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H1ghr Music (stylized as H1GHR MUSIC) (
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: 하이어뮤직레코즈) is an international hip hop and R&B record label founded by Korean American musician
Jay Park Jay Park ( Korean name: Park Jae-beom (Hangul: 박재범; Hanja: 朴載範); born April 25, 1987) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and entrepreneur of based in South Korea. He is a member of the Seattle-based ...
and long time Seattle affiliate Cha Cha Malone in 2017. Stationed primarily in South Korea, the label was created with the intent to "bridge the gap" between American and Korean artists, with a focus on adjacent Seattle talent. Currently, the label houses over 17 artists.


History

H1ghr Music is a hip hop record label started in 2017 by
Jay Park Jay Park ( Korean name: Park Jae-beom (Hangul: 박재범; Hanja: 朴載範); born April 25, 1987) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and entrepreneur of based in South Korea. He is a member of the Seattle-based ...
and Cha Cha Malone with the hopes of creating a more globally oriented label than Park's other Korean label,
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. Park created the label to show support for up and coming artists from his hometown of
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and South Korea through collaborations and bridge the gap between Korean and American Hip Hop artists. The name symbolizes the artists' goal to keep growing and to get to the next level. Label artist Avatar Darko was the one who suggested to replace the 'i' in Highr to a '1'. The label launched with artists already signed. Aside from the founders, these artists included Yultron; Korean rappers
Sik-K Kwon Min-sik (Hangul: 권민식, born February 26, 1994), known professionally as Sik-K (Hangul: 식케이), is a South Korean rapper. He first garnered attention when he appeared on ''Show Me the Money 4'' in 2015. Early life and education Kwo ...
and pH-1; Seattle artists Avatar Darko,
Raz Simone Solomon Samuel Simone (born January 15, 1990), known by his stage name Raz Simone (), is an African-American recording artist, songwriter, and political activist and organizer from Seattle, Seattle, Washington. A Hip hop music, hip hop artist who ...
, Phe Reds, Jarv Dee. The label also began with producer roster consisting of
GroovyRoom GroovyRoom (Hangul: 그루비룸) is a South Korean DJ, music producing and composing duo consisting of Park Gyu-jeong and Lee Hwi-min. They mainly produce hip-hop songs such as boom bap and trap. The songs they produce have a producer tag ...
and Woogie. Sik-K joined after participating in ''
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'' and after he parted ways with Grandline Entertainment, his former agency. His first single, titled "Fly", was released the same year. Raz Simone dropped his full-length album, ''Drive Theory'', after signing. Later on in 2017, H1ghr Music signed producer Thurxday (who was later resigned in 2019 under the new name Mokyo) and rapper Woodie Gochild. Woodie Gochild was signed after participating in ''
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''. In 2018, H1GHR signed rapper
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after he won the Korean rap survival show ''High School Rapper'' (Season 2) The same year he released his first EP, ''Travel: NOAH''. Singer
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, formerly known as G.Soul, also announced he had joined H1ghr Music after 17 years of being signed to
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. In 2019, the label signed the rapper Big Naughty after his participation in ''
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''. In late 2019, Jarv Dee parted ways with H1ghr Music. In 2020, the label released a remix version of Rain's song "Gang", which topped the Korean music charts. The same year, they signed a new artist, Trade L. In August 2020, the label announced a compilation album featuring all the artists on the roster with ''Red Tape: H1GHR'' version being released on September 2, followed by “Blue Tape; : H1GHR” on September 16. In March 2021,
GroovyRoom GroovyRoom (Hangul: 그루비룸) is a South Korean DJ, music producing and composing duo consisting of Park Gyu-jeong and Lee Hwi-min. They mainly produce hip-hop songs such as boom bap and trap. The songs they produce have a producer tag ...
announced that they are launching a new label called AREA (
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:에어리어), in partnership with the label. On December 31, 2021, Jay Park announced his resignation as Co-CEO of H1ghr Music. In 2022, the label announced the end of their exclusive contracts with Woogie, Sik-K, and JAY B.


Key people

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Jay Park Jay Park ( Korean name: Park Jae-beom (Hangul: 박재범; Hanja: 朴載範); born April 25, 1987) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and entrepreneur of based in South Korea. He is a member of the Seattle-based ...
(Founder, Advisor , CEO, 2017–2021) * Cha Cha Malone (Co-CEO, 2017–present)


Artists


Rappers and singers

* Big Naughty *
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* pH-1 *Woodie Gochild *TRADE L *JMin *Lil Moshpit *Park Hyeon-jin *Phe Reds


Producers and DJs

* Cha Cha Malone *Yultron


AREA

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GroovyRoom GroovyRoom (Hangul: 그루비룸) is a South Korean DJ, music producing and composing duo consisting of Park Gyu-jeong and Lee Hwi-min. They mainly produce hip-hop songs such as boom bap and trap. The songs they produce have a producer tag ...
* Mirani *GEMINI


Former artists

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Raz Simone Solomon Samuel Simone (born January 15, 1990), known by his stage name Raz Simone (), is an African-American recording artist, songwriter, and political activist and organizer from Seattle, Seattle, Washington. A Hip hop music, hip hop artist who ...
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G.Soul Kim Ji-hyun (born June 16, 1988), professionally known as G.Soul, is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He first made his debut under JYP Entertainment with the release of his EP ''Coming Home'' on January 19, 2015. On June 6, 2017, it was reveal ...
(Golden) *Ted Park *Souf Souf *28AV *Jarv Dee *Mokyo *Woogie *
Sik-K Kwon Min-sik (Hangul: 권민식, born February 26, 1994), known professionally as Sik-K (Hangul: 식케이), is a South Korean rapper. He first garnered attention when he appeared on ''Show Me the Money 4'' in 2015. Early life and education Kwo ...
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Jay B Lim Jae-beom (Hangul: 임재범; born January 6, 1994), better known as Jay B (Hangul: 제이비; stylized in all caps), and formerly JB, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. Lim is the leader of South Korean boy band group Got7, a ...


Discography


Awards and nominations


Tours

H1ghr Music US Tour 2018


References


External links


Official Facebook
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