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We Want You Tour 2018 (poster)

San E and Mad Clown’s We Want You Tour 2018 in New York

On April 6th, Mad Clown & San E made their second stop at the Highline Ballroom, New York, as part of their month-long “We Want You” Tour.

After much anticipation, I was beyond excited to finally attend Mad Clown & San E’s We Want You Tour in my hometown, New York City! I arrived at the Highline Ballroom around 6:30PM, and walked into their ongoing rehearsal. San E, Mad Clown, DJ Juice, and Sobae were all on the stage: checking their mics, the timing of transitions, and quality of the projected videos. I was impressed with the level of thorough preparation by the artists and staff, and could not wait for the concert to officially begin!

The meet & greet fans trickled in about 30 minutes later, and it was heartwarming to see such a relaxed, open atmosphere. The artists invited fans, one by one, to come sit with them and simply hang out. All the meet & greet fans were able to not only get a photo with all the artists, but also to have genuine conversations before the show. I was humbled to have Sobae and San E thank HiphopKR for our various coverage, and was even fortunate enough to get my ‘Anything Goes’ album signed by Mad Clown.

After the meet & greet, the artists went backstage to get ready, and the rest of the audience entered the cozy concert venue. I situated myself front and center, and eagerly waited for the concert to begin. Sobae took charge of the opening performance, with her recently released second single: ‘Homegirl‘. A humble, sweet artist, and despite it being her first collaboration tour, she took the stage in natural confidence. She made a special shoutout to all the strong females in the crowd, and it was uplifting to have her dedicate the song to the audience as her “homegirls.”

After Sobae’s opening, DJ Juice spun a quick flashy intro for our main artists: San E & Mad Clown! The audience burst into laughter and cheers as San E & Mad Clown stormed onto the stage in these outlandish animal print coats:

The two opened with their first collaboration single, ‘Sour Grapes’. To complete the look, Mad Clown even threw fake money with the faces of both artists on it.

San E x Mad Clown bills

Afterwards, there was a jam-packed back and forth between Mad Clown and San E, each performing a solo verse. In fact, they planned a contest format, and asked fans to cheer for who they thought performed better. The audience and I clearly had a blast shouting their names and seeing their reactions. For watchers of Show Me The Money, both artists showcased the best of their best verses from the show!

Namely, Mad Clown’s famous “ear-piercing” rap for the guerilla showcase mission on Show Me The Money 2 was recreated for the concert, and the cheers following were equally “ear-piercing.” Personally, it was amazing to hear such power coming from such a reserved person. Even during rehearsals and my interactions with him, they were limited to a few quiet words. Yet, his rapping, magnified when heard live, was something that made me freeze in awe. To my pleasant surprise, he even performed a song from his first album, ‘Get Busy’. With my signed copy of the album nested in my purse, I couldn’t help but to feel emotionally charged. Mad Clown definitely knows how to rile up his fans. Even when making comments throughout, he was more confident with Korean, but would shyly throw in English–making the crowd go crazy. His interaction with the audience was so wholesome!

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On the complete other end of the spectrum, San E’s wild unchecked energy brought such positive vibes throughout the concert. He set the bar for our reactions. I love when artists are in their happy place and loving what they are doing–San E seemed to be doing just that. He was the person to make the jokes to the audience, to jump around all over the stage, and to bring it all together. In the middle of the concert, he surprised me by asking me to translate the exchange between him, Mad Clown, and DJ Juice. Honored, I (awkwardly) explained that San E and Mad Clown would do rock-paper-scissors for who would perform next because it would be boring to have everything scripted. An experience I’ll never forget, I watched the rest of the concert in a slight daze.

Of course, we couldn’t go home without San E and Mad Clown performing their newly released single: ‘Butterfly‘. The two artists taught fans how to dance to the song, and gave out specially signed singles to audience members who were the best dancers. Everybody in the crowd was flailing their arms, shaking their heads, and singing along. It was a fun, and in the strangest way homey, exercise.

Lastly, the best way to end the night was the encore performance: where San E and Mad Clown dressed up as each other, performing ‘Sour Grapes’; but this time, they performed each other’s verses. I was so busy laughing that I didn’t even get to take a decent picture.

Overall, I was so happy with the concert! It was very well-prepared with many little skits planted throughout. A packed two hours, I loved the chemistry between Mad Clown’s careful cautiousness and San E’s uncontainable energy–although their personalities don’t seem to overlap all too much, perhaps that’s what makes them such a well-balanced, amazing duo!

Without a doubt, I know this tour is already and will continue to be successful. That being said, the tour will be ongoing until the end of this month–grab your tickets now!

We would like to thank Bluenote Entertainment and Clossed Sessions for providing the press pass, as well as Kamoflage Entertainment for organizing a great event!

 

Featured tour dates & locations:

Boston–April 15 at The Middle East
Dallas–April 26 at Trees
Chicago–April 29 at Park West

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All presented by Kamoflage Entertainment: Kamoflage Entertainment is proud in providing a multifaceted array of creative contents ranging from concerts, artist build, festivals and videography. Prior acts produced include Dynamic Duo, Epik High, Sean John, Tritonal, Porter Robinson, Carnage, etc.


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Overclass - Collage 4 (album cover)

Overclass release ‘Collage 4’ LP

Overclass Crew have released their fourth full-length album ‘Collage 4’ in celebration of their ten-year anniversary.

Overclass Crew currently counts fifteen members who are rappers, singers, producers, and more. Check out this post if you’d like to know more about this extraordinary crew.

Collage 4‘ is the fourth part of their Collage series which started in 2008, and the album cover shows a bad-ass, upgraded version of their mascot in a fancy convertible. The limited edition of the album includes badges, stickers, more illustrations of their mascots, rhyme notes and of course the booklet and CD and it has already been sold out.
The album holds thirteen tracks and features all members of the crew. There are featurings by Giant Pink, Lil Boi, Dayoung Kim, BELLE, and Ja Mezz. The pre-released ‘Royalty‘ was produced by Havoc of Mobb Deep. A 14th track titled ‘확신해‘ (lit.: I’m confident) could not be included in the album due to copyright issues and was just uploaded to Nodo’s SoundCloud channel where you can listen to it for free.

Track List & Credits:
  1. Soul Funky Brothers (Prod. by 김수준)
    Lyrics written by Soojoon Kim (김수준), K Jun, San E
    Composed by Soojoon Kim, K Jun
    Arranged by Soojoon Kim, Joon-gyoo Lee
  2. 10 (Prod. by K JUN)
    Lyrics written by Nodo, Verbal Jint, K Jun, b-soap, San E, RIMI
    Composed by K Jun
    Arranged by K Jun, Binna Yeo (여빛나)
  3. 우유부단 (Prod. by K JUN) TITLE
    Lyrics written by K Jun, San E
    Composed by K Jun, Binna Yeo
    Arranged by K Jun
  4. 내가 (Prod. by K JUN) (Feat. GIANT PINK)
    Lyrics written by K Jun, San E, GIANT PINK
    Composed by K Jun
    Arranged by K Jun, Jaejoon Han (takey)
  5. Good Night (Prod. by CRYBABY)
    Lyrics written by Crybaby, Swings
    Composed and arranged by Crybaby
  6. Lazyday (Prod. by Kricc) (Feat. Lil Boi, 김다영)
    Lyrics written by Verbal Jint, b-soap, Lil Boi, Kricc
    Composed and arranged by Kricc
  7. FLASH BACK (Prod. by XEPY) (Feat. BELLE)
    Lyrics written by Belle
    Composed and arranged by Xepy
  8. Marina (Prod. by Delly Boi)
    Composed and arranged by Delly Boi
  9. 코레아나 (Prod. by LOBOTOME) (Feat. Ja Mezz)
    Lyrics written by RIMI, San E, b-soap, Ja Mezz
    Composed and arranged by LOBOTOME
  10. 아구리를 멕여 (Prod. by 남수림, LOBOTOME) (Feat. youngcook)
    Lyrics written by RIMI, Prof. D
    Composed and arranged by RIMI, LOBOTOME
  11. 아멘 (Prod. by Grene Man)
    Lyrics written by RIMI
    Composed and arranged by Grene Man
  12. Royalty (Prod. by Havoc of Mobb Deep)
    Lyrics written by Swings, San E, Nodo, b-soap, Verbal Jint
    Composed and arranged by Havoc, Nodo
  13. 4AM (Prod. by LOBOTOME)
    Lyrics written by Swings, Verbal Jint, b-soap
    Composed by LOBOTOME, Verbal Jint
    Arranged by LOBOTOME

Album cover by Jiwon Han

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Source: Mnet