Saw this earlier over at AHHT, but it looks like he recently got engaged and is scheduled to wed 10.10.10. His fiance’s name is Michelle Park and the ceremony is supposed to take place in Seoul. It’s crazy to see where life has taken him both professionaly and personally the past couple years. On a […]
Read More Chan From Uptown Engaged, To Wed in OctoberLast year, Chan made a surprise move when he debuted with the newly reincarnated Uptown with Swings & Maniac and founding member Chris. Well it was rumored that Swings had been kicked out of the group and sure enough he is not present for UPT’s latest album Surprise and the single “Birthday”. The song is […]
Read More Chan & Maniac (Uptown) Release the “Birthday” MVCarlos Galvan has a new interview out with HalfKorean.com, as they go indepth about what he’s been up to and what has happened since the last time they spoke. It’s a thorough read but explains how so much has happened in the past year including his linking of with the Jiggy Fellaz crew and his […]
Read More Carlos Galvan Has a Follow-up Interview w/ HalfKorean.comHow many of you all remember Carlos? The part Mexican, part Korean American MC that is most well known for his work with the Korean Hip-Hop group Uptown. Well whether or not you’ve been keeping up with his rise and fall and subsequent efforts to climb back into the musical limelight, just know that he’s […]
Read More Carlos (formerly of Uptown) Joins New Group and Releases MV for “Hustle”So some of you may remember earlier this year when we reported Chan had joined the new reincarnation of the Korean group Uptown. They’ve dropped a couple singles and released some MV’s but a new fact was recently revealed last week about the MV for their debut single Black Knight. In an interview, Christina Chung […]
Read More WTF: Uptown – 흑기사 (Black Knight) MVNew Uptown members, korean american MC’s Chan, Maniac, and Swings, along with veteran member Chris Jung released a repackaged version of their album last month. This went completely under the radar for me but our good friends at ARW posted up the music video today. The song is entitled ‘Baby Baby’. Honestly I think it’s just aight. […]
Read More Uptown repackages album w/ new singleThe video for Uptown’s latest reincarnation (now featuring Maniac, Chan, and Swings along with long standing member Chris Jung) was released last week. It’s a pretty standard video really. Although I was somewhat impressed with Chan’s ability to flow in Korea. Although I’ll be 100% honest and say I felt his stateside releases a lot […]
Read More New Uptown video released for 흑기사Chan, one of the first Asian-American hip hop artists to get some decent exposure has seemingly did a reverse cross over and is now pursuing a career in Korea. It looks like he has joined the reincarnation of classic hip-hop group Uptown, with their album set to drop March 12th. I heard it as a […]
Read More Chan joins Uptown in KoreaI can’t vouch for the validity of this news, but word is two of Korea’s most influential Hip-Hop musicians, Tiger JK and Tasha, got married over a year ago and have already had their first child, a son, earlier this year. Rumors of their relationship had been swirling around for quite some time now but […]
Read More JK & T Tie the KnotAnyone who is a fan of K-HipHop should know about this album. It was the highly influental debut of a series that would launch hip-hop as a legitimate genre/culture in Korea for the first time. As the culture and music rose to the forefront of the public eye, the DaeHanMinGuk series of hip-hop compilation albums […]
Read More Lookin’ Back: 1999 – DaeHanMinGuk (대한민국) MCMXCIX
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