Background
When he grew up in Gijichon (기지촌, "Village near United States Army Base"), he was introduced to African-American music by his American friends.
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Hyun Jin-young
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Hyun Jin-young is known for being the first Korean musician to introduce hip-hop music to of Korea. Early life and career
He has been involved with music since he was a child. Then on, he learn how to sing, dance and rap easily from his American friends throughout his childhood.
When he drop out oh high school, he decide to become a great hip-hop musician.
He eventually met Lee Soo-man, and Hyun passed the audition since he was able to pull of the Toggichum (토끼춤, "the Roger Rabbit"). Then on he began training under Lee-soo man supervision to prepare for his debut.
Hyun Jin-young and Wawa
Debuting as "Hyun Jin-young and Wawa", he began to perform with his hit song "Sad mannequin" and "Sexy lady". Though the sales of the album were mediocre, he gained popularity as a forerunner of hip hop music in of Korea, which in that time, it was a shock for most audiences.
Wawa consisted of Koo June-yup and Kang Won-rae from Clon (1st generation), and later Lee Hyun-do and Kim Sung-jae from deux (2nd generation).
Return to the music scene
In 2001, Hyun overcame those painful times and returned to the popular music scene with his fourth solo album, Wild Gangster Hip Hop. The response from his fans was favorable, which people consider him to be a music pioneer. In 2006, he released his fifth album called Street Jazz In My Soul.
This album contained jazz music, which was a departure from his hip hop roots.
Currently, he is a chief producer of SidusHQ.
