Epik High is a Hip-Hop group signed to their very own label, Map The Soul Inc., and are one of the most famous Asian group. Before their debut, members Tablo, Mithra Jin, and DJ Tukutz had a history of featuring, writing, and producing songs for other top artist and had already made a name for themselves in Korea. After the members found each other through these collaborations, Epik High was formed and debuted in 2003, and have since won several awards such as “Best Hip Hop Artist“, “Best Artist of the Year“ and have even scored 1st place on iTunes Hip-Hop album chart with their album “Epilogue” (and were the first South Korean artists to do so). Epik High are known for featuring several artist in their album tracks and are known as “Lyrical Geniuses“ for their amazing talent at producing powerful and creative lyrics. Their songs have even been called “lyrical pieces of literature” and “urban poetry”.
Since 2009, Epik High has been on hiatus since members DJ Tukutz and Mithra Jin went to serve their military duties. Member Tablo has since signed a 4 year contract with YG Entertainment and released a solo album “Fever’s End“ in 2011. He has stated, though, that his contract with YG does not mean Epik High is breaking up and it is unknown if the other members will join YG as well.
