2/3 bts members (suga, rm) became rappers (first underground and then idols) after being inspired by epik high so yes. definitely inspired a whole generation of rappers.
CL is originally from 2NE1, one of the biggest kpop girl groups in history, the predecessors of Blackpink. She is now a soloist, and an awesome rapper & singer Epik High are hip hop legends, and inspired much of modern k-hip hop, they were also under YG entertainment at one point (like CL, Blackpink, Big Bang, Bobby/iKON, etc) Born Hater by Epik High featured some of YG entertainment's best trainees at the time (including Bobby and B.I from iKON). One of the scenes in this MV (the bathroom scene) is the same as in Born Hater, and it is paying homage to that, and how much Epik High paved the way
Epik High wasn't originally from YG. They are friends who formed group together since 2001, then signed with Woollim Entertainment in 2003. In 2009, they parted ways, because woollim drops them after Tablo caught on a stupid scandal by haters about his education degree. Then in 2010, YG scouts Tablo when tukutz and Mithra were on military duty, Tablo's wife Kang hae Jeong was an actress under YG at that time, so Yang Hyun Syuk asked her to connect him to Tablo, he personally likes Epik High's music, so he wants to help him. After Tukutz and Mithra discharged in 2012, they all went to YG as Epik High and signed with them until 2018, then went independent again.
Epik high is 3 guys: Tablo (rapper who opens ) Tukutz (DJ he pops up through the mv) and Mithra (the guy who tapped through the hole on the door) :) they are so well known and respected in the Korean hip hop industry since they were one the earliest hip hop groups of Korea (side note: Drunken Tiger is the father of Korean hip hop). It’s an honor to be recognized as a good artist and be featured on epik high’s albums. Also Epik High is on my top 5 best Korean artists ever they are worth looking into more!
Absolutely! Epik High got their start in Drunken Tiger's Movement crew (group of proteges) along with Dynamic Duo & a few other groups. They are a huge influence on BTS, who paid tribute to them on their first mini-album 2 Kool 4 Skool, & Tablo is actually Korean-American so he has several tracks in English, including a collaboration with Joey Badass.
In addition, Rosario is Spanish for rosary & both Zico & CL are Catholic. It's also been speculated that the place they're all in might be purgatory, where in Catholicism the soul is said to undergo cleansing before its eventual ascension to Heaven. As a Catholic that was really cool! Looking forward to your future reactions!
Guyssss actually epic high is one of hiphop legendary group in korea!! So plzzzzzzzzzzz go check tablo- drunken freestyle. This is whole English freestyle and u gotta knw tablo is genius plzzzzz go react it
Zico has literally called himself the king of the 3rd generation and he PROVES it every time he drops a track it goes straight to the top of the charts because the general public loves him. Dude’s talent is unmatched.
epik high is old school first generation hip hop in korea, definitely worth checking out more of. a lot of current kpop idols look up to them. also, epik high is a trio of rappers: tablo, tukutz, and mithra; not just one person !
now u've heard dean, zico, crush, epik high, even cl, I recommend Born Hater by epik high as the concept they do on rosario (vertical mv) is the first one. Epik High is 1st gen of k-hip hop by tablo, mithra and tukutz. u can listen to any dean's mv and songs coz the vibe he gives is his music style. he sings in korean and english song. crush song's once very hit ost called beautiful is very amazing, followed by his other hit ost songs. CL was the leader of 2ne1 and shes another legend. i recommend her solo song: hello bitches and lifted. u should see her live concert on mama as well. best performance by woman hip hop ever.
CL is the only true queen of kpop. She's a rapper, singer, songwriter and producer. Her group 2NE1 are legends and Blackpink's seniors. As CL said, out of my way I am a legend and I'm here to stay. Epik High are one of the pioneers of k-hip hop and highly respected. They've been in this game for almost 20 years. Both Epik High and CL were in YG Entertainment.
Epik High and CL 2nd generation KPOP (along w TVXQ, 2PM and BIGBANG (generation before BTS) hip hop group featuring Tablo, Mithra and DJ Tukutz. A lot of the 2nd gen groups are coming back from their military service so we’re getting a lot of comebacks
I'm GLAD yu caught the "I paved the way for everyone that is paving the way" BECAUSE HE DID and groups like BigBang, 2Ne1, EXO, BTS, Black Pink, and more are STILL paving the way for Kpop.
CL is bad ass... My favorite 2 songs of hers are; Hello Bitches Lifted (There's an unexpected cameo in Lifted that I'm sure you will fully appreciate!)
Epik High are rightfully legends in the rap game. They’re 3 men: - DJ Tukutz the man walking barefoot - Tablo the first rapper, gunshot to the heart - Mithra Jin 3rd verse, guy rappin through the hole in the door CL is from 2NE1, and is a legend herself. She and 2ne1 have a unique sound that was different from the other groups in 2 gen (respectively). Zico. Well, y’all have seen what he can do. Also been in the game for a long time.
Damnnnnn can't believe I'm seeing higher faculty discovering the legend Epik high omg 7:27 Epik High consists of 3 people, Tablo (the first one to start off the song with a white shirt and gunshot blood, as seen at 1:40), Mithra Jin (the one who was smoking and holding that ax, as seen at 4:33) and DJ Tukutz (the dude you said "having a rough night" in the beginning 1:14 and also the dude in white shirt lying on the bed 5:14)
I request CL - Lifted It's a song all in english, this song was a pre release song for her american debut back in the days I also request her song "5 star" it's really nice
CL is a QUEEN. I love her music. She used to be the leader to 2ne1, which is the girl group that was signed to YG before Blackpink. 2ne1 was kinda like the big sister group to Blackpink. You should definitely check out more from CL. I think y'all might like "Hello Bitches"... I personally like one thats a bit older... "The Leaders" G Dragon, CL and Teddy Park (As in Blackpink's producer Teddy)... and also, a rap song with a little touch of EDM/dub is "Dirty Vibe" by G Dragon, CL, Diplo, and Skrillix G Dragon and CL were like the top rappers of 2nd generation kpop
From what I remember, Epik High said that if CL didn't want to sing her part in this song. They (Epik High) are more than willing to throw this song from their album, cause they know it has to be CL!! Ofcourseee the one and only queen CL
CL was from group '2ne1' of YG Ent. She is working as a soloist now, was in the USA few years back but she's back in SK now. She did a collab with Black Eyed Peas 'Dopeness' back in 2018. She have such a vibe and swag. I recommend 'Hello Bit hes' and 'Hwa' I also want to suggest one song by Loco ft. Hwasa of Mamamoo titled 'Don't (Above Live)' watch the video from Loco's Entertainment agency AOMG's yt channel.
Epik High are the ogs of Korean Hip Hop. You should check out some of their other songs like Born Hater and Home Is Far Away. Epik High is actually a trio. Two of them being rappers (the first one and the elevator in the case of this mv) and a producer, DJ Tukutz.
It’s so interesting, you just reacted to DPR Live yesterday and now you got to meet CL too, they’ve been working in quite some projects together so you might want to check her out too,~ And how appropriate it is for epik high to sing this song, they’ve been around since 2003 so them paving the way? Nobody can disagree to that. And the featurings are fire too, of course~ with all their background stories, very appropriate to have them (and epik high did say that they were ready to scrap off this track if CL isn’t doing it, that speaks *volume* thank goodness she agreed to do it so we can enjoy this masterpiece now 😍
The album that this single is from Epik High is Here - is amazing! They are the OGs of Korean hip hop. They are telling facts when they say "i paved the way for everybody paving the way" cause they are everyone's idols. RM and Jhope from BTS even mentioned them in their song Hiphopphile as being their hiphop influences alongside with Nas, Rakim and others. So they are great influential and independent hip hop trio!
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Tablo really is a lyrical genius. I love the pictures and he paints with his words, in korean and in English. "You ain't missing nobody you're missing a heart" Oof... Bro he's angry... "I paved the way for everyone who is paving the way" - lmao. That's my second favourite line there 👌🏼I remember when Tablo talked about how all these army's were hitting him up on social media asking him how special it was that he got to work together with suga on producing a song and he was just like " Well, um, yes, he's a great, smart, intelligent kid, but you do know I'm a major senior of his in the music industry right?" Tablo was literally one of Yoongi's biggest role models. I felt so embarrassed by those Army's ngl 😂
So Zico is widely considered to be the best rapper in Kpop. He started as an underground rapper before joining an entertainment company and a idol boy group. Underground rappers called him a sellout and most people thought he was too ugly to be an idol. Over time his rapping, lyrics, songwriting, and production have made him one of the top Kpop/Khiphop artists in Korea. His verse is that basically all of his haters are the ones who made him successful.
When he says he paved the way for people who is paving the way. He is talking about bts Epik high is one of the pioneer in khiphop industry and BTS members especially rm is inspired from them.
Epik High is a legendary hiphop group. Been around for over a decade. Many kpop artists now look up to them. You should check out more of their stuff. Tablo, the one rapping first and last, is a genius lyricist. His lyricism is just.... I can't even describe it lol. Zico, you already know lol. CL, is also a legendary female rapper/singer. She was the leader of a kpop girl group called 2NE1 but they disbanded in 2016. CL has gone solo since. You should check out her recent releases Hwa and 5star. She also featured in DPR Ian's new song No Blueberries with DPR Live. If you want, you can also check out her Dingo Freestyle's Killing Verse.
soo I'm just gonna say that epik high are truly legends in the khiphop scene and if u read the story of tablo it's even more incredible,CL is also a legend known as "queen of kpop and mother of kpop" she was badass before being badass became a thing in kpop. zico is also a legend,he proved everybody that they were wrong about him,and also a digital monster he is always at the top of the charts
Imma say this for the 3x now. lol. Zico feat. G.Soul 'ANTI' Hands down, at the present time, having been listening to Kpop sinc 2008, this is *still* my FAV song of all-time. Zico's rap with G.Soul's vocals is just a prize for the ears.
But READ THE LYRICS 1st before watching the video cuz the MV doesn't have subs!!! LMFAO! And if you want to confirm whether is rap skills are real or edited, and if he can replicate this shit live, looking no further than watching the '[2017 MAMA in Japan] ZICO_ANTI + Bridge' video on RU-vid. You thought you've been blown away by his rapping on these videos, you haven't seen anything yet. Just scratching the surface. hahaha.
CL is the girl, is an amazing soloist, check out lifted, +HWA+ and HELLO BITCHES by her,, epik high are three guys, the three main characters of the video (one of them does the producing so he has no lines haha) and well zico's music is nuts, I'd check out ANTI feat g.soul!! That's probably one of my favs by him! And he does a bit more vocal stuff on human
zico is Koreas top idol rapper and producer (not a biased opinion) and he is the leader of Koreas top hiphop idol group Block B. you are missing out on both his and block b's entire immaculate discography
Epik High is amazing! They were the very first Korean rappers I listened to growing up. Back in 2005. They have led the way and been an inspiration for many rappers such as Suga & RM. Their songs and music videos have a lot of meaning behind them. If you want to listen to more Epik High, some songs I suggest you to listen to are Based on a true story ft. Heize Lovedrunk ft. Crush Home is far away These songs are more recent but very good Older songs I love by Epik High are Pieces of me (this song Tablo wrote for his father and is my favorite song by them) Run Fan One Umbrella Map the soul (Worldwide version) ft. Keep One & MYK One second one minute Honestly there’s just too many good songs to remember all of them. But please check them out! 💜
If you want more Epik High you should really look into their story and the tragedy Tablo and the rest of the group had to deal with. It helps appreciate this comeback so much more.
epik high are absolute icons, they really paved the way for everyone that is paving the way like tablo said! zico and cl too, they changed the industry for better
