Korean hip hop artist, and arguably the best Korean rapper ever, Tiger JK (a.k.a. Drunken Tiger) did an almost 30 minute all English interview on Arirang’s ‘Heart to heart’ TV program. In the interview, Tiger JK talks about his comeback double CD album ‘Feel gHood Muzik: The 8th Wonder’ as well as a few personal aspects of his life. It genuinely is a fascinating interview, even if you’re not a fan of Tiger JK or hip hop in general. Tiger JK discusses many interesting details about the Korean music industry, such as how it is mainly driven by digital singles and mini-albums nowadays. Plus he briefly touches on the scandalous side of the Korean record business and how he was “targeted by a group of people” in the said business. Tiger JK also talks about his personal hip hop history (which began in LA), his wife Tasha (Yoon Mi Rae) and their 16 month old baby boy (Jordan), and his struggle with the incurable disease Transverse Myelitis. Bear in mind that Tiger JK was running on little to no sleep at the time of this interview. Sit back and enjoy. YouTube credit: arirangworld Although Tiger JK was born in Seoul, he was raised in Los Angeles, California and he’s without a doubt an American to the core, and it shows. His story is truly inspirational and it’s exceptionally awesome to hear it straight from the horse’s mouth, so to speak. All Korean hip hop artists and fans can and should thank Tiger JK for making hip hop a mainstream fixture in the Korean music industry.
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