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G-Dragon’s ‘Niliria’ makes it onto ‘50 Best Song’ list
G-Dragon’s “Niliria” appeared on Complex Magazine’s “50 Best Songs of 2013” list on Thursday alongside other musicians such as Eminem, Kanye West and Jay Z.
The journal ranked the boy band leader of Big Bang 32nd on the list, praising his culture-clashing collaboration with Missy Elliott in front of thousands of screaming fans in Los Angeles last summer.
The song was included on G-Dragon’s second solo album “Coup d’Etat,” and features award-winning rapper Missy Eliott. The track is a mix of traditional and modern sounds, with a melody inspired by Korean folk songs overlaid with Missy Elliott’s rapping.
“I know on the other side of the world they’re always dying to hear something ethnic,” said the producer Teddy in an interview with the music journal. The album “Coup d’Etat” got positive reviews from many foreign media outlets, including the New York Times and the U.S. music cable channel FUSE TV.
The cover art of the album also nabbed 20th place in Complex Magazine’s “50 Best Pop Album Covers of the Past Five Years,” becoming the only album on the list by a Korean artist.
By Yoon Ha-youn, intern reporter
(yhayoun@heraldcorp.com)
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