. The music video was filmed in Hwacheon, Kangwon-do, where Ja Mezz spent his childhood, in Sichuan, China, where Ja Mezz spent his school days after immigrating with his family, at Hanyang University which he is currently attending, and in Hoegi-dong, Seoul, where Ja Mezz lives. The music video ‘My Day’ (나의 하루) which features the title track ‘Pilot’ as well as the tracks ‘Audi’, ‘Drinks Up’, and ‘Hangover 3’, is also included in the album.

The 4 meters wide and 2 meters long props  on the album cover in the form of ‘1/4’ were planned by Ja Mezz together with designer Cha Inchul (INCH) and Han Sangyup (Nash). Together with his crew Krosshartz, they personally made them at Kyunghee University’s art workroom. The forms that are bigger than a person are full of objects that give a peek into Ja Mezz’s daily life.

The album features same-aged rappers Loco and Crucial Star, Krosshartz’s ENAN, and Mamamoo’s Hwasa. The music video was directed by No Sangyoon, the photos for the artwork taken by Booba, soriheda was the sound engineer, Cha Inchul aka INCH designed the cover, Dakshood, Grene Man, and others produced the tracks.

Ja Mezz’s label Grandline Entertainment said, “Ja Mezz participated not only in ‘1/4’s producing but also in planning the artwork, music video, album design, etc.” and, “If you enjoy the music together with these various contents which Ja Mezz has passionately and carefully prepared for a long time, you will have a more abundant listening experience.”

Many artists like Tablo, Paloalto, Verbal Jint, and Lil Boy have left positive reviews of Ja Mezz’s album, which raised hiphop fans’ expectations.

 

Tracklist:
01. Satellite (feat. ENAN)
02. Pilot
03. 깔깔이 [Two Years]
04. Strexx
05. 전당포 [Open Up]
06. Audi
07. Drinks up (feat. Hwasa of Mamamoo)
08. 오늘따라 [Always] (feat. ENAN)
09. Hangover
10. Lab
11. (Bonus Track) 십중팔구 [Nine Times out of Ten] (feat. Crucial Star, Loco)

 

https://youtu.be/m7x5K3nLQ9c

 

Related links:
Ja Mezz’s Facebook, Instagram
Grandline Entertainment’s Facebook, Instagram

 

Source: rokhiphop

 

Ja Mezz - 1/4 cover

Ja Mezz reveals ‘1/4’ tracklist and album cover

‘1/4’ is about the lives of young Korean men who have lived one fourth of their life, in other words, those who are in their mid-twenties.

The album will be released online and offline on Ja Mezz’s 26th birthday, August 11.

“Ja Mezz’s charm is that he steadily keeps his nature no matter what the surroundings, this is how I saw him as a person. After listening to his first album, I realized that the same goes for his music. While going back and forth between beats with various atmospheres, there is nothing unnecessary and it does not sound try-hard, his rap does not miss the ‘center stage’. It has been a very long time since I last heard such a refreshing and pleasant voice in this scene. The more you listen, the more you’ll like the album! PS: I heard that his peer rappers are racking their brains about his entry [into the scene].” – Tablo((The last part contains a pun on ‘racking’ (ssa mezz) and Ja Mezz.))

“Not many people are used to the artist Ja Mezz. His album ‘1/4’ lets you feel what I felt when I met him. What it is like to grow up as a South Korean man, the longing for success, pleasures, the artist’s identity, this is what 1/4 is about. It is not an exciting or dramatic album. However, his clean rap, expressiveness, and the production make it interesting. And even without meeting and talking to him personally, I think you will be able to feel the same way as I did.” – Paloalto

Tracklist (English titles only temptative):
01. Satellite (feat. ENAN)
02. Pilot
03. 깔깔이 [Fresh Money].
04. Strexx
05. 전당포 [Pawnshop].
06. Audi
07. Drinks up (feat. Hwasa of Mamamoo)
08. 오늘따라 [Today out of All Day] (feat. ENAN)
09. Hangover
10. Lab
11. (Bonus Track) 십중팔구 [Nine Times out of Ten] (feat. Crucial Star, Loco)

Credits:
Cover artwork by Cha Inchul (INCH), Kim Sunghee, Han Sangyup
Photo by Booba

 

Related links:
Ja Mezz’s Facebook, Instagram
Grandline Entertainment’s Facebook, Instagram

 

Source: rokhiphop

 

Ja Mezz - 나의 하루

JaMezz releases video ‘My Day’

Grandline Entertainment’s JaMezz has released the video ‘나의 하루’ [My Day] which he wrote the scenario for, directed and starred in. Credits: Direction, scenario: Kim

Yella Diamond - Turn It Up (Feat. Lil Boi of Geeks, DJ Dopsh) MV screenshot

Yella Diamond releases MV for ‘Turn It Up (Feat. Lil Boi of Geeks, DJ Dopsh)’

With the release of his double single ‘Turn It Up’, Grandline Entertainment’s Yella Diamond also releases the music video for ‘Turn It Up’ that features his label mates Lil Boi and DJ Dopsh.

The double single also includes the track ‘Where You At RMX (Feat. Boy Wonder)’ which is a remix of Louie’s ‘Where You At (Feat. Young Luffy)’ off his album ‘靈感’ from 2014.
Yella Diamond is an allrounder who raps, sings, plays the piano, and produces, so he completed the whole double single by himself. Recently, he participated on Mnet’s trainee survival program ‘No Mercy’ as a special mentor where he produced and featured on ‘Interstellar’.

 

 

Related links:
Yella Diamond’s Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Grandline Entertainment’s Facebook, Instagram

 

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Source: hiphopplaya 1,2
Translation: hiphopkr