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The Swaggers go to famous American producers
Which producers will they meet?
1st producer: EarDrummer JBo
He has worked with world-famous artists like Rihanna, Ace Hood, Juicy J, etc.
He produced the song 'Bugatti'.
Meeting him was quite exciting.
I thought that I could work with him if I do well.
EarDrummer JBo Worked with Rihanna, Ace Hood, Juicy J, etc.
2nd producer: Tha Bizness
He has worked with world-famous rappers like Drake, 50 Cent, Usher, etc.
It could be a chance to bring more depth to my music.
I want to make an effort and work together with them.
Tha Bizness Worked with Drake, 50 Cent, Usher, etc.
How will they judge the Swaggers?
Patchwerk Recording Studios
The building looked dull from outside.
I don't know.
But wow!
The moment I entered, I saw Nas' 'Stillmatic'
and so many other gems, like TLC.
Anyone who likes hiphop has listened to the albums that were recorded there.
A famous studio where world-famous musicians recorded
The sound system ...
Everything was so organized.
It felt suffocating, unfree.
Late at night, the Swaggers go to the mountains
They're already listening to rap, if you just go in it'll ruin the mood.
You should go in when they're calm.
It's safest if you go in one after the other.
Safest?
I'm expecting a gun any time.
The atmosphere was very different.
I was a bit scared.
What about Sangsoo who went in first?
They seem like gangsters who make music.
It's my turn?
- Saw that? - What?
The woman with pink hair and tattoos ..
What are they doing inside?
I think I'm going crazy.
Aren't you going in? The director is inside, right?
Superbee, ready?
Yeah, ready.
They were playing games, braiding hair,
making music,
it was hiphop,
real hiphop.
The air inside was full of hiphop.
JBo's studio is freedom itself
They were so chill, it was fun.
Sangsoo-hyung seems serious
I don't really like that.
I'm a bit older, so ...
Young people might like that,
but at my age I now need my own quiet space to work by myself.
- What's up man? - Nice to meet you.
Alright, what's your name again?
You can call me Sangsoo.
- Sangsoo? - Yeah, right.
I'm Tarae, but you can call me T.
myunDo!
Superbee!
Y'all got some cool names!
If y'all wanna be an artist,
you gotta have a cool name.
Cause if you got a name that's hard to remember ...
He was the most famous producer we met.
My hyung, Bizness-hyung, Tha Bizness-hyung.
I do want to work with him.
Do you have any music that I can check out?
Do you want to listen, hyung?
You can plug in the phone too.
It's already playing.
Tarae plays 'Driver', an upcoming track of his
Will Bizness-hyung like it?
What will Tha Bizness think of Tarae's track?
That ***'s tight.
Crazy, the beat sounds like a Neptunes' beat.
The next guy! That was dope.
Seriously, wow!
My hyung = Tha Bizness
- Who else got something? - Me.
Superbee's track is 'Shark in the Cold Pool'
Is this fun to you?
That *** was tight.
The verses kinda sounded like some older Kendrick Lamar ***.
The hook was tight cause it was like some fun ***.
- That was cool. - Funny ***.
Now Jung Sangsoo's track 'Hiphop Style Rap'
Yo! Feel hiphop
This is fun hiphop, a'ight
That's hard.
- Old school! - That's some *** Dr. Dre ***' with.
That reminds me, I used to have a homie ...
Great! It was a compliment.
Yes, it was. (certain)
Yes, it was. (totally convinced)
The atmosphere is good due to positive feedback
What will Tha Bizness think of myunDo's track?
Gotta get you to do a remix for that one.
You got your own style, his style was more classic hiphop, old school,
and y'all got more energy,
and you were a mix of the two.
They're definitely not rookies.
You could take Sangsoo to New York,
he'd probably be a big star.
Take the other three to different parts of the country and they'd be good.
Alright, appreciate that!
Who will get to work with Tha Bizness?
The hyungs rap on JBo's beat
This place is hiphop itself
I've seen your name before.
Jung Sangsoo?
Superbee?
Tarae?
myun...
You've seen who?
Superbee.
Really?!
You're cool.
Let JBo play the beat and then y'all hop on it.
What does JBo's beat sound like?
- This beat's f*cking good! - He said "f*cking good"!
Can't keep it in!
The hyung suddenly starts to rap
I'll show you real hiphop
This is original hiphop!
If you feel like it, just start.
Superbee goes first
Superbee starts rapping
He is more ambitious than ever
He is satisfied
I made an effort to rap with style.
myunDo raps right away after Superbee
Tarae raps freestyle
Tarae really had a nice flow, just like myunDo.
Those two flowed the best.
They rode the beat the best.
Finally, it's Jung Sangsoo's turn
Sangsoo cannot start
The beat ...
Tarae got Sangsoo's problem
That beat is for young ones,
can you play one for .. older people?
We are both thirty-one.
EarDrummer basically make trap,
and I don't have written much on trap.
JBo looks for a suitable beat
Good?
Sangsoo is getting there
You getting there?
Yes, getting there!
You're thankful to me, right?
Sangsoo-hyung finally starts rapping
Until here.
I was the most disappointing.
I couldn't adapt, felt uncomfortable and intimidated.
Once more!
This beat!
Who I feel is the most talented at this point would be Superbee.
He said more and was willing to freestyle more times than everybody else.
He was just real flexible, any beat that I played he was ready to go.
Personally, I think Superbee definitely has a great chance.
He definitely has a good chance to succeed.
Comparing him to someone like Keith Ape,
he could definitely fill those shoes.
If he works right, I think he could.
Honestly, I think I rapped the best.
I don't think anyone would tell Asians that they suck.
Nobody would say that.
At a club with mostly African Americans
The Swaggers perform live for the first time
Who will take 1st place?
These subtitles were made by Nahae and Lena for HiphopKR.com