Loco tops charts with hip hop tune
Loco
Loco, whose real name is Kwon Hyuk-woo, debuted in 2012 by winning the Mnet reality hip-hop competition program “Show Me the Money.” His first single, “See the Light,” was released that year, and since then he has been actively engaged in the underground hip-hop scene.
Industry insiders attribute his success to signing with Jay Park’s independent hip-hop label AOMG, which stands for Above Ordinary Music Group. It was started last year.
Loco’s album is just the second to be released by the agency, following Gray’s maxi-single “Call Me Gray” in October.
Earlier this month, veteran rapper Simon Dominic, formerly with Dynamic Duo, joined AOMG as chief executive.
In the meantime, Loco will continue to promote his new release. On April 26, he will perform in the One Hip-hop Festival Vol. 3: Blossom in western Seoul.
By Kim Hee-eun, contributing writer
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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