10 Korean Rappers That You Should Know by XXL Magazine

The South’s got something to say — South Korea, that is. Over the last several years, the nation’s hip-hop scene has exploded as acts like Keith Ape, Zico and CL have been killing the game in Korea, while gradually establishing a presence in the U.S. For those not paying attention, it might seem like the Korean rap scene of today materialized overnight, but that’s certainly not the case. Hip-hop has been thriving in the country for years.

It goes without saying that the hip-hop scene has grown leaps and bounds over the last several years in South Korea, and music magazine XXL Mag has decided to shine a light on the South Korean hip-hop scene by taking a look at some of the biggest names in the culture today.

From Okasian and JayAllDay to CL and G-Dragon, here are the 10 rappers who XXL Mag thinks everyone should know about.

10. Keith Ape

A photo posted by Keith Ape’ 16⊕ (@chrt_keithape) on Jul 6, 2016 at 7:25pm PDT

9. Block B’s Zico

A photo posted by 지아코 (@woozico0914) on Jun 27, 2016 at 6:47am PDT

8. Epik high

7. Okasian

 

A photo posted by SIR UNDERWATER PRIVATE KZN (@chrt_okasian) on May 18, 2016 at 6:03pm PDT

6. BTS’ Rap Monster

A photo posted by BTS official (@bts.bighitofficial) on Sep 28, 2016 at 8:04am PDT

5. Dok2

A photo posted by GONZO (@dok2gonzo) on Sep 10, 2016 at 9:29am PDT

4. Beenzino

A photo posted by 임성빈 (@realisshoman) on Oct 8, 2016 at 9:45pm PDT

3. JayAllDay

A photo posted by JA¥ALLDA¥? (@chrt_jayallday) on Oct 12, 2016 at 6:38pm PDT

2. 2NE1’s CL

A photo posted by CL (@chaelincl) on Sep 9, 2016 at 7:01pm PDT

1. BIGBANG’s G-Dragon

A photo posted by G-DRAGON (@xxxibgdrgn) on Sep 7, 2016 at 2:33am PDT

So, do you agree with XXL Mag’s choices?

Park Sa-lim, Seoul