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Now Listening To: KOTA The Friend - "EVERYTHING"

Rapper KOTA The Friend is back with another full-length album. The artist dropped his new project "EVERYTHING" on May 22. It includes features from notable standouts Joey Bada$$, Bas and Tobi Lou, and has a "Lupita's Interlude." Check it out below.

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ICONIC MOMENTS: Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Jay Park and Cha Cha Malone

by Nefertiti Jenkins A magical weekend in New York City. On Saturday, January 27, Roc Nation held its pre-2018 Grammy Awards brunch at the One World Trade Center. A lot of big names in the music industry were there, including the founder of Roc Nation, Jay-Z, and his beautiful wife Beyoncé. Also there, as part of the Roc Nation label, was musician Jay Park, and the co-CEO of one of his labels (H1GHR MUSIC), Cha Cha Malone. Fans of the four got to share in the moment, with pictures that were uploaded on social media. Jay Park posted photos on Instagram of his meeting with Beyoncé and Jay-Z. While Beyoncé shared pictures that she took with her husband. We also saw many other great snapshots from the event, including one of Beyoncé with Mariah Carey, and another of a slim looking Mariah Carey with Jay Park in the background. Plus Cha Cha uploaded photos with Jaden Smith (Will Smith's son). Cha Cha also uploaded a great picture with him and Park, from an even...

Rapper Dok2 talks about working with Jay Park and G-Dragon (from BIGBANG) in Ep. 31 of "Fun With Dumb"

Illionaire Records co-founder Dok2 is a pioneer in the South Korean hip-hop industry, but he rarely gives interviews. Lucky for fans, the rapper sat down on two separate occasions recently to talk about his life and the rise of hip-hop in South Korea. The first interview was for the March 7th face to face with rapper Snacky Chan for Chan's YouTube series - "Undergod." The second was for American rapper Dumbfoundead's March 20th (ep. 31) podcast of "Fun With Dumb." During the podcast, Dok2 provided a mini-history lesson for anyone interested in South Korean hip-hop. Beginning with his early rise, the rapper says he's been making moves in the industry since 2002 when he was 12-years-old. He told Dumbfoundead that he used to attend a school for foreigners in Busan (because of his mixed Korean, Spanish and Filipino heritage), but after 6th grade he moved to Seoul and did not return back to school (due to family financial reasons). He says he started...

New Video Drop: JINBO - "You Just Have To"

South Korean R&B singer JINBO, may have built his ideal woman as an AI robot, in his latest music video. The SuperFreakRecords' artist released the mv for "You Just Have To" on August 28, and you may have to watch it a couple of times, to get the plot twist. The visual comes after the August 14 release of his music video "So To Speak," with Crush and Hoody, which honors Kim SungJae, a member of the '90s duo DEUX, who died a suspicious death after his solo debut. JINBO's new music video was directed by 725, and has a sexy-tragic storyline. The song produced by Nounou Paris, was written by JINBO the SuperFreak himself. Check out the new video for his hot slow jam down below.

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LOOPY Returns With "NO FEAR" Deluxe LP

MKIT RAIN rapper LOOPY is back with a "NO FEAR" deluxe album. The artist dropped his full 25-track project on April 29. It includes a number of notable features. LOOPY released the first part of the LP (with 21 tracks) on April 14, with an official music video on YouTube for his song "ANA," featuring CHANGMO. Check it out below.

Jito Mo and Lil Cherry return for "ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT" new MV

Representing Sauce Cartel, rappers Jito Mo and Lil Cherry are back with new music, and a visual for their track "ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT." The official music video for it dropped on May 31. This follows their exit from South Korean label Wedaplugg Records back in November of 2018. Check out their new music below.

Summer Break-Up Song: "See U Never" by NIKI

Anyone looking for motivation to dump that bad person in their life, should check out the new single, "See U Never," from up and coming artist, NIKI. The sweet sounding soulful singer from Indonesia, dropped the perfect break-up song just days ago, on Jul 11th, on the YouTube channel for 88rising. It was a worldwide premiere, and in the song, she doesn't hold back, when it comes to dissing whoever broke her heart. Singing... You're full of shit 24/7 mi corazon I hope your mama proud she raised a pussy for a son I won't be there to kiss any wounds when everybody's gone. NIKI, or Nicole Zefanya, has been known by many, for her covers, and original tracks (including the song "Anaheim") . She announced last week on Instagram, that she's going by NIKI now, and she's been exploring genres and experimenting with R&B and analog sounds. She wrote that it's been very exciting, and "See U Never" was the first single under he...

NEW VIDEO DROP: "Hocus Pocus" New Fun MV from Planetarium Records / PLT

They dropped the digital track on May 12th, and on Thursday, May 17th, the boys from Planetarium Records released their colorful visual for "Hocus Pocus." It features Jung Jinwoo, Villain, June, Gaho and Moti in a fun video that includes a zebra, and the artists rapping and singing around a globe on a table. The lyrics (below) are in Korean and English and include a "Skrrt skrrt pull up," and Hocus pocus on me baby We've got this magic baby Check out the video here ... 나 가끔 이런 생각해 yeah 빛이 보이지 않는 이 긴 터널 끝이 뭘 위한 건지 혹은 출구를 향해 걷고 있는 건지 평정심을 잃고선 또 고쳐 쓰고 비워 대가 없이 불어나는 stress에 내 몸은 꼬여 '가끔'이 '요즘'이 돼가는 게 무서워져서 이젠 밤잠도 지새워 Please, let me talk about it 내 갈증을 해소해줘 넌 나를 계속해서 불안하게 조여줘, 네 공간은 갈수록 어지러워, 난 계속 외로워져, 해로워, 다 back up to ma childhood Let me hold you longer 불쌍한 날 잡아줘 이미 추락해버린 날 끌어 안아줘 네 눈 속에 난 어떨까 결말은 있을까 누가 나 좀 도와줘 yeah 지금은 다 그냥 모두 뒤로뒤로 해 Let me free me now free me now free me now free me now 지금을 느껴 손을 위로위로 해 L...

CONCERT WATCH: Flowsik in Europe This Summer

After back to back collaborations with rapper/singer Jessi, Korean-American rapper Flowsik is hitting the road, and going on a mini-tour in Europe. The tour is presented by the kpop party crew, Young Bros, and kicks off June 1st in Amsterdam. Meanwhile his two releases with Korean-American star Jessi, are doing well. The feel good song "All I Need," dropped on March 31, and Flowsik and Jessi have promoted the track on Korean music shows. The second release, "Wet," dropped on April 4, and the sexy visual for it, has more than a million views on YouTube. A lot of people were first introduced to (Jay Pak) Flowsik with the release of the melodic quick flow of the "The Calling," and then with his part on "EUNG FREESTYLE," the viral rap track, he collaborated on with other heavy hitters such as LIVE, Sik-K, Punchnello and Owen Ovadoz. Fans also got to see him compete, on the Korean hip-hop competition show, Show Me The Money 5 in 2016. Fo...

New Music: AVIN - "WAR" feat. JUSTHIS

South Korean DJ/producer AVIN, has dropped new music to get your heart racing. His double single "WAR" featuring JUSTHIS, from Indigo Music on the title track, hit streaming sites on October 16. Check out the official audio above.

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