Basick

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Basick
Birth name Lee Cheol-joo (이철주)
Born (1986-08-12) August 12, 1986
Daegu, South Korea
Genres Korean hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, singer
Instruments Voice
Years active 2007 (2007)–present
Labels Rainbow Bridge World (2015-present)
Associated acts Jiggy Fellaz, Vasco, Double Trouble, Innovator
Website rbbridge.com

Lee Cheol-joo (born August 12, 1986), known by his stage name Basick, is a South Korean rapper under the management of Rainbow Bridge World.[1] He won the fourth season of Mnet's rap competition Show Me the Money.

Biography

Basick was born on August 12, 1986 in Daegu, South Korea. He is fluent in English, having majored in marketing at the most prestigious entrepreneurship college in the United States, Babson College.[2] Basick is married to Yoo Seo-yeon and they welcomed their first child, Lee Chaeha, in 2015.[3]

Career

Basick first appeared in the Korean underground hip hop scene in 2007 and was recruited as a member of South Korea's largest hip hop crew Jiggy Fellaz in 2008. In 2009, Basick became one half of the duo Double Trouble with fellow Jiggy Fellaz crew member, Innovator. Mid-2013, he began a hiatus in the music scene after getting married and started a career inside a sports fashion brand.[4]

In 2015, Basick participated in the fourth season of rap competition Show Me The Money, going on to win the series overall as part of team "Brand New" with Verbal Jint and San E of Brand New Music.[5] Basick is now signed under Rainbow Bridge World and have featured in a number of collaborations.[6] In 2016, he released his first mini album titled Nice.

Discography

Albums

Title Album information Track listing
Classick
  • Released: September 27, 2011
  • Label: Independent Records
Foundation Vol. 3
  • Released: April 19, 2013
  • Label: Independent Records
Therapy
  • Released: November 1, 2013
  • Label: Independent Records
Nice
  • Released : August 2, 2016
  • Label : Rainbow World Entertainment
  1. Can't Find Love (Feat. Han Sae Han Gil)
  2. Bottom
  3. Nice (Feat. G2, Hwasa of Mamamoo)
  4. Sunday In My Bedroom (Feat. B.O)
  5. Who Are You (Feat. Marvel J)
  6. Hunnit (Feat. Innovator)
  7. DJ (Feat. Sleepy)
  8. Nice (Feat. Hwasa of Mamamoo) Radio edit

Charted Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[7]
2015 "My Zone" (with Microdot and Black Nut) (feat. San E and Verbal Jint) 12
  • KOR: 241,506+[8]
"GXNZI" (feat. Vasco) 39
  • KOR: 135,599+[9]
"Stand Up" (feat. Mamamoo)" 21
"Better Days" (feat. Gummy) 26
"I'm the Man" (with Verbal Jint and San E) 97
"Call Me" (with Lil Boi) 26
"Up All Night" by Huh Gak (feat. Basick) 7
"My Love" by Hyorin of Sistar (feat. Basick) 28
2016 "In Front Of The House" (feat. Kim Jinho of SG Wannabe) 67

Filmography

Television

Year Network Title Notes
2015 Mnet Show Me the Money 4 Winner
KBS You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook Guest
Mnet Unpretty Rapstar 2 Guest performer
2016 KBS Open Concert Guest performer
JTBC Hip Hop Nation Guest
Olive TV Tasty Road Guest
Mnet Unpretty Rapstar 3 Guest judge
JTBC Hip Hop Nation Season 2 Cast member

Radio shows

Year Network Title
2016 SBS Power FM Cultwo Show
SBS Power FM Kim Chang-ryul's Old School
EBS FM Morning Date
MBC FM4U Park Jiyoon's FM Date

References

  1. ↑ "'SMTM4's skilled rapper Basick joins MAMAMOO's agency RBW Inc.". Allkpop. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Introduction : Basick". RBW.
  3. ↑ ""Show Me the Money 4" Basick's Son Is Basically a Mini Basick". Soompi. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Lil Boi chose his name because he couldn't be Choiza (if you know what he means) + performs with Basick". Allkpop. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Who won on 'Show Me the Money 4'? Mino vs. Basick". Allkpop. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Lil Boi and Basick release MVs for new collaboration tracks 'Watch Out' and 'Call Me'". Allkpop. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  8. ↑ Cumulative sales of "MY ZONE":
  9. ↑ Cumulative sales of "GXNZI":
  10. ↑ Cumulative sales of "Stand Up":
  11. ↑ Cumulative sales of "Betterdays (좋은 날)":
  12. ↑ Cumulative Sales of "I'm the Man":
  13. ↑ Cumulative Sales of "Call Me":
  14. ↑ Cumulative Sales of "Up All Night":
  15. ↑ Cumulative Sales of "My Love":
  16. ↑ Cumulative Sales of "In Front Of The House":
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