2018年9月6日 - 韩国地下传奇rapper Keith Ape发布了与Wifisfuneral合作的全新单曲《Ninja Turtle》，同时公布了他令人期待已久的首张EP《Born Again》，将于2018年9月21日发布，会收录6首作品。《Ninja Turtle》作为EP的首发单曲，由Wifisfuneral强势加盟，并由费城的音乐团体“Working On Dying”成员Brandon Finessin 担当制作。 在9月下旬，Keith Ape将与Rich Brian，Joji，Higher Brothers，KOHH等音乐人一起踏上88rising厂牌的“88 Degrees & Rising”巡演之旅。他们的巡演于9月22日在洛杉矶的Head In The Clouds音乐艺术节启程，途经包括在纽约、芝加哥和亚特兰大在内的多地，将于10月31日在旧金山画上完美句号。 被《i-D》中报道称为“韩国第一个真正的说唱明星”的Keith Ape，曾用他的热门单曲《It G Ma》（译义：别忘了）占领全球，此MV仅在YouTube就累计超过5800万次播放，成为第一首在全球主流市场获得成功的亚洲说唱歌曲。旗开得胜后，Keith Ape在hip-hop圈和时尚界的地位蹿升，他也从未停止自己对跨文化合作的开创性探索。不久前，他与芝加哥rapper Famous Dex和日本说唱先驱Verbal强强联手的作品《Japan 88》，在88rising厂牌首张合辑中大放异彩。他的合作歌曲向来都令人瞩目：与Higher Brothers的《WeChat》，与印尼天才说唱少年Rich Brian和已故XXXTentacion的《Gospel》，与Ski Mask the Slump God合作且由Cole Bennett导演拍摄MV的《Achoo》。这些单曲仅在88rising YouTube频道上就获得累计超过6000万次播放。从为Calvin Klein拍平面广告霸占全球百货橱窗，到在迈阿密Rolling Loud音乐节表演引得台下粉丝海啸般的尖叫，Keith Ape一直如《Dazed》评价的那样“不断突破人们对亚洲rapper的期待。” September 6th, 2018 — Korean underground legend, Keith Ape, releases “Ninja Turtle” featuring Wifisfuneral, and announces his long-awaited debut EP, Born Again. The 6-track project is set to drop September 21st, 2018. “Ninja Turtle” is the first single from the EP and the track is produced by ____ of Philadelphia-based collective Working On Dying. Listen to “Ninja Turtle” Later this month, Keith Ape will be hitting the road for 88rising’s 88 Degrees & Rising Tour alongside Rich Brian, Joji, Higher Brothers, KOHH and more. The tour kicks off September 22nd at the Head In The Clouds Music & Arts Festival in Los Angeles and includes stops in New York, Chicago and Atlanta, before wrapping up in San Francisco on October 31st. Click here for ticket info. "South Korea's first real rap star," (i-D) Keith Ape broke down barriers with his hit single, "It G Ma," which has racked up over 57M views and is the first Asian rap record to achieve mainstream success. Since his initial breakthrough, Keith Ape has ascended the ranks to hip-hop and fashion royalty where he continues to facilitate groundbreaking intercultural collaborations. Most recently, he connected with Chicago’s Famous Dex and Japanese rap pioneer Verbal for “Japan 88,” a standout from 88rising’s compilation album, Head In The Clouds. Other notable collaborations include connecting with China’s Higher Brothers for “WeChat,” Indonesia rap prodigy Rich Brian and the late XXXTentacion for “Gospel,” and Ski Mask the Slump God for the Cole Bennett-directed video, “Achoo.” These singles alone have collectively earned over 60M plays on the 88rising YouTube channel. From modeling for Calvin Klein to performing in front of thousands of screaming fans at Rolling Loud in Miami, Keith Ape continues “redefining expectations of what an Asian rapper should be.” (Dazed) More of Keith Ape on Instagram — YouTube — Twitter — Facebook Media assets, including press photos, can be found here. For press inquiries, please contact jrt@dacbiet.co