Luci Gang cooks up fresh hip-hop flavor with latest album
Walking down into the basement venue in Sangsu felt like meeting an old friend. I'd been a fan of Seoul's indie hip-hop scene right up until the pandemic hit in 2020, and I never quite got the magic back after that. Venues I used to go to closed for good. Lockdowns worldwide coincided with a boom in Korean culture abroad, but the wave that broke through leaned almost entirely toward K-dramas and…
Stepping into the basement venue in Sangsu, it felt like encountering a long-lost friend. As a devoted follower of Seoul's indie hip-hop scene before the pandemic in 2020, I was disheartened to see many venues close permanently. Lockdowns worldwide coincided with a surge in Korean culture abroad, but the dominant wave was dominated by K-dramas and K-pop.
Excitement for the local hip-hop scene seemed to have disappeared. Then, amidst the midst of July, a post caught my attention. The song and video of Luci Gang's standout single from her third album, "Rolling Stone," left an immediate impression, a two-minute house-inflected track that felt unapologetically quirky and infectious.
This independent rapper, born Lee Eun-seon, had spent six years building a catalog almost entirely outside the conventional label system. The song gained traction, even appearing on rap veteran Lupe Fiasco's Instagram story, which garnered further support and demonstrated its resonance with international audiences.
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