Drunken Tiger’s new album “The Cure (살자)” with Yoonmirae and Bizzy… “United as one”
(Seoul=Yeonhab News) Lee Eunjung reporter: One could argue that hiphop has become flashy. The overwhelming sound with increasing syllables and faster flow. Not to mention the recent diss tracks by hiphop artists attacking each other.
Unlike this seemingly trending and busy hiphop style, Korea’s arguably first hiphop artist Drunken Tiger (Tiger JK) is sticking to his roots. Netizens recently commented, “A real hiphop artist returns”, “hiphop president”, and “the return of the King”.
At first glance, the title of Drunken Tiger’s new album–The Cure (살자)–sounds basic and ordinary. Even the track titles–Beautiful Life, Time Travel (첫눈이 오면 설레였던 꼬마아이), The Cure–suggests a lack of flavour.
The sound production is relatively light, warmly surrounding the hiphop flow with guitar, djembe, piano, and other acoustic instruments The album jacket also seems basic, like an LP.
However, one cannot judge a book by its cover. Two months ago, Drunken Tiger, Yoonmirae and Bizzy left Jungle Entertainment and pursued music with their own label “Feel Ghood Music” founded in Gyeongi-do’s Yuejung-bu. The lyrics, the sound production, and the style were all inspired by past and current experiences, including Tiger JK’s own father who is currently battling cancer with chemotherapy.
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