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SongRapper - Be My (cover art)

SongRapper says ‘Be My’ in new single and music video featuring MNYL

SongRapper of Snipersound returns three months after the release of his second EP with a sweet new song and music video. ‘Be My (되어줘)‘ features singer-songwriter MNYL.

SongRapper was scouted by MC Sniper and released his first single ‘Mother (Feat. Jayvito)’ in 2013. So far, the rapper has released nine singles. His first mini album ‘The Locker‘ came out over a year ago and his second EP ‘계절적인‘ (lit.: seasonal) dropped in December.

This new single is about the sweet excitement of a man who experiences new feelings of love after a breakup. Singer-songwriter MNYL (read: Minyul) tops off the song with her dreamy but bright and refreshing voice. Produced was the duet by MC Sniper and arranged by Jongha Hwang, who worked on Bolbbalgan4‘s ‘First Love’.

Listeners will be able to relate to lyrics like: “Everything feels empty and I want to go somewhere,” or, “Let’s go in secret, leaving your annoying worries behind we’ll suddenly disappear from here.”

You can find the single on iTunes/Apple Music. Watch the music video below!

‘Be My’ Credits:

Lyrics by SongRapper, MNYL
Composed by ASEL, SongRapper, MNYL
Arranged by Jongha Hwang
Recorded by SpringHead at Snipersound
Guitar: Jongwoo Kim
Violin: Yeri Kwon
Mixing Engineer: Seungho Kim at Level 9 Sound
Mastering Engineer: Hoon Cheon aka Bigboom at Sonic Korea

Music Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCOX3T2V8HM

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Source: Mnet

SongRapper - 계절적인 (album cover)

SongRapper releases second mini album ‘계절적인’

SongRapper of Snipersound has released his second mini album ‘계절적인‘ (lit.: seasonal) today with support from 3lips, ANCO, and Yiruma.

You say that you love rain, but you open your umbrella when it rains.
You say that you love the sun, but you find a shadow spot when the sun shines.
You say that you love the wind, but you close your windows when wind blows.
This is why I am afraid, you say that you love me too.

– Shakespeare

SongRapper was scouted by MC Sniper and released his first single ‘Mother (Feat. Jayvito)’ in 2013. So far, the rapper has released nine singles. His first mini album ‘The Locker‘ came out a year ago.
This new album holds six tracks that any young person can relate to. SongRapper broaches the issues of love, money, partying, and friends. The songs were produced by Snipersound’s 3lips and by ANCO who has produced tracks for Chancey The Glow, Jisim, Chawoo, and Triump (now: Ump). The album’s last track was composed by famous pianist and composer Yiruma.

You can listen to two of the tracks in the lyric videos below.

‘계절적인’ Tracklist & Credits:
  1. 24도
    Written by SongRapper
    Composed and arranged by ANCO
  2. 내게 오면 돼 (Feat. 3lips) TITLE
    Written and composed by SongRapper, 3lips
    Arranged by 3lips, Chuljong Han
  3. ROSE
    Written by SongRapper
    Composed by SongRapper, 3lips
    Arranged by 3lips
  4. 조울
    Written by SongRapper
    Composed and arranged by ANCO
  5. 널 사랑하지 않는 것 같아 TITLE
    Written by SongRapper
    Composed by SongRapper, ANCO
    Arranged by ANCO
  6. 비가 되어
    Written by SongRapper
    Composed by Yiruma
    Arranged by 3lips
Lyric Videos:

https://youtu.be/DBbFJFw42Xk

https://youtu.be/B-IfY8ATEBI

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Source: Mnet

SongRapper - 넌 또 날 (album cover)

SongRapper releases single ‘넌 또 날 (Feat. Sungtae of Postmen)’

Just one month after releasing ‘The Locker‘ EP, SongRapper of Snipersound is back with a new track.

‘넌 또 날’ (You, again, me) was composed by Three Lips (입술세개) and Chawoo who already worked with SongRapper on his EP album. The melodical ‘넌 또 날’ has a repetitive acoustic sound and is about the frictions that come up in relationships. Told from the perspective of the man, the song’s trap bridge maximizes the feelings of the lyrics.
‘넌 또 날’  also features Sungtae (성태) of ballad group Postmen whose husky voice perfectly expresses the emotions of a heartbroken man.

Starting with this single, SongRapper plans to continually release singles from now on.

Credits:

Lyrics by SongRaper
Composed by Three Lips (입술세개), Chawoo
Arranged by Three Lips (입술세개)
Chorus by Soulman
Recorded by Roy. C @ Snipersound
Mixed by Kim Jongsam @ Tomato Studio
Mastered by Junhoon aka Bigboom @ Sonic Korea
Artwork by parvenuricheboy

Official Audio:

https://youtu.be/9XwvwqR40x4

Source: Mnet

Rapper Car (main logo)

[Translators’ Notes] Rapper Car with MC Sniper

Rapper Car is the latest web series by AKATV in which Kjun invites rappers for a drive with talking and live rapping. The second two episodes feature MC Sniper and are now available with our English subtitles. Read on for all the details!

Kjun and MC Sniper talk music, marriage, Outsider, and are later joined by former SMTM contestant SongRapper of $niper$ound.

Subtitle Credits MC Sniper Episodes 1-2
Translations, Timing, Edit: Lena
Translation Check: Nahae
Quality Check: Lena, Nahae

New episodes with English subtitles are released on YouTube every Wednesday.

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$niper$ound  [icon type=”twitter”]   [icon type=”youtube”].

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Episode 1/2

https://youtu.be/J63BjR5KCUY

  1. The first track is ‘MC Sniper – BK Love (Feat. BK, Mr Bubble)‘ off MC Sniper’s first album. It was also part of the OST for the movie ‘Windstruck’.
  2. MC Sniper has coined the term ‘Goguryeo hiphop‘ with his second album ‘초행 (初行)’ (First Trip). It is not really clear what the term refers to, but MC Sniper has mentioned before during HiphopLE’s Talk Concert that after having made so much reggae music with BK and Skull, he had a ‘Korean’ phase as it was the trend at that time to include traditional Korean instruments into the music (he mentions Defconn and Onesun doing so) to create a Korean sound, i.e. Korean hiphop.
  3. MC Sniper cracks some “ajusshi gags” (아재 개그, ajae gag), i.e. old men’s gags, which is slang for lame jokes. When talking about Goguryeo hiphop, he says: “It failed, I totally went to Goguryeo,” and “Worse, I could have gone to Mongolia,” using the time distance as metaphor for how much it failed, a bit similar to saying “it went downhill” or “it went down the drain.”
  4. The second track is ‘사랑했잖아 (Feat. Loco, 손승연)‘ which MC Sniper performed on the first season of SMTM. It is a remake of LYn’s R&B track ‘사랑했잖아‘ (But We Were in Love). (You might have noticed, but the lyrics translations in the subtitles are very condensed as the rap is way too fast.)
  5. You can listen to MC Sniper’s ‘자메이카 보이’ (Jamaica Boy) here. It’s a reggae/old school track off his first album ‘So Sniper…‘.
  6. Together with his band, MC Sniper performed an acoustic version of ‘BK Love’ at Sangsang Madang this month on March 13.
Episode 2/2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgjQh-DYpj8

  1. The first track is ‘다시 뛰는 맥박’ (Pulse that Beats Again) off his album ‘B-Kite 1‘.
  2. Unfortunately, I could not find the video of Loco and SongRapper battling each other on SMTM, but you can watch SongRapper battling Lee Byeongryong aka A.C.Lee, a former member of 45RPM.
  3. The first track by SongRapper is ‘That Girl (Feat. Loco, Crybaby)‘. Kjun misunderstood the title as ‘대꾸리’ (read like: “that goory”) which refers to large quantities of soju. He says that MC Sniper being the root of Goguryeo hiphop lead him to think that the song was about drinking, because “[c]ommon pastimes among Goguryeo people were drinking, singing, or dancing.” (*)
  4. When MC Sniper says, “He (SongRapper) should have died from it!” he is making another joke. The word ‘gold-digger‘ in Korean is ‘꽃뱀’ (kkotbaem), literally a type of snake. MC Sniper actually says “He should have died from the (snake) bite!” but of course he does not mean it that way, he was just trying to crack another joke.
  5. MC Sniper and SongRapper’s new track together is ‘Fxxx All Ya‘.
  6. Note: Korean ‘netizens’ are known for expressing their opinions (?) very bluntly online, and most rappers/musicians do not read their comments.
  7. The second track by SongRapper is ‘한잔해 (Let’s Have A Drink) (Feat. Na Kyungwon of G Urban)’ off his single ‘Cheers For Good Life‘.