Epik High (에픽하이, meaning high or drunken in poetic mood) is an alternative hip hop group which is composed of Tablo, Mithra Jin, and DJ Tukutz. They are known for having combined genres and different styles of hip hop throughout their career, which has seen the release of eleven studio albums since their debut in 2003, as well as for their coverage of diverse lyrical themes.
Tablo is a one of the best lyricist who also is called a “rapping poet’.
There are so many great songs that they collaborated with noted artists including IU, Lee-Hi, Lee So-ra, Yoon-ha and many more.
And it is always so hard for me to pick a couple out of many masterpieces.
So I’ll cover them again in another time to introduce more of their songs, but today, I picked “Lost one” and “Origin”
“Lost one” is one of recent songs that they released in 2017 and Tablo’s message in this song is toward his daughter, telling her very realistic advice to dream that is reachable and tangible, and he hopes she doesn’t just follow what he has followed because it looked lavish and wakes up that it was a nightmare for her. It is a cynical advice but maks a profound point.
And the second song, Origin, is about that people in modern times should question about where all the products that we use on daily basis originate from. What we wear, drink, use come so far away from where we are and our unawareness can become an evil eventually. This song was included in Table’s solo album that was released in 2011 while the other two members of Epik High were gone for military service.
개화(開花) (Lost One) (2017)
Origin (2011)
Hope you guys enjoy the music and let me know what you think.