HiphopKR

11/10/2026

LNGSHOT (LNGSHOT)have announced their upcoming EP, [S.W.I.S.H.], arriving November 10 at 6 PM KST through MORE VISION.

The title stands for “Swag With Integrity Shapes History,” the phrase accompanying the new teaser. The four-member group—OHYUL, RYUL, WOOJIN and LOUIS—debuted in January with [SHOT CALLERS], featuring “Moonwalkin’,” “Saucin’” and “FaceTime.”

They followed that with Training Day in March and joined Jay Park for May’s collaborative project, [4SHOBOIZ Vol. 2: 4SHOVILLE].

Swipe to watch the S.W.I.S.H. teaser.

Source: MORE VISION

10/10/2026

GEMINI, DIMO REX, KWACA and Ne-Yo link up in the studio, working on a collaboration. 👀

Swipe through for clips from the session.

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10/10/2026

Dok2 (DOK2) has released “비빔인간 (Local Deluxe),” a new track posted to his official YouTube channel on October 10. The track is both written and produced by the artist himself.

Earlier this year, he teamed up with LEEHI (LEEHI) for “You & Me,” released March 28 through 808 HI Recordings. In a release interview with Genie, the two described the label as a small operation built around making music together.

“비빔인간 (Local Deluxe)” is out now. Listen on DOK2’s official YouTube channel.

Source: 808 HI RECORDINGS

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10/10/2026

Tabber (tabber) is back with “Smokey Eye” and its official music video.

The track opens [Modern Goth], his six-song EP released October 8 through you.will.knovv. Tabber wrote the lyrics and co-composed the song with 2###.

The EP also features Qim Isle on “Fashion Faux Pas” and SUMIN on “Bébé,” alongside “New Moon,” which first arrived in May. He’s also taking Modern Goth to Europe this October and Latin America in November.

Watch “Smokey Eye” on you.will.knovv’s YouTube channel. Modern Goth is out now.

Source: you.will.knovv

10/10/2026

Six years after “MUKKBANG!,” Lil Cherry (Lil Cherry) & GOLDBUUDA (⚜️GB 골드부다) are back in the kitchen. Their September 23 single “Yummy 88,” produced by Jahlil Beats (Jahlil Beats), returns to the food obsession that keeps finding its way into their work.

The video stages a sibling cook-off, with Park Makrye, better known as Korea Grandma (박막례 Makrye Park 🇰🇷), judging the results. She appears on the cover, too, holding a platter of kimchi. It’s an image that makes room for a different generation in the duo’s deliberately unruly corner of hip-hop.

There’s a shared history behind that playfulness. In a June interview with LiFTED, Lil Cherry recalled listening to the music her brother downloaded onto their household computer. Juvenile, Lil Wayne and Gucci Mane were among their early influences. Their upbringing between Korea and the US shaped tastes they developed together, long before they were releasing records together.

Speaking to Korean Indie in September, GOLDBUUDA described the memories and humour they share, alongside their differences as artists. He also emphasised respecting hip-hop’s Black American roots while contributing their own Korean and Asian perspective. Pairing Jahlil Beats with a kitchen showdown judged by Korea Grandma gives that approach a very literal setting.

“Yummy 88” follows June’s “DRESS2KILL” and marks their second release with Family Style Records (FAMILY STYLE RECORDS), MC Jin (MC Jin ’s Pacific Music Group imprint. The connection carries personal weight: the duo told LiFTED that Jin’s breakthrough had shown Asian kids growing up around hip-hop what was possible. They described the signing as a relationship built on mutual respect.

The cover is a small but telling choice: the face of the release belongs to the person judging their cooking. It gives “Yummy 88” the feel of a family occasion, with the siblings’ competition unfolding under someone else’s watch.

The single and music video are out now.

10/10/2026

AMBITION MUSIK brings seven artists together on “새야망 (NEW AMBITION).” Released October 10, the single features Nosun, untell, TRADE L, MilliMax, ZENE THE ZILLA, DON MALIK and The Quiett.

It’s the tenth digital single in AMBITION 10, the label’s project marking its tenth anniversary. The release is listed as AMBITION 10/10, with an official music video now up on the label’s YouTube channel.

The Quiett also handled mixing and mastering. TOIL, KOREANGROOVE and Leellamarz are among the credited composers, while Leellamarz also has a lyric credit.

02/10/2026

28/09/2026

Loco (Loco | 로꼬) has signed with DUOVER (duover), reuniting with former AOMG labelmates GRAY (GRAY • 그레이), CODE KUNST (CODE KUNST 코드 쿤스트), Woo (우원재 (Woo)) and Coogie (COOGIE)

The move follows two years of independent activity through his own company, LOCOMOTIVE. He left AOMG in October 2024 after more than a decade, saying farewell with “SEE YOU.” Since then, he has released his third album [SCRAPS] and taken it on tour.

There’s plenty of shared history here. GRAY produced Loco’s “Hold Me Tight” featuring Crush back in 2014, and Loco and GRAY later joined Woo on “We Are” in 2017. For listeners who came to Korean hip-hop through those records, seeing these names together again will feel familiar.

GRAY, CODE KUNST and Woo founded DUOVER in May 2024, with Coogie, Gary and OSUN among the artists who have since joined. Loco arrives after a productive stretch on his own, bringing years of work with the people now running the label.

26/09/2026

From The Quiett saving for his first Rolex to ILLIONAIRE RECORDS gifting watches to their collaborators, luxury timepieces have been part of Korean hip-hop for well over a decade.

What began as a symbol of success has developed into a tradition of its own. Rolexes have marked career milestones, celebrated new record deals and served as gifts between artists, producers and mentors. Along the way, watches have made their way onto album covers, into lyrics and, in some cases, become the inspiration behind entire tracks.

We take a closer look at the stories behind some of Korean hip-hop’s most memorable watches, from Dynamic Duo’s gifts to the Amoeba Culture family and Lee Young-ji’s Rolex for Jay Park to Simon Dominic’s collection, Kid Milli’s custom pieces and the records that made Rolex synonymous with an era of Korean rap.



Long before Rolex became a staple of Korean hip-hop, gold watches were commonly associated with an older generation in Korea, particularly as luxury wedding gifts. Meanwhile, across the Pacific, American rappers were giving them an entirely different image.

The Quiett (The Quiett) recalls watching J. Cole, Big Sean and Tyga wearing Rolex Day-Dates around 2010 and 2011. Having already released several albums himself, he found it remarkable that these newer artists could afford watches he could only dream of owning.

He decided it was time to get one for himself.

In autumn 2012, after a year of saving, The Quiett (The Quiett) walked into a luxury watch dealer in Apgujeong and bought his first gold Rolex Day-Date for approximately ₩11.2 million (around $10,000 USD at the time).

The salesman apparently told him it wasn’t a watch for young people. He bought it anyway.

The purchase came shortly after ILLIONAIRE’s first nationwide tour. The Quiett subsequently returned to Las Vegas, where he’d previously dreamed of returning as a successful rapper, and filmed the music video for “2 Chainz & Rollies.” This time, he had the Rolex to show for it.

By 2014, the luxury lifestyle that The Quiett (The Quiett) and Dok2 (DOK2) had helped popularize was firmly established in ILLIONAIRE’s iden

23/09/2026

Almost five years after [UNDERGROUND ROCKSTAR], CHANGMO is getting ready to say goodbye to the name.

[MONOLITH], his third studio album, arrives October 1 through MORIENT. Its introduction looks back on 2016–2026 and the life he built as “Underground Rockstar.” For anyone who has followed him through that stretch, there’s plenty tied up in those two words.

The credits give us something to go on while we wait. Paul Blanco appears twice and contributes well beyond the features, with production and instrumental work across the record. Seori, DIMO REX and jeebanoff also join him, while Epik High’s Tukutz adds production to “Memento Mori.”

The Seoul Metropolitan Chorus appears on the closer, continuing CHANGMO’s work with the Sejong Center after May’s orchestral shows. With his own piano and arrangement credits running through the album, the keyboard on the cover feels like a fitting choice. We’re curious to hear how he brings this chapter to a close.

[MONOLITH] is due October 1. CD and LP preorders are open, with vinyl available through Welcome Records est. 2019.



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