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Owen Ovadoz Documentary, “Underground with Owen Ovadoz”

For anyone following Korean music, hip hop has been an absolute trend and boom in the last couple of years. Trends are great for cultural development, however, they are often driven without any filters or quality control. It’s amazing to see hip hop grow in Korea, whether it is underground or mainstream. We are seeing an exponential growth in hip hop releases, but the real question is: can they be considered as good music? There is an emergence of many young artists coming to life but do they actually understand the spirit of hip hop or are they simply jumping on the trend-boat to make quick dough?

Owen Ovadoz

Exclusive Interview with Owen Ovadoz

Having recently released music with both Nafla and Joe Rhee, Owen Ovadoz has generated renewed excitement around 90’s old-school boom bap and his own personal upcoming projects. After he returned from a successful performance in LA, I invited him to talk about his thoughts on hiphop’s development and the promising projects he has planned for anticipating fans in an exclusive interview with HiphopKR.