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Woo Jin-won (, October 25, 1978), better known by his stage name Masta Wu(), is a South Korean
rap Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
per, songwriter and producer. His previous stage name was Ginnwon. He was also a part of the hip hop project duo YMGA.


Career

After being an underground rapper, Woo signed with
YG Entertainment YG Entertainment Inc. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1996 by Yang Hyun-suk. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production compa ...
. He released his first album, ''Masta Peace'' in 2003, and his second album ''Brand Wu Year'' in 2007. In 2014, he was one of the producers of the talent show '' Show Me The Money 3''. He wrote several songs for his label-mates, for example project duo Hi Suhyun, solo singer
Lee Hi Lee Ha-yi (; born September 23, 1996), known by her stage name Lee Hi, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. She first garnered attention as the runner-up of ''K-pop Star 1''. She debuted with single "1, 2, 3, 4" on October 28, 2012 and reac ...
and girl band
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. As of April 2015 he has 74 songs credited to his name at the
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. In 2016, he announced his departure from YG Entertainment to establish his own label.


Discography


Albums

* ''Masta Peace'' (2003) * ''Brand Wu Year'' (2007)


EPs

* ''Father'' (2020)


Charted songs


References


External links


Masta Wu Official Twitter
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Masta 1978 births Living people South Korean hip hop record producers South Korean hip hop singers South Korean electronic musicians Stanford University alumni South Korean songwriters South Korean male rappers 20th-century South Korean male singers 21st-century South Korean male singers