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Verbal Jint emerges from underground

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By Noh Hyun-gi

Last year’s “Go Easy” may have put hip-hop artist Verbal Jint on the map but it was his fourth full length album since 2001. He has also released numerous singles.

Following the relatively mainstream album, the spotlight was on his academic career. As a graduate of Hanyoung Foreign Language High School and Seoul National University, he is currently taking time off from the School of Law at Hanyang University.

The envy of many parents and students, Verbal Jint is a seasoned musician who represents a breakthrough generation in Korean hip-hop history with peers like P-Type, Sean2slow, and Masta Wu.

“We were different in that we grew up with