Verbal Jint

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Verbal Jint
Verbal Jint in October 2014
Background information
Birth nameKim Jin-tae
Born (1980-12-19) December 19, 1980 (age 43)
Seoul, South Korea
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • record producer
musician
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
Years active1999–present
Labels
WebsiteOfficial website
Korean name
Hangul
김진태
Hanja
金辰泰
Revised RomanizationGim Jin-tae
McCune–ReischauerKim Chint'ae

Kim Jin-tae (Korean: 김진태; born December 19, 1980),[1] better known by his stage name Verbal Jint (버벌진트), is a South Korean rapper, record producer and musician who is known for his groundbreaking innovations in Korean hip hop rhyme schemes.[2] He established himself as one of South Korea's most popular underground rappers of the 2000s before achieving mainstream success.[3][4] He is signed to the hip hop record label Brand New Music, under which he runs his own independent label, Otherside.[5][6]

  1. ^ "버벌진트(Verbal Jint) 소개". Mnet (in Korean). Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Korea Times was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Bondy, Halley (December 30, 2010). "Verbal Jint, South Korea's Verbal Assassin". MTV Iggy. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  4. ^ Usinger, Mike (August 30, 2017). "Straight outta South Korea: Verbal Jint returns to his roots in hip-hop". Georgia Straight. Vancouver Free Press. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  5. ^ Yun, Sang-geun (October 24, 2017). "버벌진트, 2년만 EP앨범 컴백..슈퍼비·베이빌론 피쳐링". Star News (in Korean). Money Today. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  6. ^ Jeong, Jun-hwa (November 23, 2015). "[뮤직톡톡]버벌진트의 'Go Hard', 뜨거운 호평 이어지는 이유". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved July 15, 2018.