Gowe Shares a Preview of the Upcoming ‘We Are HyperGiants’ Album

It’s been a couple years since Gowe came off his stint on Kollaboration Seattle. Since that time, he’s slowly grown his fan base, linked up with fellow artists, and started expanding his reach beyond Sea-town. All of those factors are culminating in the form of a debut albumWe Are HyperGiants. The project is expected to drop on June 17th, and will include some supporting work by Travis Graham (New Heights), Paul Kim, Jennifer Chung, Erin Kim & Sam Ock! You can check out a preview of the album via the following clip.

On June 17th, 2012 my debut album will be available via iTunes & Amazon!!!

Pre-Ordering information for physical copies coming soon! All pre-orders will be personally autographed.

Album Art designed by – Sam Cho & Tracey Ige

Produced by – Trebles And Blues, Marcus D, Complex Studios, Soulostar, Nitro Fresh & Sam Ock

Gowe Reveals Trailer for “First Flight” ft Travis Graham

Sea-town’s Gifted on West East is hard at work on his debut album, now officially titled We Are HyperGiants, and though it’s not due till June, he’s given us a sneak peak of one of the singles – “First Flight”. The song features his fellow hometown musical brethren, Travis Graham of New Heights, and you can get a glimpse of things to come with the video teaser (by Ed Park) he posted up today. Looks like we have a lot to look forward to.

The Songs About Jeremy Lin Round-Up

If you are Asian-American or have a fair amount Asian-American friends, you may have noticed that NBA’s latest feel-good story, Jeremy Lin, has been a huge hot topic as of late. He’s become a starter for the NY Knicks and has had some great games for several consecutive nights.

Well, the rising basketball star has certainly inspired a lot of people, including some of our artists. Already we’re beginning to see songs about Mr. Lin and we suspect it isn’t over yet. So this post will serve as a running collection of the songs, in reverse chronological order of release (Newest at the top). So far it’s Gowe and Jin, but I’m sure there”ll be more to follow!

[Added 3/13]
Grand Master Chu of Model Minority – “Hard Work”

The Slants – “Capture Me Burning”

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The Hip-Hop Youtube Round-Up 1/15/2012

Wow, we are 15 days into the new year already. Well, as I promised last time, this round-up is all things strictly rap. I don’t believe any of the featured videos in this collection are newcomers but there’s a surprise or two in the bunch, just make sure to check em all out. There’s enough Hip-Hop bars here for everyone to enjoy.

Misfit Remixes “All Doggs Go to Heaven” by Game

D-Pryde Remixes “Rack City” by Tyga

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Two Cents: GT’s Top 10 MVs from 2011 (and 10 Honorable Mentions)

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2011 was a banner year in the world of Asian-American music. We saw more releases than ever, more artists achieving more mainstream success, and more fans across more ethnic backgrounds recognizing the great music by our artists. But along with … Continue reading 

A Remix MV Round-Up – 01/01/12

Happy New Year everyone! We’re starting things off with a new batch of remix/cover music videos by some of your favorite artists across multiple genres. R&B, Pop/Rock, and Hip-Hop are all represented here with visuals that are a lot stronger than your average cover performance video. Enjoy and we hope you’ve had a fantastic start to 2012!

Paul Kim Covers “Stereo Hearts” by Gym Class Heroes

Gowe x Clairbel Novelo Remix “Moment 4 Life” by Nicki Minaj

Legaci Covers “It Will Rain” by Bruno Mars

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AMP x Gowe x Mickey Cho Release the “Inspired” MV

It’s only been a few days since the single dropped, but AMP has released the official MV for their collab with Gowe & Mickey Cho – “Inspired” (shot on location at Inspire Cali 2011). Clean, sharp video combined with some candid footage make for a fun video though still in the lane of your standard single-cam affair. Mickey kills his verse though, where did this Sam Ock doppelganger come from? The dude can flow!

AMP Debuts “Inspired” featuring Gowe x Mickey Cho

In a cross-country collaboration, AMP has dropped a new track featuring Gowe & Mickey Cho in a song appropriately titled “Inspired”. The song was recorded during the recent Inspire Cali 2011 event when everyone was able to come together and record this track. The 5 artists all take turns on a classic, soul-inspired beat and best of all… it’s a free DL. Well, sort of – it’ll cost you a tweet or facebook post. Hopefully you’re on one of those social networks. Get the song here for free.

Just ‘Cause: Gowe Shares the Story Behind His Adoption and Biological Mother

Most Gowe fans are aware that he has a unique story behind his heritage, family, and Faith. More specifically, Gowe grew up believing he was a Chinese-American until a starting discovery as a young adult where he learned that he is actually a Korean-American adoptee that was brought into his current Chinese family. Other than, I imagine most wouldn’t know the details but in this clip he did with Inspire, the Seattle MC shares about how those events played out and continue to shape him, even today.

Now that you’ve seen the clip, perhaps that helps give just a little more perspective to his song “I Wonder“.

Inspire Cali 2011 – October 22nd, Torrance CA

After kicking off the year with an incredible event in the East Coast, Inspire is returning back to their SoCal roots for a new show on October 22nd in Torrance, California. The faith inspired concert features talent from all over the country including AMP, Gowe, Jason Min, The Lawft, Mickey Cho, Descry (of the Nehemiah Band) and more! SoCal folk, I highly encourage you check this one out. This is music for the ears, heart and soul. Tickets are available via Eventbrite.