The rapping genre has increasingly gained root in the Korean entertainment industry. The rather male dominated facet has since seen a boom in female rappers who are a highly talented; and to some degree better than their male counterparts. The likes of Jessie, CL and Lisa have been inspired by and are now inspiring a wave of new rappers who work their way to fame and exposure by starting as underground rapping artists. The “underground” expression does not mean they are less skilled as some, if given the same exposure as other famous idols, would be highly rated rappers. Below are some of the top underground female rappers in the K-Pop industry.
The talented diva entered the entertainment scene in 2017 by posting self-produced tracks on SoundCloud. By fate, Bibi’s creative and original songs gave her recognition crediting her a contract with Feel Ghood Music label in 2017. The rapper contested in SBS’s The Fan reality show in 2019 which although she took second place, it gave her a wider audience and grew her fan base. Bibi has released numerous hit singles, featured with notable artists such as Zico and Tiger JK, and collaborated with other distinguished artists such as Crush and Yoon Mi Rae. Bibi officially debuted as a soloist in May 2019 with the “Binu” digital single. In 2021, the rising rapper was nominated in three categories of the Brand Customer Loyalty Awards where she won the R&B Soul Artist award.
Formerly renown as Black Magazine, the highly talented youngster started underground rapping back in 2016 where she was ranked among the best high school rappers. While still a fresh rapper, the star managed to collaborate with other underground rappers giving her an early exposure that has fuelled her entertainment career. Shin posts her impressive tracks on SoundCloud with some of her prominent ones including “찾기나 해”, “Untitled”, and “Fallin’”.
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Tilda debuted as a rapper in 2012 and has since then been delivering catchy tracks that leave listeners clinging for more. The Show Me The Money 5 and Unpreety Rapstar 3 contestant has been rocking he underground rapping scene with her mesmerizing tracks including “Uh Huh” and “Everybody Pay Me”.
The tomboy rap star entered the music industry in 2014 and has over the years created a reputation of a 90’s gangster rapper with a rough texture voice. The hip hop idol has released several tracks on SoundCloud with the most popular ones compiled in the Vincent mix tape.
Soom, who goes by the full name Ahn Soomin, debuted as an underground rapper in 2015. The diva contested in Superstar K, Show Me The Money 4, and Unpreety Rapstar 2 reality shows. She then joined the V&V (Verification & Validation) crew alongside other upcoming underground artists; a venture that helped validate her aptitude despite losing in her previous contests. Soom has released eminent tracks including “Good Mornight” and “Because Of The Alcohol”.
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Ago (stylized as AgØ) debuted as an independent rapper back in 2019. The freestyle rap star participated in 2018’s Nike’s Battle Force Seoul contest, AF1 Rap Battle. The idol released her The Door mini album; with hit songs such as “Air The Room” and “어린왕”, with help from artists such as Sumin and Hash Swan.
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Now, we all know Kpop is on a drastic rise compared to 10 years ago. BTS soaring in Western charts, as well as other groups like Monsta X, NCT127, and Seventeen, who are getting constant attention from Western news outlets. That's great and all, but I want to turn our attention to something that is mostly talked about in the Asian hip hop scene; obviously, in the Korean hip hop scene and the big influence it has.
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Today, Korean hip hop is gaining huge popularity among all music lovers. If you love hip hop as a genre and are keeping up with the times of hip hop (more specifically, the Korean Hip Hop scene) or if you have been a lover of Korean music, then you would know a lot of these well known Korean hip hop labels
*(Note: I'm putting the CEOs/founders names beside the labels; you might have heard the founder's names if you haven't heard of the labels; also, I'm labeling the ones where I personally actively listen to the artists in the listed labels)*:
These are just the top 6 KHH labels that I personally listen to the most, and there are a lot more, but these are the ones that I have more knowledge on. As you were reading down the list, you might have recognized the names of the CEOs or the founders of the companies, or the name of the company, or you have absolutely no idea who these people are. It doesn't matter, but what matters right now, and what I will be talking about in this article, is the influence of KHH (especially to high school students) and the conflicts that WERE talked about and are still constantly debated. Enough of my blabbering, let's get talking.
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Believe it or not, KHH has been around for a long time (some time in the 90s) and it has gone through about the same evolution as Western hip hop. KHH is unique in terms of the sounds, lyrics, and matches the overall culture in Korea. What I personally like about KHH is the array of styles of rappers and the diversity of rap style and beats. Although many of the rappers' songs have been influenced by Western artists—most noticeably by Kendrick Lamar, Migos, XXXTentacion, Lil Pump, Tupac, Biggie, etc.—they add their own flavors and their own style, which is the unique part of KHH or any other type of international music. As most (KHH) musicians start off, they
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