[ASKKPOP] E-Sens becomes the first Korean rapper to release an album from jail

Controversial rapperE-Sensreleased his album 'TheAnecdote' for digital download on August 27 (KST). The album will be released via physical album on August 28.According to reports, the albumhas initiated an unprecedented pre-order record in the hip hop genre with 16,000 copies reserved.

Despite the possibly career breaking headlines that E-Sens had faced due to his multiple uses of marijuana, E-Sens continued to draw in attention and anticipation. Currently, he is the first Korean rapper to release an album while being held in jail.

Pre-orders for 'The Anecdote' began on August 10, instantly breaking record pre-order sales on Korea's largest online hip hop website 'Hiphopplaya'. The explosive amount of pre-orders created such a surge in online traffic that it temporarily caused the server to crash.

The album, consisting of 10 tracks in total, includes the single "Back inTime" released last September along with 9 other tracks. During the past few months, E-Sens has been freely releasing numerous tracks online, but the remaining 9 names from the track list appears to be new and unreleased songs.

Currently, the digital version of E-Sens' 'The Anecdote' is doing well on the music charts within hours since its release. Get your hands on the highly anticipated albumhere!