Drunken TigerDrunken Tiger (Korean: 드렁큰 타이거) was a Korean hip-hop group that debuted in 1999 and has since released several albums and won numerous awards. They are known as pioneers of Korean hip-hop who helped bring the genre into the mainstream. The group's original line-up consisted of central member Tiger JK, as well as DJ Shine. Micki Eyes, DJ Jhig, and Roscoe Umali later joined the group.
Epik HighSouth Korean hip-hop groupEpik High (Korean: 에픽하이) is a South Korean hip-hop trio formed in 2002, composed of rapper, record producer, and songwriter Tablo, rapper and lyricist Mithra Jin, and DJ and beatmaker DJ Tukutz. Based in Korea, the trio first met in 2002 before signing with Woollim Entertainment and released their first two studio albums, Map of the Human Soul (2003) and High Society (2004).
Jay ParkJay Park (born April 25, 1987), Korean namePark Jae-beom (박재범), is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and dancer based in South Korea. He is a member of the Seattle-based b-boy crew Art of Movement (AOM), and founder and former CEO of the independent hip hop record labels AOMG and H1ghr Music, as well as the founder of the record label More Vision.
Seo Taiji and BoysSeo Taiji and Boys (Korean: 서태지와 아이들) was a South Korean music group active from 1992 to 1996. The three members of the boy band, Seo Taiji, Yang Hyun-suk and Lee Juno, experimented with many different genres of popular Western music.
JinuseanJinusean (stylized in all caps; Korean: 지누션) was a South Korean hip hop duo signed to YG Entertainment. The duo, which is made up of Jinu and Sean, debuted in 1997 and rose to fame with the single, "Tell Me." They are considered pioneers of Korean hip hop. HistoryPrior to forming Jinusean, Sean worked as a back-up dancer for legendary K-pop group Seo Taiji and Boys in the early 1990s, and Jinu debuted as a solo artist with the song, "I Was The Captain" in 1994.
RappingType of musical delivery involving rhythmic speechAmerican rapper 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) performing at Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, June 3, 2010Rapping (also dropping, rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and [commonly] street vernacular". It is usually performed over a backing beat or musical accompaniment.
South KoreaSouth Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and the Sea of Japan to the east. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands.Hip-hopHip-hop (also known as rap music or simply rap) is a genre of popular music that emerged in the early 1970s alongside an associated subculture in New York City. The musical style is a synthesis of a wide range of techniques, but rapping is frequent enough that it has become a defining characteristic. Other key markers of the genre are the disc jockey (DJ), turntablism, scratching, beatboxing, and instrumental tracks.
BreakdancingStyle of street danceBreaking in the street, 2013A breakdancer standing on his head in Cologne, Germany, 2017Breakdancing or breaking, also called b-boying (when performed by men) or b-girling (when performed by women), is a style of street dance developed by African Americans and Puerto Ricans in the Bronx borough of New York City.
Disc jockeyPerson who plays recorded music for an audienceDJ Pete Rock performing at Rahzel and Friends – Brooklyn Bowl, 2016DJ booth in a nightclub, consisting of three CDJs (top), three turntables for vinyl records and a DJ mixerA disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience.
GraffitiDrawings and paintings on surfaces
TurntablismDJ Qbert manipulating a record turntable at a turntablism competition in Lyon in 2006World premiere of the Tri-Phonic Turntable, July 14, 1997, LondonRecord producer Jazzy Jeff manipulating a record turntable in England in 2005.Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating new music, sound effects, mixes, and other creative sounds and beats, typically by using two or more turntables and a cross fader-equipped DJ mixer.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.