Born hater
| Born hater | |
|---|---|
| Epic high | |
| publication | October 18, 2014 |
| length | 5:35 |
| Genre (s) | K-pop , R&B , hip-hop / rap |
| Author (s) | Tablo, Mithra Jin, Lim Sung-bin, Kim Jin-tae, BI, Song Min-ho, Bobby |
| Label | YG Entertainment |
| album | Shoebox |
Born Hater is a song by the South Korean hip-hop group Epik High . The release date was October 18, 2014 as the single of their eighth studio album Shoebox . The rappers Beenzino, Verbal Jint, BI, Mino and Bobby sing in the song.
Background and development
On October 13, 2014, YG Entertainment announced with a poster that Epik High would release a single. The album Shoebox was released on October 28th and was the first album in two years.
On October 15th, the remaining singers were published through the YG Entertainment official blog . The rap veterans Verbal Jint, Beenzino, Illionaire Records and Mino from the band “Winner” as well as BI and Bobby from the band IKON were there .
publication
The single was pre-released on October 18th through her YouTube account. In addition to the concerts and fan meetings, Epik High also played the song at several award ceremonies and year-end shows. For example at the Mnet Asian Music Awards 2014, where Epik High won the award for the best rap performance for the fifth time. Mino, BI and Bobby were also on stage.
composition
The album is about the group's struggles for survival in recent years. The lyrics to Born Hater became so-called "Internet Haters" through the thoughts of the band. The band member Tablo in particular expresses himself in the song about the persecution on the net by the group "TaJinYo", a group of anonymous Internet users who pursue a kind of witchcraft on what they call Tablo's falsified academic career. They accuse him of lying about his degrees from Stanford University . In three and a half years he did his bachelor's and master's degree in English and creative writing . The university has documents to confirm this. This incident left the group with a production break of almost two years.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Grace Danbi Hong: YG Unveil's Next Comeback Artist as Epik High. (No longer available online.) In: mwave. CJ E&M enewsWorld, October 13, 2014, archived from the original on October 20, 2014 ; Retrieved February 3, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Grace Danbi Hong: Epik High Unveils Verbal Jint, Beenzino, Winner's Mino, iKON's BI and Bobby as Featured Artists for 'Born Hater' MV. (No longer available online.) In: mwave. CJ E&M enewsWorld, archived from the original on October 20, 2014 ; Retrieved February 3, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Grace Danbi Hong: Winner and Younha to join Epik High Concert During Incheon. (No longer available online.) In: mwave. Newsen, November 28, 2014; archived from the original on December 2, 2014 ; Retrieved February 3, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Grace Danbi Hong, Yeawon Jung: 2014 MAMA / Photo: YG's Winner, Epik High, and More Pump Out Energy at '2014 MAMA'. (No longer available online.) In: mwave. Newsen, December 3, 2014; archived from the original on February 3, 2015 ; Retrieved February 3, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Yeawon Jung: Interview: Epik High Apologizes to Fans for the Rollercoaster Ride Over the Past 11 Years. (No longer available online.) In: mwave. Newsen, archived from the original on November 7, 2014 ; Retrieved February 3, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Julie Jackson: Epik High returning after two years with 'Shoebox'. In: kpopherald.com. October 14, 2014, accessed March 16, 2015 .
- ↑ Joshua Davis: The Persecution of Daniel Lee. In: Stanford Magazine. Stanford University , August 2011, accessed March 16, 2015 .
- ↑ Kate Abbott, Wyndam Makowsky: Korean pop star battles attacks on Stanford record. In: The Stanford Daily . September 27, 2010, accessed March 16, 2015 .
- ↑ Grace Danbi Hong: Epik High Tablo Would not Avoid the Tajinyo Incident If He Returned to did Period. (No longer available online.) In: mwave. Newsen, archived from the original on February 15, 2015 ; Retrieved February 3, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Jessica Oak: Epik High Explores Dark, Personal Struggles & Tells Off Haters on 'Shoebox' Album. In: billboard.com. Retrieved February 3, 2015 .
