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Changstarr - Bali High (cover art)

Changstarr drops ‘Bali High (Feat. Owen Ovadoz)’ single and music video

Hippie rapper Changstarr has released the digital single and music video ‘Bali High‘ today together with his close friend, MKIT RAIN’s Owen Ovadoz.

In November, Changstarr dropped his mixtape ‘Highdigger‘, thoroughly imprinting the hippie lifestyle into listeners’ minds.

For his new, colorful music video, Changstarr and his friend Owen flew to Bali. Flaunting bliss, freedom, and joy in the beautiful Bali nature, Changstarr tells the future hippies to live a free-spirited life. At the same time he shows his love for Bali which has seen a decline in tourists due to the recent eruptions of volcano Mount Agung.
Another close friend of Changstarr’s, director Hypnos, was in charge of the video.

“Everyone who has opened the Doors of Perception will fully understand the lyrics and the video. This song is their anthem.”

“I’mma lead the way, this is how it’s done, hippies”
“You only got one life to live, so why not?”

‘Bali High’ Credits:

Lyrics by Changstarr, Owen Ovadoz
Produced by B.Young
Mixed & mastered by Marcus “Avec Plaisir” Hahm
Recorded by Louis Maui at MKIT RAIN Studio
MV directed by Hypnos
Aerial Camera: TaeJune Park
Cover Photo: Hypnos
Cover Design:
Executive Producers: Changstarr, Dr.Simpson
Artist Management: Min-goo Kang, Bumsoo Kim
Production Management: MATHI
Special thanks to Mr. Kim of FERBEAN, Agung Rai of Arma Museum & Resort Bali, Hasta Aditama

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MKIT RAIN’s Loopy drops new mini album ‘QUESTIONS’

Rapper Loopy of MKIT RAIN Records has released his new mini album ‘QUESTIONS‘ today with support from his label mates as well as CLO₩D, AP, DUH MAHNI, and Dope’Doug.

After ‘ICE‘, this is Loopy‘s second mini album and holds a total of twelve tracks, including the pre-released ‘MOLLA‘ which is one of the three title tracks next to ‘WHERE U?’ and ‘WHAT I WANT’.

HiphopLE and MKIT RAIN Records held an open verse event prior to the release of the album, titled ‘Week of Welcome’. Anyone could rap a verse on the track ‘WAY’, and the winner would be featured on the album. More than 500 rappers and fans participated. Eventually, artist CLO₩D won the competition.

‘QUESTIONS’ Track List & Credits:
  1. I GOTTA (INTRO)
    Beat by Zeph Ellis
    Words by THISLOOP
    Mixed by Aepmah
    Mastered by Namwoo Kwon at 821 Sound
  2. WAY (FEAT. LILOOP, CLO₩D)
    Beat by HDBI
    Words by THISLOOP, CLO₩D
    Mixed by HDBI
    Mastered by Namwoo Kwon at 821 Sound
  3. NIRWANA FREESTYLE
    Beat by Ill Instrumentals
    Words by THISLOOP
    Mixed by Aepmah
    Mastered by Namwoo Kwon at 821 Sound
  4. WHAT I WANT TITLE
    Beat by CorMill x Fly melodies
    Lyrics by THISLOOP
    Mixed and mastered by David Yungin Kim
  5. MOLLA TITLE
    Beat by CorMill
    Lyrics by THISLOOP
    Mixed and mastered by David Yungin Kim
  6. NAME (FEAT. BLOO, AP)
    Beat by StunnahSezbeatz
    Words by THISLOOP, BLOO, AP
    Mixed by Namo Kim
    Mastered by Namwoo Kwon at 821 Sound
  7. BONNIE N CLYDE ’18
    Beat by David Yungin Kim
    Lyrics by THISLOOP
    Mixed and mastered by David Yungin Kim
  8. 지금 어디야 (WHERE U?) (Feat. Dope’Doug) TITLE
    Beat by CashMoneyAP
    Words by THISLOOP, Dope’Doug
    Mixed and mastered by David Yungin Kim
  9. TRUE (Feat. DUH MAHNI)
    Beat by King Mezzy
    Lyrics by THISLOOP, DUH MAHNI
    Mixed by HDBI
    Mastered by Namwoo Kwon at 821 Sound
  10. TAKE OFF
    Beat by David Yungin Kim
    Lyrics by THISLOOP
    Mixed and mastered by David Yungin Kim
  11. HANABI
    Beat by DJSWIFT813 & YATTA BEATS
    Lyrics by THISLOOP
    Mixed and mastered by David Yungin Kim
  12. WHAT I WANT REMIX (FEAT. Young West, Owen Ovadoz, nafla, BLOO)
    Beat by CorMill x Fly melodies
    Lyrics by THISLOOP, Young West, Owen Ovadoz, nafla, BLOO
    Mixed and mastered by David Yungin Kim

Artwork by DANTAY

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Owen Ovadoz releases ‘tho you don’t know’ via SoundCloud

Owen Ovadoz has uploaded the new track ‘tho you don’t know’ to SoundCloud, seemingly in reaction to Debi’s diss track ‘Ovadozed’.

Four days ago, Debi dissed Owen Ovadoz with the track ‘Ovadozed‘. The rapper explained his problem with Owen in detail, which shocked fans who had thought that the two were close. Together, the artists had released two mixtapes as hiphop duo ODB.

Earlier this month, Simba Zawadi had already dissed Owen in the track ‘불꽃’ (lit.: flame/s). Rather than dissing Simba in return, Owen reacted with the track  ‘세금발머리바나난리우드 (saygeumballmariahbananollywood)‘ in which he rapped: “Everybody gotta step on my nerve why? Oh I guess I’m that famous now”

Once again, Owen is not dissing Debi but rather showing a reaction with the track ‘몰라도 (tho you don’t know)‘.

No idea about tomorrow’s schedule
but let’s just do it, no biggie
It’s okay to forget about worries and stuff
Just smoke another one

and my mommy done told me to be a man and i’m sry
I’ve walked around the finish line a lot, unable to find it and losing balance
flowing, my only choice, deciding on a direction and i’m going
My first LP, Problematic crazy addict what you doing?

By mistake I brought back L, tonight once again I bounce back
i get more b*tches then them rly don’t care ‘bout mandem
who’s bout that clout? and they dance smoking ounce oh man God damn
living that crazy LA life style

met up Nicky thank Jesus she all over me chica
bonito, forgot the time, what day of the week is it today?
In the morning, a young girl in an apron is in my place
kitchen cooking breakfast looky she wearing nothing but an apron uh

New friends ask me what I’m up to again
So I reply, you and I won’t be meeting up
I just do music, I’ll go with Jaehoon
yeah me and my boy against the world man fuck them others

and my daddy done told me to be a man and i’m sry
I keep doin it, the problem’s the saewookkang, i keep reaching for it
and i know i didn’t asked for this running like i’m sonic
a penny is pitiful but what does one see without any speck [of dust]?

The capitalism hidden by CJ signboard, [Korean] Eastern politeness
Some coaked 1991-born sheep lost its owner and is wandering around aimlessly
It thought it was a hero but it’s just a sacrificial lamb
Once it notices that it’s already too late, the door’s firmly closed

Though I look hurried, I’m alright,
I just don’t have anything to give you, I’ll do
the calculations, I’ll think about contacting you
don’t think too much now don’t think too much now

Either way, I have no time to diss [anyone].
Don’t have any reason to either, nor a justification
I don’t wanna think about it either and just got annoyed so I wrote lyrics
and people be talking like, ‘what is he talking about?’

As Owen points out himself, it is not very clear what he is referring to in his lyrics, so take the translation rather as an interpretation and with a grain of salt.

Korean fans appear to be confused as well as there have not been any notable reactions to this development.

Changstarr - On the Road Mixtape Vol. 2: Highdigger (cover art)

Changstarr releases ‘On the Road Mixtape Vol. 2: Highdigger’

Rapper Changstarr has released the second part of his ‘On the Road‘ mixtape series titled ‘Highdigger’. He calls it “the bible of Korea’s future hippies.”

After living in the US for a long time, Changstarr was influenced by the hippie culture. This mixtape includes his message to the future hippie generation growing up in a South Korea that is dominated by individualism. The older generation’s worn-out ways and Confucian thinking repress the young generation’s freedom. Through this tape, Changstarr hopes that the ‘Doors of Perception’ will open at least a crack.

Highdigger‘ is made up of fourteen tracks including two skits. Both pre-released singles and music videos ‘Funky Swag‘ and ‘Savage‘ are part of this mixtape. Additional featurings come e.g. by Swings, Bill Stax, and Neil (who now goes as ‘DUH MAHNI’).

All tracks but the ones that are exclusively available on CD can be listened to on SoundCloud (above). Also check out the music video for the title track ‘Butterfly Dream’ below!

‘Highdigger’ Track List & Credits:
  1. Les Fleurs Du Mal (“악의 꽃”) (Feat. Swings)
    Lyrics by Changstarr, Swings
    Produced by Mahvash Hassan Malik
    Mixed by Mahvash Hassan Malik, Gwangsun Son
    Poem “Le Poison” by Charles Baudelaire
    Recited by Olivia Tchangoué
  2. I Like It Remix (CD Only)
    Lyrics by Changstarr
    Produced by Arwwae (Original: Wavisabiroom – “I Like It”)
    Mixed by Mahvash Hassan Malik
  3. Highdigger (Feat. Na$ty, Lord Saiyan) (CD Only)
    Lyrics by Changstarr, Na$ty, Lord Saiyan
    Produced by Disclosure (Original: Bishop Nehru – “You Stressin’”)
    Mixed by Candid Creation
  4. “Cool” Guys (skit)
    Produced by Candid Creation
    Excerpt from “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”
  5. Funky Swag (with Tammy)
    Lyrics by Changstarr, Tammy
    Produced by Dustfingaz
    Mixed by Candid Creation
  6. Savage (Feat. Owen Ovadoz, nafla, JUSTHIS)
    Lyrics by Changstarr, Owen Ovadoz, nafla, JUSTHIS
    Produced by Jampad
    Mixed by Xoul Vermillion
  7. 27 Club (Feat. Space Honey, Neil)
    Lyrics by Changstarr, Space Honey, Neil
    Produced by Dusty
    Mixed by Mahvash Hassan Malik
  8. **** Thoughts (Feat. Owen Ovadoz, BILL STAX)
    Lyrics by Changstarr, Owen Ovadoz, BILL STAX
    Produced by Cookin Soul
    Mixed by Candid Creation
  9. Californicatin’
    Lyrics by Changstarr
    Produced by HRK
    Mixed by DOBAL
  10. Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (skit)
    Speech by Timothy Leary
  11. The Doors of Perception (“인식의 문”) (CD Only)
    Lyrics by Changstarr
    Produced by Fitzroy
    Mixed by DOBAL
  12. High Plateau (“Hi, Plato!”) (CD Only)
    Lyrics by Changstarr
    Produced by Gramatik
    Mixed by DOBAL
  13. Wolfpack Rendezvous 
    Lyrics by Changstarr
    Produced by Candid Creation
    Mixed by Candid Creation
  14. Butterfly Dream (“호접몽”) TITLE
    Lyrics by Changstarr
    Produced by Louis Maui
    Mixed by Louis Maui
    MV by Fresh Amuse of Amuse Artist
Mixtape Credits:

Executive Producer: Changstarr
Art Director: Spino
Track 1 mastered by Mahvash Hassan Malik
Tracks 2-14 mastered by Namwoo Kwon at 821 Sound Mastering
Inspired by Jack Kerouac, Charles Baudelaire, Aldous Huxley, Ken Kesey, Rene Magritte, Van Gogh, Salvador Dali, Zhuangzi, 27 Club, The Beatles, and all my heroes

‘Butterfly Dream’ Music Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ-nsFZOvVw

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Debi targets Owen Ovadoz with diss track ‘Ovadozed’

Rapper Debi has uploaded the track ‘Ovadozed‘ via SoundCloud yesterday, which is after Simba Zawadi’s ‘불꽃’ another diss track directed at Owen Ovadoz.

Debi released his debut single ‘Hiphoper’ in 2013. In April this year he released the single ‘Thirsty‘ as a member of YPZ together with Killagramz and Incredivle. Together with Owen Ovadoz, Debi was in the duo ODB. The two rappers released two mixtapes together, ‘ODB Part 1: ODB‘ and ‘ODB Part 2: Move Da Culture‘.

Two weeks ago, Simba Zawadi dissed Owen Ovadoz with the track ‘불꽃’ (lit.: flames), to which Owen reacted with the track ‘세금발머리바나난리우드 (saygeumballmariahbananollywood)‘, which was in fact not a diss track.
Now with Debi, another rapper who has worked with Owen has come forward to express his complaints. And he does not hold back:

Beforehand you said you’d feature without pay
Then you sent me your lyrics and recording, asking for money
I asked, “Why suddenly?” Condescendingly,
you only then tell me: “It’s business”
A lunatic who “overdozed,” who are you trying to deceive?
Now you suddenly want 2 mil won pay for your featuring?
You’ve waited nearly half a year, I thought it was “business?”
You who use your label as an excuse should just suck up to Loopy all your life
J-Man called me, saying he’ll kill you
On the day of the music video shooting you couldn’t be reached, you were absent without notice
The reason was that you overslept, I don’t really get it
Before you get beaten, get a hold of your common sense
I throw oil into the flames Simba lit
I too was deceived by your fake beliefs
You ain’t Mufasa, you’re Scar who’s just waiting
for his chance then dies. Today’s a good day to die
Your left and right cheek, Imma have to smash it
After hitting you with [my] rap, I put you in a casket
Sanggoo-hyung, can we hang this one [from the bridge] too?

With the last two lines, Debi references a line from Deepflow‘s diss track ‘DazeAllLie‘ which was directed at Don Malik: “I’ll just hit you with rap and hang you from a bridge.” “Sanggoo” is Deepflow’s first name.

You’re like meju, a basic ingredient for making Korean soy sauce
I’ll grill you on Sangwook’s hot beat
Grow up already, in three years you’re a thirty-year-old adult too
Bad-mannered children who constantly lie
deserve the whip, you’ve grown a lot Hyunwoo
Ha ha ha ha ha ha funny
When searching your name, the first news result is about rapist Owen

As a fact, upon searching Owen’s name in Korean in the News section of Google, the first result is about the incident on Instagram live.

A little Cho Doo Soon d*ck with rape fantasies

Cho Doo Soon is a convicted criminal who kidnapped, assaulted and raped an eight-year-old girl in 2008.

I can diss and diss you there’s no end, you’re the king of stupid acts
Money? Funny, you make it rain in the eyes of your parents
I believed in you but in the end you’re full of contradictions, you is fake
When you performed together with me you were purely yourself,
you said it in an interview, your stance
However, you sold your soul for 2 mil won
Your fabric is drenched in todayism
F*ck Owen Ovadoz, you ain’t hip hop
Don’t pretend to do it for the culture, you ain’t hip hop

F*ck Owen, f*ck Ovadoz
F*ck you and your company b*tch

 

Korean Fans’ Reactions

Fans (on HiphopLE) were impressed by the intense lyrics and that someone who was close to Owen stepped forward and dissed him: “It’s not like he [Debi] doesn’t know him [Owen], this is coming from someone who’s released mixtapes together with Owen .. Owen, what on earth?” “If those lyrics are true … he [Owen] is the type of person I don’t like,” “No smoke without fire right, and there’s so much smoke.”

“Now, have some popcorn everyone (munchmunchmunch)”

“Debi’s lyrics are …. I wonder how Owen will react”

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Changstarr drops ‘Savage (Feat. Owen Ovadoz, nafla, JUSTHIS)’

Changstarr has released the digital single and music video ‘Savage’ today which features Owen Ovadoz, nafla, and JUSTHIS.

One week ago, Changstarr released ‘Funky Swag‘, which was the first track off his upcoming ‘On the Road Mixtape Vol. 2: Highdigger’. Today he has pre-released the second one which is also a boom bap track. Support comes from MKIT RAIN’s nafla and Owen Ovadoz, as well as from Indigo Music’s JUSTHIS. Each one of the four rappers displays his raw and ‘Savage‘ side in his verse.

The music video was directed by Hypnos who has worked with MKIT RAIN often, young artist Spino who had received shout-outs from G-Dragon was the art director, and DOMCAKE who once worked with A$ap Tyy helped out with the graphics.

‘Savage’ Credits:

Written & performed by Changstarr, Owen Ovadoz, nafla, JUSTHIS
Produced by Jampad
Mixed by Xoul Vermillion, Mahvash Hassan Malik
Mastered by Namwoo Kwon at 821 Sound Mastering

MV presented by Changstarr
Starring Changstarr, Owen Ovadoz, nafla, JUSTHIS
Director: Hypnos
Producer: Muta
Art Director: Spino
Gaffer: Sungjun Park
Graphic Artist: DOMCAKE
Cameos: Jade, QOQL

Artwork by Spino

Music Video:

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Owen Ovadoz releases ‘세금발머리바나난리우드’ via SoundCloud

MKIT RAIN’s Owen Ovadoz has released a new track titled ‘세금발머리바나난리우드’ (saygeumballmariahbananollywood) via SoundCloud earlier today.

This is not a diss track, but fans suspect that with some lines Owen is referring to Simba Zawadi’s diss from the other day. The lyrics read:

Everybody gotta step on my nerve why? Oh I guess I’m that famous now
[This is] the result of living facing the future, not remembering yesterday or the day before
Everybody talking trash to me right now, oh I guess I’m that famous now
Oh I guess I’m that famous now, oh I guess I’m that famous now

My god is deep and sweet, you can never feel it
Betrayal hurts but you’re alright, you laugh like
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

The word used for “god” here could also mean “poetry,” but the first makes more sense in the context. Note that Simba Zawadi is a faithful Christian, his father is a pastor.

They call me Mufasa, have you possibly seen a guy like this [before]?
Meeting me, they shout “Eureka!” but you’ll never be God’s son
Even when [I’m] quiet for a while they get curious, they’re all here
In other words, their expectations for me are rainmaking, scotching all the fire

The “Eureka” phrase reads “심 봤어” (shim bwasseo) in Korean which sounds similar to ‘심바’ (shimba), and the reference to Mufasa seems like a hint too. “Rainmaking” probably refers to MKIT RAIN and the “fire” could refer to the title of Simba’s diss track which was “flames.”

I’ve sold my passion long ago, we were on different routes
I’ve put aside my feelings, getting closer to my goal
Sorry, [this] hyung has suffered a lot, it’s alright, to a lame extent
Mo money mo problems mo fame, another point of view

No mo friendship, fuck ‘em, just opening and closing traps

In the “hyung” line, Owen might be directly addressing Simba who is a year younger than him.

 

What Korean fans say about ‘세금발머리바나난리우드’

Fans found that this was rather a reaction than a diss track. They comment all in all positively: “Good, I like it,” “Owen is really good [at rapping],” “Why did he make such a good track?”

The song was produced by Candid Creation, who uploaded the instrumental to his own channel. The producer already worked with Owen Ovadoz on his single ‘Yellow Iverson‘ and his ‘Problematic‘ LP.

 

 

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Simba Zawadi releases diss track ‘불꽃’ directed at Owen Ovadoz

Two days ago, rapper Simba Zawadi released the track ‘불꽃’ (lit.: flame/s) via SoundCloud which seems to be a diss track about Owen Ovadoz.

Simba Zawadi was born 1992 and hails from North Jeolla Province. (For more info, read his interview with ROKHIPHOP’S SCV from 2015.)
He is a member of the crew Awaken Tongues alongside Canhaz, OHIORABBIT, 89kid, Hertz, and OaKTong. Simba released his debut album ‘용기 (Courage)‘ in 2015 and has so far worked with the likes of BewhY, DJ Kendrickx, Debi, Donutman, and Asol.
You possibly saw him in seasons five and six of Show Me The Money. In season 6 he lost against Junoflow. Last year, Simba and Ambition Musik’s Keem Hyo-eun (at the time known as Kenny Raw) released ‘The Late Night Mixtape‘ together.
Simba Zawadi has been involved in several dissing incidents: last year he dissed Hi-Lite Records and the other time he was the one getting dissed by Khundi Panda (who, by the way, also dissed Owen Ovadoz). Khundi and Simba are good friends now though.

Funnily, Simba Zawadi’s debut album also featured Owen Ovadoz, who he now decided to diss. In ‘불꽃‘ (lit.: flame/s), Simba spits:

“Where on earth did you hide your love for the US
when you wrote lyrics imitating TakeOne?”

These two lines refer to the “Come Back Home” incident from 2015. It was started by TakeOne who, due to something Keith Ape said in an interview, felt the need to defend Korean hiphop. Simba Zawadi and other rappers, e.g. Suda, released tracks on the same beat. Owen Ovadoz was among them too and took a stance similar to that of TakeOne.

“My hiphop isn’t P.O.E.M nor Problematic
Our hiphop is Yanghwa and The Anecdote

Here, Simba mentions two of Owen’s albums which makes it very clear that the disses are directed at Owen and nobody else. He also mentions two very important albums of Korean hiphop, respectively by Deepflow and E SENS.

“We’re not set on catching up with the US-American culture
If you got this wrong, then leave and take your whole team with you

When you were Koreans living in the US
Korean hiphop made you feel proud
However it’s different now, because you have become US-Americans in South Korea
and look down on us as if you were something better.”

Simba Zawadi makes his problem with Owen very clear in the lines above. The root of this whole issue lies in the question what Korean hiphop is, in what way it is different from the “original,” if it’s just an imitation, and so on. In other words, this is once again the whole issue TakeOne already tackled two years ago.

Korean fans reacted with mixed feelings, but all of them agreed that Owen is probably not going to respond to the track, that he is going to be better off not responding, even. “No matter what he does now, it won’t help his cause.” Given the recent issues surrounding Owen, some argued that Simba Zawadi attacked a man who was already lying on the ground.
Meanwhile, many listeners praised the quality of Simba Zawadi’s rap, especially his clear pronunciation and delivery. The beat produced by Verbal Jint in 2008 received attention as well:

“First of all, the beat is dope.”
“I only heard facts.”
“I’m a fan of Owen but this is so liberating.”

 

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