Crucial Star
| Crucial Star (크루셜 스타) | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | 박 세 윤 (Park Se Yoon) |
| Born | October 16, 1989 |
| Origin | Republic of Korea |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper, composer, lyricist, producer |
| Labels | Grandline Entertainment, Soul Company |
| Associated acts | Dok2, Double K, Kebee, The Quiett, Basick, Zion.T, Satbyeol, Pento, Donutman, Swings, 조현아, B-Free, JJK, Jerry. K, CZA, |
| Website | http://crucialstar.net/ |
Park Se Yoon(Hangul:박 세 윤), or as most commonly known as Crucial Star (Hangul:크루셜 스타) is a South Korean rapper, composer, lyricist and a producer. At the age of 17, he performed with Libra Twins,[1] a band popular in the Korean hip hop industry, and he later moved on to try an open-audition and won, landing himself with a deal with a Korean hip hop label, Soul Company.[2][3] At the beginning of 2012, he released a free digital single, which highlights the aftermath of disbandment of Soul Company.[4] He is now with Grandline Entertainment.
Style
Crucial has added a unique style to his stomping beats, which takes his skills, as a rapper, to a whole new level. His rapping delivery is similar to of Kid Cudi, Drake and a lot of other American rappers. He even mentions that he is strongly influenced by their musicality and vocal arrangements, which defines his own character and personality as a musician in the Korean hip hop industry. For example, the opening song, from the extended play (EP) A Star Goes Up, 'It's My Turn', has the same idea inspired by 'My Time' by Fabolous.
Mad Clown VS Crucial Star
At the beginning of 2011, Crucial Star released a collaborated mini-album with fellow member under the same record label, Soul Company. The member was named Mad Clown, born as Joh Yeon Jin. Crucial Star composed two of the four tracks from the album and were called 'I Just Want U' and 'iPod Girl', which features Pento. 'I Just Want U' carries a lot of bass with a whistle/flute sound, which takes the track to a whole new level and makes it catchy as the lyrics fuse well with the beat and absorbs the listener with the relaxing melody.
The second track,'iPod Girl', again composed and produced by Crucial Star, is a similar to the first one, but they both have their differences. The lyrics have a smooth flow and is more for the modern generation.[5][6][7][8] The other two tracks, '먹었어?!' & '이별은' (Feat. DC), were composed by Mad Clown, bringing himself to express his lyrical skills to the public.[9]
Disbandment of Soul Company
Soul Company released an official statement regarding the company's disbandment, as well as announcing a final concert: 'Soul Company’s Last Concert: A Spring, Gushed', which took place at AX Korea, on November 27, held to commemorate their teams' hard work over the company's 8-year history.[10] Finding it difficult to cover all the members’ individual music styles and capabilities, Soul Company decided to disband, stated by rappers Kebee Jerry. K, as representatives of Soul Company. Soul Company, which started back in 2004, played a central role in the Korean underground hip-hop world by turning out total 24 artists, releasing 73 singles, and opening 59 concerts for the last 8 years [11]
Having released two extended plays (EPs), A Star Goes Up and A Star From The Basement, at the start of 2012, Crucial Star released a new and free digital single, dubbed as 'Nothing Lasts Forever', which reflects on the aftermath of the disbandment of Soul Company and suggests his ongoing hopes, dreams and determination, having to go through the obstacles and a hard reality of life.[12]
Discography
Singles
| Title |
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| Catch Me If You can [10/2010] [13] |
| Champagne [09/2011][14] |
| Nothing Lasts Forever [01/2012][15] |
Albums
| Album | Tracklist |
|---|---|
| Mad Clown VS Crucial Star |
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| A Star Goes Up |
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| A Star From The Basement |
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| Drawing #1: A Dream Spokesman |
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| FALL |
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As A Featured Artist
- Bang Yong Guk of B.A.P/Jepp Blackman - Last One (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Dok2 & The Quiett - iPhone Girl (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Yankie - Love (Feat. Crucial Star & Paloalto)
- The Quiett - The Inspiration Remix (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Minos In Nuol - Oh, My God [Remix 2](Feat. Mad Clown, Crucial Star, Yoosoo)
- 포에틱 라이센스 - It's Done (Feat. 투지 & Crucial Star)
- 소리헤다 (SORIHEDA) - Let It Go (Feat. Mad Clown & Crucial Star)
- Mad Clown - Stars (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Loquence - Girlfriend (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Loquence - Change Of my Life Remix [Crucial Star - Change of my life) (Feat. JJK & Crucial Star)
- Donutman - Do Your Thang [Lil'wayne - No Love](Feat. Crucial Star)
- G-Slow - I Can't Live (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Giriboy - 다른꼴 (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Andup - That Girl (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Geeks- 숨이차 Remix (Feat. Ugly Duck, 화나, Zion.T, Crucial Star, Zico of Block B, DJ Dopsh)
- DJ Dopsh - Grandliner's Cypher (Feat. Crucial Star, Louie of Geeks, Take One)
- Take One - 이제는 떳떳하다 (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Take One - Grandline Cypher (CD ONLY Bonus Track) (Feat. Geeks & DJ Eager & Crucial Star)
- Fatdoo - 인형공장 (Feat. Newchamp & Crucial Star)
- Fatdoo - 16마디 토크쇼 (Feat. Crucial Star, Joker, Italian BOB)
- Animato & DJ Tiz - I'm Yours (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Born Kim - 명품 젠틀맨 (Feat. Jolly V & Crucial Star)
- DJ Wegun - It's Alright (Feat. Crucial Star)
- GRAY - 깜빡 (Feat. Zion.T & Crucial Star)
- JJK - 잔인한 노래 (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Lil'boi of Geeks - Star Is Born [Chris Webby - Bounce] (Feat. 단아 & Crucial Star)
- Loptimist - Sunshine (Feat. B-Free & Crucial Star)
- Jerry.K - Gentleman's Affair [Scary'p - Take Off) (Feat. Innovator & Crucial Star)
- Innovator - Drama Girl (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Basick - You Already Know (Feat. Crucial Star)
See also
- Dok2
- Soul Company
- YDG
- MYK
- Crown J
- Tasha Reid
- Dynamic Duo
- Drunken Tiger
Additional Information
- From the nine nine track mini-album, A Star From The Basement, the majority of Crucial Star's songs question his passion and contradiction from the current Korean hip hop scene. He tries to argue the fact that most other artists, in the same game, do not understand the fundamentals of Korean hip hop.
- Really the tracklist for A Star From The Basement consists of five chapters, where Crucial Star tries to establish himself as a rapper and a producer. The five chapters from A Star From The Basement are:
Chapter 1 – The Question
- Last Trip
- Real Me
- What’s This Art For
- SCR (Super Crucial Rap)
Chapter 2 – Mind Travel
- What’s Your Name (feat. Swings)
- 그릇
- No More Romance (feat. 조현아)
- One Better Day
- I Just Wanna (feat. CZA)
Chapter 3 – Love, Dream & Happiness
- 쉽지않은 대답
- 시간이 없어
- 옷가게 (Can’t Go Out) (feat. Donutman)
- Chocoholic (Rebirth)
Chapter 4 – Hope Blooming In Despair
- 개꿈
- No Pay No Gain (feat. Jerry.k)
- Pain 09
- Stupid Love Song
Chapter 5 – The Cure
- 약속
- Deep In A Dream (Outro)
BONUS TRACK
- From The Basement (feat. B-Free, JJK, The Quiett)
References
- ↑ At the age of 17, performed in a group titled “Libra Twins“, and eventually tried out (and won, at http://www.allkpop.com/2011/02/review-a-star-goes-up-by-crucial-star
- ↑ land a deal with the Korean hip-hop label, Soul Company.
- ↑ This information was found on: http://www.allkpop.com/2011/02/review-a-star-goes-up-by-crucial-star
- ↑ This week Crucial Star’s latest digital release “Nothing Lasts Forever” was made available for free download!, from http://mcrothsresidence.com/2011/12/29/download-crucial-star-nothing-lasts-forever/
- ↑ The song is more modern mainstream-ed
- ↑ whistle/flute sound
- ↑ relaxing melody with a beat that carries on a lot of bass
- ↑ the lyrics are extremely smooth
- ↑ This track really lets Mad Clown fully express himself with his lyrical skills.
- ↑ has recently released an official statement regarding the company’s disbandment, at http://doyouknowhiphop.com/2011/09/30/news-music-label-soul-company-officially-disbanded/
- ↑ http://en.korea.com/blog/enter/k-pop/hip-hop-label-soul-company-opens-their-last-concert-before-disbanding-the-team/
- ↑ Crucial Star...has recently released his newest and free digital single titled 'Nothing Lasts Forever'
- ↑ Catch Me If U Can, October 11, 2010 (digital single), at http://planetlyrics.co/artist/Crucial+star/biography
- ↑ Champagne, September 16, 2011, at http://planetlyrics.co/artist/Crucial+star/biography
- ↑ Crucial Star, Free Single ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ Revealed, at http://doyouknowhiphop.com/2011/12/29/music-crucial-star-free-single-nothing-lasts-forever-revealed/
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