The SB Mixtape, 05/14/2020: Take Me Out
There is very little relief in reality at the moment, dear readers. We’re all undergoing collective distress. If I had an easy ear, I could compla…
Tag: Giriboy
SB End-of-Year Review, 2019: Boundary-Breaking MVs Take the Lead
Stunning K-pop MVs require mastery in the art of marrying music, performance, and cinematography. 2019 has not been the most spectacular year for…
Disturbingly Hooked: Losing Attention and Artistry for a Catchy Rapline
Dynamic Duo rapped out the catchy line, "In the end, a title song is needed. Wanna make it rain, money, money, the smell of cash," in their 2015 r…
Show Me The Money 8 Ep. 1-4: Fresh Blood Keeps the Show Alive
Less than nine months after the previous season of Mnet’s Show Me The Money crowned Korean-American rapper Nafla its winner, the long-running rap …
Giriboy’s “100 Years: College Course”: Redefining the Musician as Archivist and Storyteller
An attempt at encompassing the different experiences accumulated in a lifetime, Giriboy's newest album, 100 Years: College Course, is an ambitious…
Show Me The Money 777 Ep. 6-10: Lucky Seven
Mnet’s Show Me The Money 777 ended last Friday, crowning a winner after 13,000 auditions, nine episodes and a 2-hour-long final live broadcast on TV. T…
For Your Viewing Pleasure: Faces of Show Me the Money
Welcome back to another installment of For Your Viewing Pleasure, where we take time out of the week to curate a set of photos from the K-pop landscape…
Show Me The Money 777 Ep. 1-5: Jackpot or Not?
Mnet’s annual rap competition Show Me The Money is back, airing from September 7th until sometime in November. Having produced more than a few rap star…
Giriboy’s “Graduation” is a Kaleidoscopic Trip into Space
Back in 2015 when Giriboy released “WYBH1” in Mechanical Album, it was the start of a certain obsession with space. This theme is carried across many o…
SB Mid-Year Review, 2017: Soloists, Bands, Rappers Dominate Best Album Picks
Our Mid-Year Review coverage continues with the albums category. Here, Karen, Qian, and Gaya discuss the EPs and LPs from the past six months that stoo…