Tuesday, July 31, 2012 @ 4:33 PM |
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So adorable. haih, kay, I'll stop being a creeper now.
-Naz
Labels: eyecandy, k-hiphop, random, tiger jk, yoon mi rae
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@ 4:25 PM |
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I apologise too for not posting for almost a week! I don't really have an excuse though..haha. But today, I have a couple of things lined up for our super readers, so I hope you guys enjoy it!While I was MIA-ing, I stumbled across a familiar but less known (to myself only, not the public) couple, and they are Yoon Mi Rae/Tasha Reid and Tiger JK (of Drunken Tiger). I've seen them around before, mainly Running Man and We Got Married where they were guesting in Khuntoria's section. I didn't think much of them, and I didn't really bother looking them up. I decided to look them up, and let me tell you, it was such a shame I didn't look them up before.
A brief history behind each of them:
Tiger JK was previously in a Hip Hop group called Drunken Tiger. As far as I know, back in those days, this group was pretty big in the Hip Hop scene as they were seen as the group that started the whole Korean hip hop. He suffers from a disorder called Transverse Myelitis, and if you click on the link, it'll lead you to a wiki page explaining what it is. I know wiki pages shouldn't be used, but hey, this is just a general outline. Point is, he has been living with an incurable disease for half his life, that may or may not have affected his career, but yet he still can go on. (pretty inspiring if you ask me..hehehe)
Yoon Mi Rae, also known as Tasha Reid is of African American and Korean descant. She grew up (both of them actually) in the US and suffered that whole racist thing going on at that time (well, even now I guess) Right now, she's my favourite female rapper, because no one has as much swag as Tasha. They also have a son together named Jordan who is SO CUTE I JUST WANT TO EAT HIM ALREADY. (He's also got a fro!)
Today's post will be mainly on Tasha because I've searched more of her songs up compared to Tiger JK/Drunken Tiger songs. The songs that I will be posting would be my ultimate favourites of course :) There are other albums I still have yet to go through, so please bare with me.
1. Get it in (ft. Smokey Robotic) (eng ver.)
LOVE THE RAP BITS.
2. Goodbye Sadness, Hello Happiness
Despite the cheesy title, I love the composition of this song. I'm a big sucker for slow songs, but give it a listen anyway! Tasha, I realised is one of those "double talent" people. She can sing and rap pretty well. It's very uncommon in my opinion to have a person be able to pull off both higher than a satisfactory level. (The only other person I know that can do both well is Ailee. Check her out doing a full cover of Beast's Rainy days if you haven't yet)
3. Because I love you (ft. Bobby Kim) (eng ver.)
This one is really mellow-ish and I think it's perfect for a day just chilling/relaxing. :) Nice harmonising as well!
4. Black Happiness
My skin was dark from my past
People used to point at me
Even at my mom Even at my dad who was black, and in the army
People whisper behind my back
Said this and said that
I always had tears in my eyes
Although I was young
I saw my mother's sadness
Everything
seemed like it was my fault
Because of my guilt
I washed my face everytime during the day
With my tears I melt the white soap
I always hated my dark skin
why O why
Does the world judge me
When I hate the world
I close my eyes
I put my soul into the music my father gave me
I feel the volume
And fly higher and higher
Far away
la musique
(When I hate the world)
(Music soothes me)
(you gotta hold on)
(and love yourself)
(When I hate the world)
(Music raises me up)
(so you gotta be strong)
(you gotta hold on)
(and love yourself)
Time passed and I was thirteen
My skin was dark brown
Music doesn't judge color
They give me light
I lead my music
We lean on eachother
I don't feel lonely
Then one day
I was given a chance
I held on to my microphone
And suddenly I was on stage
I say goodbye to music and ask it to come back
Then I became nineteen
I have to lie
I put white makeup over my face
They told me to wear a mask
They said my mom's race was okay
But not my dad's
Every year my age was nineteen
During times when time stopped
I felt like I was in jail
And I leaned on myself
I spent endless, painful days
I ignored their warnings
And because I missed music
I tried to escape
But no, I got caught
I prayed all night
And now I'm free
I don't normally post lyrics up with songs, but this was too meaningful for me not to. I also like how in the MV at the beginning she goes "mum! yo mum!" hahah so cute. And right at the end, when the dad does a voice over thing and he repeats after her, saying " Tasha Appa eemida" or however you spell it. Too cute.
5. What's up Mr. Good Stuff
6. Pay Day
The last thing I want to mention that I JUST looked up is a song by drunken tiger called "good life" I can't seem to get the uploader going, so if you click here and here, you can watch the performances. One of them is an acoustic version ft Eun Ji Won and the other is a live stage. I know I said earlier that this was going to be about Tasha, but this song highlights her amazing rapping skills. Eun Ji Won is so funny as well. ahhaha
That's about it for now, I hope more people would appreciate hip hop more now because I certainly do! Not that I would go all hip hop, but still, it's like Rachel and her love for K-Indie. Except mine is just...K Hip-hop. (or Kip Kop as I would like to call it)
-Naz
Labels: k-hiphop, music, tiger jk, yoon mi rae
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Thursday, July 26, 2012 @ 8:29 PM |
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I don't think Tablo falls into the indie category but I don't really think he falls into the Kpop category either. Probably more on the Korean Hip Hop category. Before this album, I was never really into rap or hip hop. I just didn't really enjoy it so I never really delved into K hip hop.So one day late last year I was minding my own business and I saw an article about his new album Fever's End so I thought "Hey let's give it a listen." and DUN DUN DUN instant loveeeeee! This album is so full of emotions because he wrote it during his hiatus when the whole Tajinyo controversy broke out (You can read about it here.). You must watch the video above where he talked about how the album was created and you will understand the meaning behind each song. So much feels. I love it even though
Airbag was the first song I heard and the moment the song started, I was in love. Naul's (from Brown Eyed Soul) voice is just so soothing. This song is about lonely people around the world, needing someone or something to fall into (eg. an airbag) when they feel lonely and depressed. These are all what I got from the translated version of the lyrics since I can only understand a little Korean so if I got the wrong idea, I am really sorry.
Tide is my favourite from the whole album. Like Tablo said, students like me (or us) relate most to it. The lyrics for this was just BAM on the dot, just what I am feeling. I really love this song. It's also my current caller ringtone (Joo Oh said it was creepy after she called me one day ahaaahhaha) hehe. But like I said again and again, I feel like I can really related to this song.
Home is..Wow. Lee Sora's voice is so hauntingly beautiful it's amazing. The lyrics for this was like the story of how he felt during the controversyand how he wanted people to leave his family alone, out of this whole thing.
Dear TV is the only English song in this album. Tablo said that this was his letter to the TV or I would say the media in general. I think the last sentence "Don't act like you know me cause you recognize me, you sell my records not me." to me felt like it was also referring to all the people who doubted his degree (again read about his controversy) but I might not be right.
Expired is like the Tide of Fever's End Part 2 for me. Not because I can relate to the lyrics (because it is about people reaching their peak fearing of falling after that and I am no where near successful) but the melody of the songs makes me feel the same way like Tide did. Possibly my favourite of Part 2 but Dear TV is also fighting for that spot.
Tomorrow is probably the one that sounds most mainstream? More like a kpop song but not exactly and it's not because Taeyang is in it. Not my favourite but it's still good.
Bad (ft Jinsil)
From the Bottom (ft Bumkey)
Trace
Thanks for Breathing (ft. Yankie, Bong Tae Gyu)
I wish you all who are reading this give this album a try even if you are not into hip hop or Korean songs in general and really try to read the lyrics (that's why I posted most of the vids with the translated lyrics on it hehe) because I think that it deserves more attention than it got.
-Rachee
Labels: k-hiphop, music, tablo
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