Keith Ape 키스 에이프 | |
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 Keith Ape performing in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lee Dong-heon |
| Also known as | Kid Ash |
| Born | December 25, 1993 Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Member of | The Cohort |
Lee Dong-heun (Korean: 이동헌; born December 25, 1993), known professionally as Keith Ape (키스 에이프) and previously known as Kid Ash, is a South Korean rapper from Seoul.[3] He is a member of a crew called 'The Cohort'. Ape's breakout single "잊지마" ("It G Ma") was released on January 1, 2015,[3][4][5][6] and was ranked by Billboard K-Town at number five on their list of the Best K-Pop Songs of 2015.[7]
- ^ Liu, Marian (August 2, 2017). "Straight outa... China? The young Asian artists bucking hip-hop trends". CNN. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ Leonard, Devin (December 5, 2017). "The Man Who Sold the World on Asian Hip-Hop". Bloomberg. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ a b Kwak, Donnie (July 29, 2015). "Keith Ape Is Ready to Be the World's Next Trap Star". Complex. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ "KEITH APE'15 ⊕". SoundCloud. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ 잊지마 (It G Ma), retrieved December 14, 2015
- ^ Kameir, Rawiya (January 23, 2015). "This Guy In South Korea Is Taking His Obsession With American Rap To The Next Level". The Fader. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ Jeff Benjamin; Jessica Oak (December 30, 2015). "The 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2015". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2016.