Favourite K-hiphop Album of the year?

As the year begins to draw to a close, what's been your favourite K-hiphop album of the year? I'm curious to know, so post it below.

For me, I think it's SS-POP by System Seoul

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I've been utterly obsessed with this album. System Seoul is a collective of 4 rappers (hawks, sn7, ycs and MUNZi) rather than a traditional group (think Drain Gang), but they've started making massive waves in the Korean underground this year releasing and performing together as System Seoul (and have released not 1 but 2 full length albums over the last few months).

Their sound is really revolutionary. It's a blend of hyperpop, digicore and hip-hop, with really fun sampling (they have songs sampling everything from Maple Story to Red Velvet and Ikon). Expect these massive chopped up trap beats suddenly switching into Rave-style EDM and anything else.

I think if you're a fan of Big Bang, Cortis, Playboi Carti (especially Die Lit era), or Drain Gang/Sad Boys, I think you will love them, so check them out!

Here's a great first song because it has all 4 members and showcases the different styles of each (it sounds like 4 separate songs).

And this is one of the biggest songs from the album:

And here's a fun video that showcases their popularity in the underground Seoul scene right now:

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Anyway, that's enough about System Seoul. What's been your fav hiphop album of the year? Share it and I'll give it a listen (if I haven't aready) and share my thoughts!

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I'm not going to be very original.

I really enjoyed the single from the Tablo and RM collaboration:

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As for the full album, my favorite is "WHAT HAVE WE DONE" by pH-1

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Thanks, I gave them both a spin this evening. Both have what I would consider a real classic K-hip hop vibe to them. I used to have friends obsessed with Epik High so it’s fun to hear Tablo again.

For pH-1 I think my fav was Party PPL. That track almost has a nujabes vibe and Min Jiwoon is a good R’n’B singer