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래퍼 이센스 (26. 본명 강민호)가 23일 공개한 신곡을 통해 전 소속사 아메바 컬쳐와 다이나믹 듀오의 멤버 개코를 비난해 화제가 되고 있다.
이센스는 이날 공개한 “You Can’t Control Me”의 가사를 통해 “아메바 컬쳐. kiss my axx. 니들 잘하는 언론 플레이. 또 하겠지. 날 배은망덕한 XX로 묘사해놓겠지”라고 비난을 퍼부었다. 또한 “회사는 발목을 자르고 목발을 줘, 내가 걷는 건 전부 지들 덕분이라고, 턱 쳐들어 올리고 지껄여”라고 했다.
이센스는 이날 공개한 “You Can’t Control Me”의 가사를 통해 “아메바 컬쳐. kiss my axx. 니들 잘하는 언론 플레이. 또 하겠지. 날 배은망덕한 XX로 묘사해놓겠지”라고 비난을 퍼부었다. 또한 “회사는 발목을 자르고 목발을 줘, 내가 걷는 건 전부 지들 덕분이라고, 턱 쳐들어 올리고 지껄여”라고 했다.
이센스는 소속사 선배였던 다이나믹 듀오의 래퍼 개코 (32. 본명 김윤성)에 대해서도 “착한사람 코스프레 fuxx that. 더럽게 얘기해도 솔직해져 봐 제일 얍삽한게 너인게”라면서 디스 (힙합문화의 일종으로 래퍼들이 가사를 통해 서로를 비난하는 것)를 했다.
이에 대해 아메바컬처는 언론과의 인터뷰에서 “아직 노래를 들어보지 못해 뭐라고 입장을 밝히기 어렵다”고 말했다.
이센스의 이번 신곡은 미국에서 시작된 ‘컨트롤(Control)’ 열풍의 일부인 것으로 알려졌다.
컨트롤 열풍이란 최근 미국의 래퍼 켄드릭 라마(26)이 다른 래퍼 빅션(25. 본명 Sean Michael Anderson)의 곡 ‘컨트롤’의 비트에 맞춰서 다른 메이저 래퍼들의 대부분을 디스한 것으로 촉발되었다. 이후 수많은 래퍼들이 컨트롤의 비트에 맞춰 서로에 대한 ‘디스 곡’들을 발표하기에 이르렀다.
이센스는 앞서 켄드릭 라마를 언급한 웹진 ‘힙합 LE’와의 인터뷰에서 그의 팬이라고 밝히면서 라마의 노래가 “마치 ‘얘네들아 랩 게임을 하자’고 말하는 듯 느껴졌기 때문이다”고 밝힌 바 있다.
한국에서는 래퍼 스윙스 (27. 본명 문지훈)이 컨트롤의 비트를 차용해 “King Swings”를 공개한 데 이어 여러 뮤지션들이 같은 비트를 이용한 디스 곡들을 발표한 바 있다. 스윙스는 23일 공개한 곡을 통해 이센스의 슈프림팀 시절 동료 쌈디(29. 본명 정기석)을 디스하기도 했다.
한편 이와 컨트롤 열풍을 놓고 두고 가수 이현도 (41)는 트위터에 “켄드릭 라마가 지른 불이 한국까지 번졌네”라고 언급했다.
일부 힙합 팬들은 이번에 ‘디스’를 당한 개코와 쌈디 등이 역시 컨트롤 비트를 차용해 ‘반격’에 나서기를 은근히 기대하고 있다. 스윙스와 이센스 등의 곡이 강렬한 비트와 파격적인 가사를 인기를 끌고 있는 가운데 개코와 쌈디 역시 컨트롤 열풍에 동참하라는 것.
이를 두고 한국 힙합 씬에서 본격적인 ‘디스 전쟁’이 시작될지 여부가 주목되고 있다. (코리아헤럴드 윤민식 기자)
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E-sens attacks Gaeko, former agency with version of ‘Control’
Rapper E-sens on Friday bashed his recently-parted agency Amoeba Culture and Gaeko of Dynamic Duo in a fashion befitting his hip-hop roots: releasing a diss track that sampled rapper Big Sean’s “Control.”
“Amoeba Culture. Kiss my a--. You’ll just go to the press like you always have. You’ll make me look like an ungrateful bastard,” read the lyrics of the 26-year-old rapper’s track “You Can’t Control Me.”
The Control fad was kick-started by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, who called out a number of big name U.S. rappers in his verse.
The so-called “diss tracks,” primarily intended to insult another person or group, are a common trend in the hip-hop genre.
Lamar, however, took it to another level, and many artists in the U.S. and now internationally have responded.
Rapper “Swings” was also among the first South Korean rappers to take part in the Control trend, opening fire on his fellow rappers which included E-sens’ former bandmate Simon Dominic.
E-sens jumped on the bandwagon and took the opportunity to lash out at his former company, whom he had accused of asking him for 1 billion won ($890,500).
E-sens, whose real name is Kang Min-ho, said in his song that the company “cuts off my legs and gives me crutches, saying it’s thanks to them I’m walking,” in an apparent jab at some management agencies over-controlling their stars.
The rapper also seemed to resent the frequent TV appearances he had to go through during his stint with Amoeba Culture.
“All the make-up that covered up my face, it took at least two years to wash it off.”
While widely-known as a hardcore rapper during his time as an underground performer, he often appeared on TV shows as a member of public-friendly group Supreme Team.
E-sens devoted another chunk of his song to breathlessly bashing another well-known rapper Gaeko, who he accused of “abusing his respect.”
“Pretending to be the nice guy, f--- that. Be honest, you’re the most dirty one,” E-sens rapped, urging him “not to back down.”
Neither Gaeko or Amoeba Culture has yet to respond to the rapper’s outburst as of Friday afternoon. Many hip-hop fans said they wanted Gaeko, a member of one of the most popular hip-hop duos in the country, to unveil his own version of Control.
Until recently, E-sens performed as a member of a hip-hop duo Supreme Team which had formed in 2007 with Simon Dominic. The group gained popularity with hits like “Wae (Why)” and “Dang, Dang, Dang,” but broke off last month after Amoeba Culture terminated its deals with E-sens.
By Yoon Min-sik
(minsikyoon@heraldcorp.com)
E-sens attacks Gaeko, former agency with version of ‘Control’
Rapper E-sens on Friday bashed his recently-parted agency Amoeba Culture and Gaeko of Dynamic Duo in a fashion befitting his hip-hop roots: releasing a diss track that sampled rapper Big Sean’s “Control.”
“Amoeba Culture. Kiss my a--. You’ll just go to the press like you always have. You’ll make me look like an ungrateful bastard,” read the lyrics of the 26-year-old rapper’s track “You Can’t Control Me.”
The Control fad was kick-started by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, who called out a number of big name U.S. rappers in his verse.
The so-called “diss tracks,” primarily intended to insult another person or group, are a common trend in the hip-hop genre.
Lamar, however, took it to another level, and many artists in the U.S. and now internationally have responded.
Rapper “Swings” was also among the first South Korean rappers to take part in the Control trend, opening fire on his fellow rappers which included E-sens’ former bandmate Simon Dominic.
E-sens jumped on the bandwagon and took the opportunity to lash out at his former company, whom he had accused of asking him for 1 billion won ($890,500).
E-sens, whose real name is Kang Min-ho, said in his song that the company “cuts off my legs and gives me crutches, saying it’s thanks to them I’m walking,” in an apparent jab at some management agencies over-controlling their stars.
The rapper also seemed to resent the frequent TV appearances he had to go through during his stint with Amoeba Culture.
“All the make-up that covered up my face, it took at least two years to wash it off.”
While widely-known as a hardcore rapper during his time as an underground performer, he often appeared on TV shows as a member of public-friendly group Supreme Team.
E-sens devoted another chunk of his song to breathlessly bashing another well-known rapper Gaeko, who he accused of “abusing his respect.”
“Pretending to be the nice guy, f--- that. Be honest, you’re the most dirty one,” E-sens rapped, urging him “not to back down.”
Neither Gaeko or Amoeba Culture has yet to respond to the rapper’s outburst as of Friday afternoon. Many hip-hop fans said they wanted Gaeko, a member of one of the most popular hip-hop duos in the country, to unveil his own version of Control.
Until recently, E-sens performed as a member of a hip-hop duo Supreme Team which had formed in 2007 with Simon Dominic. The group gained popularity with hits like “Wae (Why)” and “Dang, Dang, Dang,” but broke off last month after Amoeba Culture terminated its deals with E-sens.
By Yoon Min-sik
(minsikyoon@heraldcorp.com)
