Slammed well

[koganbot]

Here's a new Korean rap track I like: beats and boings from the techno sound-effects shelf, lots of shimmering space, four distinct personalities, fun with syllables:

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With a few huge exceptions, I haven't really warmed up to Korean hip-hop per se (as opposed to the rapping that saturates idol songs). I don't know the lyrics, of course. The two dominant rapping styles seem to be "We are being funny" and a deep, sincere-sounding, awful "I am in constant pain and it's your fault." There's rarely a ballad too sappy not to have an even sappier rap in it. Again, I'm saying this without knowing the words and maybe without processing the sounds right, and I'd be quite happy to be proved wrong. The first Korean LP I ever reviewed was an excellent rap album.

Google Translate puts forth "Slammed good!!!" for "난리good!!!." Basketball slam? "난리" alone gets us "Uproar." But Google Translate is usually helpless with Korean.

Comments

[azacab.livejournal.com]

The new Epik High album is just kickass. Very hooky, crosses lots of genres, emotional without pity, it's funny, and there's a message of self-respect that kind of runs through the whole thing. It's especially poignant in the wake of what happened with Tablo last year and Mitrha Jin & Tukutz finishing their mandatory military service. Give it a few spins, you may really enjoy it. The rapping, however, is not technically impressive. I'll leave that to E.via...