The photo itself is part of my break time. “As far as the caption and the photo goes, I thought it would work well together. The image was reminiscent of Half-Life, and the caption read: “Crowbar Black Mesa Research Facility PC Game STL 3D-model 3D-print Only Digital Prop Cosplay.” 6, he kept a photo of a crowbar on his IG page. dollars and Korean won with recreational drugs, and announced his first single from the EP was dropping on Sept. Ape was rowdy and a conductor of mayhem, and his sound was resonating in the States, getting another push when Dumbfoundead, ASAP Ferg, Father, and Waka Flocka Flame appeared on the “It G Ma (Remix).” The video premiered on Complex in July 2015, where the publication wrote, “You are about to bear witness to a groundbreaking moment in convergence culture.”īefore Ape revealed the artwork for “Ninja Turtle,” which displayed piles of U.S. Dubbed as “the Korean OG Maco” at first, he began to tear down every live show he had in America, changing the perception of that comparison to a gifted rapper who leads South Korea’s burgeoning rap scene. Hip-hop is American music.”īack in 2015, Ape’s “IT G Ma,” recorded with JayAllday, Loota, Okasian, and Kohh, became a viral hit, positioning him as the creator of an Asian trap wave taking over hip-hop globally. “Not growing up here, not from here, but trying to live here, trying to work here, and trying to make it in America,” he says, adding that he focuses on the American market because “ started from America and Americans made it. Ape’s first language is Korean, so he’s been learning to speak English fluently with the help of a translator. “To simply put it, living in America as a non-American,” he says. Those “everyday problems” he speaks of were typical things foreign artists often go through when they’re focused on building their fanbases in America. After going through that, I realized I have a long way to go.” “We’ve been out here for a couple of years, and I’ve ran into issues – not serious – but everyday problems. Next to him is Oscar Lee, who is his day-to-day manager. He’s relaxing on a couch at his Airbnb in the East Village dressed down to a Billionaire Boys Club t-shirt and red Polo pants. “Of course at first, I thought I made it,” Ape tells Billboard in July. Born Dongheon Lee in Seoul, South Korea, the 24-year-old rapper - who took his stage name from late graphic artist Keith Haring - didn’t equate the magnitude of “It G Ma” as a sign of success.
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