Amoeba Culture

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Amoeba Culture 아메바 컬쳐
Amoeba Culture logo.jpg.png
Founded 2006 (2006) - present
Founder Gaeko, Choiza, Go Kyung-min
Distributor(s) LOEN Entertainment, CJ E&M
Genre Korean hip hop
Country of origin South Korea
Location Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Official website http://www.amoebaculture.com

Amoeba Culture (Hangul: 아메바 컬쳐) is a South Korean record label. It houses prominent Korean hip hop artists, including Dynamic Duo, Primary, and Crush. The label had the third largest sales among Korean record labels in 2015.[1]

History

Amoeba Culture was founded in September 2006 by Dynamic Duo members Gaeko and Choiza, as well as current CEO Go Kyung-min.[1] The label held open auditions in late 2007 in order to expand its roster.[2] In 2008, composer and producer Primary and hip hop duo Supreme Team joined the company.[3]

In 2011 the label released a series of toy figurines and started the "AMOEBAHOOD" project to promote exhibits and other cultural art projects. They also established the Amoeba Culture recording studio in October 2011. In 2012 the label held the first "Amoebahood Concerts" at Daegu Exco and KBS Busan Hall in February, as well as the House of Blues in LA and the Showbox at the Market in Seattle in April with Kero One.[4][5] Zion.T also announced that he had signed with the label that summer.[6]

In 2013 all of the label's artist participated in the 'NOWeekend' project which culminated in an album.[7] The group also held the "2013 Amoebahood Concerts" on March 16 and 17.[8] On July 19, 2013, Supreme Team disbanded when member E-Sens's contract ended.[9] That summer E-Sens released tracks alleging the company had offered him a slave contract and that they had stolen money which the label denied.[10] In January 2014 the other former Supreme Team member, Simon D, left the label as well.[11]

Controversies

Plagiarism accusations against Primary

For the 2013 Infinity Challenge Music Festival, Primary collaborated with Park Myeong-su and label mate Gaeko (Dynamic Duo) for the song "I Got C". Later, netizens noticed similarities between "I Got C" and Dutch singer Caro Emerald's "Liquid Lunch." Rumors of plagiarism later followed.[12]

In an interview by Seoul Shinmun NTN's "Dispatch," Caro Emerald's production team member David Schreurs said, "[Primary] uses our music as a template to create his own, which is an honor but on some songs he’s just going too far with it. I would like to say he should start trusting his own talent, because he sure is a good producer.”[13][14] As a result, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), the network behind "Infinity Challenge," as well as KT Music, the publisher of the album and songs from the "2013 Infinity Challenge Music Festival," ceased online sales of "I Got C."[15]

Another Primary composition, Park Ji-yoon's Mr. Lee (featuring San E) was also later accused of plagiarism.[16][17]

2013: "The Control Diss Phenomenon"

  • July 19 - E-Sens (Kang Min-ho) of Supreme Team left Amoeba Culture.[18][19][20]
  • August 12 - American hip hop artist Big Sean released a promotional single called "Control", with a verse from Kendrick Lamar that called on all hip hop artists to "step up and save hip hop".[19]
  • August 21 - Swings (Moon Ji-hoon), the Korean American rapper affiliated with Illest Konfusion, UPT and Overclass, released the diss track "King Swings" through the YouTube channel of his agency Brand New Music. It was met with responses from Ugly Duck, Takeone and Deepflow.[21][22][23]
  • August 22 - E-Sens shocked the Korean hip hop community when he released "You Can't Control Me", dissing his former agency and label mate Gaeko (Dynamic Duo).[19][24][25]
  • August 23 - Swings released another diss, "Hwang Jung-min (King Swings Part 2)". He dissed Simon Dominic this time.[19][26]
  • August 24 - Gaeko broke his silence and released "I Can Control You", then E-Sens responded with "True Story". Meanwhile, Simon Dominic answered back at Swings through "Control".[19][27][28]
  • August 26 - Swings lashed back at Simon Dominic with "New World". Meanwhile, Amoeba Culture issued a statement saying "it respects the opinions of its artists and will let them handle it themselves (in regards to Gaeko and Simon Dominic's disses)".[19][29][30]
  • August 27 - The exchange of diss tracks came to an end.[19][31]

Current artists

Former artists

Label Discography

Year Work Artist
2007 Enlightened
  • Album
 Dynamic Duo
LOVE is ENLIGHTENED
  • Album
2008 Last Days
  • Album
2009 "Ballad for Fallen Soul Part 1"
Supreme Team Guide To Excellent Adventure
  • Extended Play
 Supreme Team
Band of Dynamic Brothers
  • Album
 Dynamic Duo
2010 Supremier
  • Album
 Supreme Team
Spin off
  • Album
"Ames Room"
2011 "Homage to Quincy Jones" project Primary, Supreme Team, Dynamic Duo
Primary And The Messengers
  • Album
 Primary
DYNAMICDUO 6th DIGILOG 1/2
  • Album
 Dynamic Duo
2012 DYNAMICDUO 6th DIGILOG 2/2
  • Album
Primary And The Messengers Part 2
  • Album
 Primary
Primary And The Messengers Part 3
  • Album
Primary And The Messengers Part 4
  • Album
Everyone is good-looking, Rhythm Power
  • Album
 Rhythm Power
"Air"

Nike Air Force 1 30th Anniversary Collaboration Track

 All
Mohican and the Barefoot
  • Album
 J-Tong
2013 NOWeekend Project
  • Album
 All
2014 CRUSH On You
  • Album
 Crush

References

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External links

Official website

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