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Basick

베이식

  • Solo · Male
  • Hip-hop
  • Debuted 2007
  • Active

2016 SIA SHOW performance — Photo: Pabian · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Debut
2007
Birthday
08.121986
Genre
Hip-hop

Basic info

Basick is a rapper who made his name by winning Mnet's 〈Show Me the Money 4〉. His signature songs include 〈Stand Up〉, 〈좋은 날〉 and 〈만남은 쉽고 이별은 어려워〉.

Debut
2007
Debut agency
OUTLIVE
Current agency
Birthday
August 12, 1986
Years active
2007–
Genre
Hip-hop
Real name
이철주
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

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He started rapping in the underground in 2007. That same year he joined the hip-hop crew Jiggy Fellaz.

He formed the duo Double Trouble with Innovator. In 2011 he released his first full-length album 《Classick》.

For practical reasons he stepped away from music for a while and worked at a company. In 2015 he competed on 〈Show Me the Money 4〉 and won.

He was with RBW from 2015 to 2018. In 2019 he founded OUTLIVE, where he has been releasing albums.

Signature songs

  1. Gxnzi 2015 YouTube Spotify
  2. Stand Up 2015 YouTube Spotify
  3. 좋은 날 2015 YouTube Spotify
  4. 만남은 쉽고 이별은 어려워 2021 YouTube Spotify
  5. 08베이식 2021 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 2011.09 Classick1st studio album
  2. 2013.04 Foundation Vol. 32nd studio album
  3. 2013.11 TherapyEP
  4. 2016.08 NiceEP
  5. 2018.04 Foundation Vol. 43rd studio album
  6. 2019.04 whatiwantEP
  7. 2019.11 SoftEP

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Major awards

  • 2015 Mnet Show Me the Money 4 Winner

Key records and stories

  • He started out on the underground hip-hop scene in 2007.
  • He was also active in the duo Double Trouble with Innovator.
  • He won Mnet's 〈Show Me the Money 4〉 in 2015.
  • He founded his own company, OUTLIVE, in 2019.
  • His real name is Lee Chul-joo, and he was born in Daegu.
  • He won the final of 〈Show Me the Money 4〉 against WINNER's Song Min-ho.
  • In 2021 he returned to 〈Show Me the Money 10〉 and gained popularity with 〈만남은 쉽고 이별은 어려워〉.

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