[ASKKPOP] Tablo talks about Epik High's new sub-label under YG Entertainment, 'High Ground'
Epik High'sTablodished on some details of thenew sub-labelfor the first time, and reassured fans that Epik High is staying withYG Entertainment!
If you didn't catch the previous report,Yang Hyun Sukrevealed that he had decided to appoint Epik High to run a new sub-label with Tablo has the head. It turns out, this new label is called 'High Ground', and it'll be catering to not just underground hip hop, as previously reported, but all different genres.
OnMBC FM4U's'Tablo's Dreaming Radio',Tablo said about the new sub-label, "Since Epik High is a hip-hop group and I'm a rapper, it's a given that everyone thinks of the label as being hip-hop. However, it will become a label about all genres. High Ground will be a label with a variety of different musicians."
Tablo also talked about how the label's name came to be, revealing that he himself chose the name 'High Ground' because the label is not about underground or overground, but about quality music.
In addition, he reassured those who worried that the group was switching over completely to the sub-label, by saying, "Epik High will remain as an artist under YG. 'High Ground' will be managed by me and will be like a life-companion to the artists it manages. It's not that Epik HIgh is leaving YG Entertainment."
In other news, Epik High has a busy schedule ahead of them! On April 18, they have a concert in the Philippines and another concert the next day in Hong Kong. And they'll start their concert tour in eight cities in Japan in May.
Are you excited for what their new label has to offer?