We aleady touched on the success of Korean pop in America. It looks like Koreans are doing pretty well in hip-hop, too. Right now, the number one album on the iTunes hip-hop albums chart is by Tablo, a rapper from Seoul. The number two album is Dumbfoundead's DFD. Under them are major label stars Wale and J. Cole.
Dumbfoundead is a Korean/American rapper from Los Angeles. You won't find him in all the mainstream media outlets and he's not signed to a major label, but check out his YouTube stats. He's got hundreds of thousands of subscribers and millions of views on his videos, and he's got no problem selling out concerts.
Today, he released his new album DFD, and it looks like all the online grinding is paying off. Check out the Complex premiere of "Cool & Calm," produced by EOM, below.
Listen: Dumbfoundead "Cool & Calm"
You can buy the album on iTunes or get physical copies through Knocksteady.
P.grim November 2nd, 2011 at 03:57 PM
Chea! DFD doing it big!
crazyshit November 3rd, 2011 at 02:03 AM
dumbfoundead is dope as hell. he deserves to be BIG. he's most likely the best freestyler in the game next to eminem and supernatural.