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Without giving away too much, khip-hop fans should check out rapper G2's latest music video, "Alive," and watch it till the very end. It'll be worth your time. The trippy visual is from his second studio album - "tHROWING uP bUTTERFLIES." The South Korean Hi-Lite Records artist dropped both on December 7th. His 13-track album follows a theme of addiction, depression, escapism, distrust and gratitude. It features hip-hop and R&B artists from the U.S. and South Korea including Rekstizzy, Ja Mezz, YELLOWMANE, Chancellor, Reddy, Ted Park, TAEK, Lyricks, GAMEBOYSACE, DJ ZO and Hoody. Producers on the project include Big Banana, Frankie James, GAMEBOYSACE, UGP and GRAY. Check out the music video and album preview below.

Coming off a recent hit, H1GHR MUSIC'S newest rapper, Woodie Gochild, is dropping a new track called "Muse," featuring Jay Park and Sik-K. It's slated for release on Jan. 12 at 6 PM (KST). His last collaboration with Jay Park, "Let's Get It," (also featuring Dok2)  just dropped three weeks ago, on Dec. 15, and the visuals for it has more than two million views on YouTube. Woodie Gochild was a contestant on South Korea's "Show Me The Money 6" and signed with the hip-hop label, H1GHR MUSIC in October of 2017.  Check out the music video for "Let's Get It" below, and be on the lookout for "Muse" on the 12th.

While fans of khip-hop were waiting for the latest release from their already established favorite artists, three young rising rappers, dropped a music video on January 5, and blew everyone away. The next generation to represent Korean Hip-Hop, consists of trainees Jo Woo Chan, Park Hyun Jin and Achillo.  Jo Woo Chan is with Cube Entertainment and participated in Show Me The Money 6. Park Hyun Jin is from Starship Entertainment and won K-Pop Star 6 (with Kim Jong-seob as part of the duo Boyfriend). ACHILLO is also with Starship. Together the three have collaborated on the track “OGZ” (Produced by H1GHR MUSIC’s GroovyRoom), for the “OG SCHOOL PROJECT.” According to 1theK, “OGZ” comes from 'OG' Original Gangster (a respected artist who has been around for years, in the hip hop community), and the new Korean term 'Ojida' which means brilliant and talented. The three “13-year-old rap geniuses,” Jo Woo Chan, Park Hyun Jin and Achillo, hope to become resp...

Sometimes the little things in life, can make everything right in the world, especially if it's a gift from a parent. Sway D from Hi-Lite records, recently dropped his latest single "G-Shock".  At first glance, it seems to be a promotion for a South Korean jewelry/watch company.  But after viewing the video for the track on YouTube, you discover the song, is a whole lot more, and the video offers a feeling of nostalgia, as Sway D gives us a song of reflection from his car. The opening scenes show us a cute little boy walking with his mother, with a new G-Shock watch in a box. The little boy seems so happy and cherishes the gift long after he gets home. And it seems with the watch, the child is invincible and ready to conquer the world. Later we see Sway D rapping about how blessed his life is. You'll have to watch the video to see what happens next. The song has a nice beat and flow in Korean, and leaves you feeling good after watching the visual (even if it wa...

Rapper Paloalto, the founder of the Korean hip-hop label Hi-Lite Records , has uploaded a new track on SoundCloud.  It's called "Chitter Chatter," and the flow will have you moving to the beat. It's pretty tight.  Check it out.

Rapper Giriboy's new music video is visually stunning, but the lyrics are all about the push and pull of any relationship between two people. The MV, with subtitles, dropped on YouTube on December 20, and it includes a super extra long title in Korean to go with the English "Whyyoumad." Here's what one viewer wrote about it... A lot of people were first introduced to the Korean rapper on Show Me The Money 3, in 2014. Giriboy is now signed to Just Music (with rapper Swings). His new album "GRADUATION" is also now available on Korean online music streaming sites and iTunes. In the description on the 1theK upload, it says that this is his 4th regular album, and features a number of producers. GRADUATION', includes the songs produced by outside producers rather than GIRIBOY himself like the previous album 'Coming Of Age Ceremony'. Particularly, a wide range of producers participated in producing this album, from Louie Lastic who produ...

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Rapper pH-1 has dropped his new music video for his track "Donut," which features Jay Park. "Donut," is one of the new songs on his debut EP with H1GHR MUSIC, called "The Island Kid." The track is light and fun and pH-1's life is "sweet like donut." In the music video for "Donut," (released on Oct. 18), pH-1 is the factory manager of a donut company (with branding and packaging similar to software company Hewlett-Packard). Jay Park is the president, and two adorable boys with wavy curly hair, are labeled as the President's Nephews, and yep, they pretty much steal the show.  Check them out yourself in the video below. Also support pH-1 and buy the album which is also out now. He released a preview of it earlier this week. pH-1 EP [The Island Kid] Album Preview 2017.10.18 6PM (KST) - 1. Christ 2. Donut (feat. 박재범) 3. Game Night 4. Cuckoo 5. Escobar (feat. Owen Ovadoz) 6. '15 (feat. G.Soul) - @ph1boy...

SXSW Music Festival has announced its first wave of over 200 Showcasing Artists who will be performing in Austin, Texas from March 12–18, 2018. On that long list is recently signed to Roc Nation, hip-hop and R&B artist and CEO, Jay Park and his H1GHR MUSIC label mates (Avatar Darko, Jarv Dee, pH-1, Phe Reds, Sik-k, Raz Simone, JP The Wavy, Woodie GoChild and Yultron). Showcasing Artists also include 88Rising artists Higher Brother s from Chengdu, China and Indonesian rapper Rich Chigga, as well as Keith Ape. Check out the full list with acts from 32 countries set to perform in an array of musical styles at the 2018 SXSW Conference & Festivals here . - Jay Park (Seoul SOUTH KOREA - Avatar Darko (Seattle WA) - Jarv Dee (Seattle WA) - pH-1 (Seoul SOUTH KOREA) - Phe Reds (Seattle WA) - Sik-k (Seoul SOUTH KOREA) - Raz Simone (Seattle WA) -Yultron (Los Angeles CA) - JP The Wavy (Tokyo JAPAN) - Woodie GoChild (Seoul SOUTH KOREA) -Surf through the SXS...

Finally Hip-Hop fans who love South Korean artists, get to experience another fire concert here in the U.S. The Illionaire Ambition U.S. Tour kicks off on November 30th. According to Transparent  Agency, this 2017 tour will bring together for the first time in the U.S., Dok2, The Quiett, Changmo, Hash Swan, and Keem HyoEun. ILLIONAIRE RECORDS is an independent South Korean record label founded by Dok2 and the Quiett. In late 2011, they signed on Beenzino. As an independent label under IlLLIONAIRE, AMBITION MUSIK was formed in 2016 with Kim Hyo-Eun, Hash Swan, and Changmo.  Tickets and Very Limited Meet + Greet will go on sale  Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 12:00PM PST. Ticket Information will be available at Transparentagency.com . All the Dates and Cities are as Follows: November 30 – San Francisco – Regency Grand Ballroom December 2 – Los Angeles – The Belasco Theater December 3 – Seattle – Neumos December 8 – Atlanta – Center Stage December 10...

A post shared by GRAY (@callmegray) on Aug 19, 2017 at 9:04pm PDT Who knew that producer Gray from AOMG could sing, like really sing, well enough to do a great cover of Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You." In a recent episode of South Korean's KBS' "Yu Huiyeol's Sketchbook," Gray sits next to Loco, with DJ Pumkin in the back, as Loco raps about food, but then the camera focuses on Gray who sweetly sings "Shape of You," as if he wrote the song himself. Gray, known as one of the quiet ones in the AOMG music label crew, isn't known for speaking English, but in this cover, he pronounces the words of the song perfectly. Also during this episode of "Sketchbook," Gray and Loco perform "Good" with fellow label mate ELO. Gray and Loco also perform "Summer Go Loco," the title track from Loco's new EP, which just dropped days ago on August 18. The four track album is a great deal too, co...

July has been a busy month for hip-hop summer music releases (out of Seoul, South Korea), and there are even more hit songs on the way. Mark your calendars, for Dayday and his EP, "All Day Every Day" with Gray and Jay Park featured on Track 3. It's out on July 22nd at 6PM, (KST). A post shared by AOMG (@aomgofficial) on Jul 20, 2017 at 2:00am PDT   TRACK LIST 1. 엎어 (Feat. 김효은, DJ Wegun) 2. Better Days (Feat. G2, ELO, DJ Wegun) 3. 나를 불러 (Feat. GRAY, 박재범) 4. No Tomorrow (Feat. 릴보이 of 긱스) 5. 돼지 저금통 remix (Feat. Hash Swan, Shupie, Silly Boot, Y1ee) 6. 올라야해 (All Day Every Day) -   #Dayday #데이데이 #AllDayEveryDay #AOMG   On July 24th, at 6PM (KST), music producing team GroovyRoom (Hwimin Lee & Gyujeong Park) will be dropping an EP called "EVERYWHERE". A track from the album, called " XINDOSHI" drops two days before on the 22nd at 6PM, on the official H1GHR MUSIC YouTube channel. Here's the music video teaser for it....

He's controversial like Kanye, but when you listen to his music, it's real and speaks of the hardships and truths of his own life story and the people around him. Korean rapper B-Free has just dropped a new single, called "Final Destination." It's in Korean and English, like a lot of his music. It's intense, but it's good, especially if you need something to listen to, to get hyped. It also sounds like it would be perfect on a "Fast and Furious" movie soundtrack. Racing, racing, racing to my final destination.... Feel like nobody can stop me..... Yeah I been grinding the whole week. Yeah I been grinding the whole year. Yeah I been grinding my whole life..... All about was my dollars, Now getting nothing but dollars. We ain't got nothing in common.... Feel like I'm on auto pilot.... On my mother fuckin high horse.... Racing racing racing to my final destination.... Feel like nobody can stop me. To hot air like a comet.... "F" ...

The struggle is real 😂😂 #aomg #h1ghrmusic #followthemovement A post shared by $hway BUM Park 박재범 (@jparkitrighthere) on Jun 11, 2017 at 7:27am PDT On Saturday, June 10, at four in the morning, the NBA posted a picture on their Facebook page of hip-hop and R&B Korean-American artist, dancer/CEO, Jay Park, and the internet went crazy. With people asking the question, "Who is Jay Park?" in the comment section, and writing racist comments about him, and even calling him a "bandwagon Asian fan" because of the Cleveland Cavaliers jersey shirt he was wearing in the picture. The negativity and vitriol lasted for hundreds of comments in, with Jay Park fans, stepping up to defend him, and inform them, about their beloved star. The post on Sunday evening, June 11, had 2,185 comments and 1,178 shares. The picture (with the caption "Jay Park in the house for Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Cleveland!") was posted after the game between the Cleveland Cav...

Girl, I so want to fly with you, Maybe die with you, Maybe drown with you. While we wait on Korean-American artist Jay Park, to drop the videos that he's been working on in his hometown of Seattle... music fans in the meantime, get to see his badass side in a hot new collaboration with DPR LIVE and AOMG labelmate Loco. The track is "Right Here, Right Now." The music video is sexy, and it's just one of several music videos released recently, on the DPR LIVE / Dream Perfect Regime YouTube channel , in advance of the release of the debut EP, "Coming To You Live." The album is straight up Hip-Hop and R&B and features some of the best from the Korean scene, with songs featuring Crush, Dean, G2 and Dumbfoundead. And if you're not familiar with the artist LIVE, you might remember him from Eung Freestyle , and the collab with Sik-K, Punchnello, Owen Ovadoz and Flowsik. Remember Tyra Banks tweeted the song last year?                   ...

If you feel like you're about to go over the edge of sanity, then you might be able to relate to Korean rapper San E, and his new music video, "Counselor." The video appears to be an inside look at the psychological demons he might be facing, including thoughts of self doubt, drugs and alcohol. He also shows us recorded counseling sessions, which may or may not be helping. Regardless of his level of crazy in this video, he's still spitting fire. Check it out...                                                                                  

G2 from hip hop label Hi-Lite Records in Korea has dropped a music video for his new single, "1999."  It features AOMG producer /artist GRAY,  and takes us back to G2's childhood in the United States, where he mentions being bullied, but emphasizes the strength of staying with family. The young artist with dreads has a story to tell. We hear a part of it in English and Korean in this new single. The music video was released ahead of his album drop "G2's Life, Pt. 1" on December 22, 2016 (KST).                                                                           

Love hip hop? Check out the Show Me The Money tour hitting the U.S. this September, for some of the best performers in hip hop in concert. Show Me The Money is a Korean reality competition show in its 5th season, featuring popular recording artists from popular labels as judges and producers. Thousands of people tried out for the program earlier this year in Korea, but auditions were also held this season in Los Angeles. American producer Timbaland was a guest judge. According to promoter Powerhouse, SMTM5 winner BewhY and runner up CJAMM will be hitting  the stage for the U.S. tour on September 3 rd in Chicago and September 4 th in Los Angeles. Tickets are on sale through ticketmaster.com and axs.com. The line-up also includes the popular producers from Team YG, Zion.T and Kush, Team Gill and Mad Clown, Team Illionaire, Dok2 and The Quiett, and Team AOMG, Gray and Simon Dominic. Check out a couple of powerful performances from this season's SMTM5 winner BewhY. ...