Hip-hop duo Garion has returned with a new single after a break of two and a half years. ‘변‘ is about the changes the two have witnessed in their lives.
TakeOne releases ‘Green Ideology Director’s Cut’ LP and ‘Show Time’ MV
Grandline Entertainment‘s TakeOne has released the ‘Green Ideology Director’s Cut‘ LP today as well as the music video for ‘Show Time’.
I.F return with ‘Opening Ceremony (Feat. Verbal Jint, MC Meta, LOCO)’
“Yesterday’s memories meet today and sing of tomorrow.” BIZNIZ and nuck return as Infinite Flow (I.F) with a new digital single under BrandNew Music. ‘Opening Ceremony‘ features rappers Verbal Jint, MC Meta, and LOCO.
Jindotgae and WILLYEOM release project album ‘GOOD IS BAD’
Rappers Jindotgae and WILLYEOM have released their project album ‘GOOD IS BAD’ with MC Meta, Los, and Hash Swan today, as well as the music video of the title track ‘XXXL FUTURE’.
Everyone’s Mic goes online as “Everyone’s Mic Oncast”
Everyone’s Mic will become an online contest, which means that international fans can enjoy it too from now on as “Everyone’s Mic Oncast.”
The entire contest will be organized via Facebook. As usual, anyone can participate. There are no restrictions whatsoever, anyone of any age can participate, alone or in teams. The videos can be of any length, as long as they show off the contestant(s) rap.
There will be two preliminary rounds. First of all, contestants upload their self-filmed videos to Everyone’s Mic’s Facebook page. Everyone who watches can become a judge: each “thumbs up” gives the contestant two points while every “thumbs down” loses them one point. Contestants may share their videos and promote themselves as much as they want.
After each preliminary round, four contestants (hereafter: teams; may also refer to just one person) will be chosen. In addition, Garion will choose two more teams, each from one of the preliminary rounds. This means that ten teams will be in the finals.
For the first round of the finals, the ten teams will all be filmed at a studio. Those videos will again be uploaded to Facebook and judged in the same way as for the preliminaries, with the exception that the user votes only count 50%, the other 50% are made up by the judges’ scores. Five teams move on from this round.
The very final round will be a live performance. The voting depends for 60% on the audience and for 40% on the judges. A Facebook live stream will capture this final round. However, online viewers will not be able to vote. This is a precaution to avoid technical problems or bad sound transmission to influence the voting.
International fans are definitely able to participate as judges but the promotional text does not explicitly mention whether people living outside of Korea can participate as contestants. So if you’re thinking of participating from abroad, you might want contact Everyone’s Mic on Facebook. Also, consider that you would have to be in South Korea for the finals.
Dates:
1st preliminary round: from September 20 until October 9
2nd preliminary round: from October 14 until October 29
Prizes:
1st place: 3,000,000 Won
2nd place: 1,000,000 Won
3rd place: 500,000 Won
Source: MC Meta’s Instagram
Respected by MC Meta: Ban blank releases single ‘City Dreams’
Rapper Ban blank has released the single ‘City Dreams’ for the second episode of M2’s Respect series with “Master” MC Meta.
‘Respect‘ is a new M2 YouTube series hosted by Huckleberry P in which “South Korea’s greatest rappers” introduce rappers they respect. In the first episode, Deepflow introduced ODEE. The second episode features MC Meta as the “Master” who expresses his respect for Ban blank. Watch it below for an interview with MC Meta (exclusive English translation below the video) and Ban blank performing ‘City Dreams’ live.
In ‘특별시 Dreams (City Dreams)‘, Ban blank from Busan raps about his determination to make his dreams come true in Seoul, about the reasons why he has to succeed, and about his confidence to overcome anything in his way in order to keep going.
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Credits:
Lyrics written by Ban blank
Composed and arranged by SCARY’P, Walkman, E.D
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[Intro] MC Meta: He’s a rapper who can shock you.
[Text] Which rappers do the greatest rappers of South Korea respect?
Huckleberry P: Hello
Meta: Hello.
Huck P: We’re seeing each other often. Thank you very much for agreeing to participate in this.
Meta: The title of the program is ‘Respect’, and I think ‘respect’ is a word that is valuable regardless of the generation, age, or any other specifics that could be used to discriminate. You (points at Huck P) are a person I respect in this aspect, so of course I had to participate.
Huck P: Thank you. Since you already mentioned it, what is ‘respect’ for you?
Meta: It is the most basic energy, the starting point of doing and enjoying hiphop music.
Huck P: Who is the rapper you respect?
Meta: At first [after being invited to this show] various rappers came to mind. Regardless of their age, they all have excellent rap skills. I did have to think about it [TN: which rapper to choose] for some time. However, there’s this rapper I’ve observed closely and who has a good tone [of voice]. Using a flower as a metaphor, he hasn’t bloomed yet. If he does, he’ll be incredible. Personally, I think his face looks a bit more handsome than mine. He reminds [me] of a model. There were several reasons that led me to think that he is the right person to introduce on this show. His name is Ban blank.
Huck P: Ban blank has been rapping for quite a while now.
Meta: Yes.
Huck P: I’ve observed him for a long time and he’s one of very few musicians I consider myself close with.
Meta: Weren’t the two of you drunk that time?
Huck P: We were drunk often, especially me … Concerts in smaller towns tend to have very hearty after-parties.
Meta: You’re actually performing just for the sake of the after-party, no …?
Huck P: (claps) That’s about it!
Meta: Now, let’s listen to the new track of Ban blank, the rapper I respect!
Huck P: Yeah! Woo!
Meta: Yeah![/x_accordion_item][/x_accordion]
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Source: Mnet
Producer Comma releases second LP ‘Live Forever’
Producer Comma is back after eight years, his second full-length album has featurings by DJ Tiz, Jerry.k, Deepflow, Nucksal, Garion, QM, and more.
TakeOne releases full-length album ‘Green Ideology’
On the last day of 2016, TakeOne (real name: Kim Tae-gyoon) of Grandline Entertainment returned with a full-length album.
Garion release new single ‘금기어’
The title of MC Meta and Naachal‘s final single of 2016 translates to ‘taboo words’.
The track was produced by Deepfry who last worked with the duo for their 15-years-anniversary album. Sometimes straightforward, sometimes sarcastically, the two rappers tackle the topics money and fame, as well as the negative energy in the rap game.
This new single is certainly raising the bar for Garion‘s new album in 2017.
Credits:
Executive Producer: Noh Hallyang aka MAAcho
Produced by Deepfry
Lyrics by MC Meta, Naachal
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Kim ‘K-Star’ Jaehong @ Lighted Theater
Management: Han Sungjin
Related Links:
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Naachal [icon type=”twitter”]
Source: Mnet