Lee Joon-kyung (Korean: 이준경; born March 28, 1990) better known by his stage name Dok2 (Korean: 도끼, pronounced as Dokki), is a South Korean rapper, record producer and co-founder of now-defunct Illionaire Records.
Dok2 | |
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 Dok2 at the Busan Sea Festival, August 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lee Joon-kyung |
| Born | March 28, 1990 Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea |
| Origin | South Korea |
| Genres | Korean hip hop |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels |
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| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 이준경 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Jun-gyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Chungyŏng |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 도끼 |
| Revised Romanization | Dokki |
| McCune–Reischauer | Tokki |
Biography
editEarly life
editDok2's mother is Korean, and his father is of Filipino and Spanish descent.[1]
While media outlets reported in 2014 that he is a first cousin of Nicole Scherzinger, an American singer formerly of the girl group the Pussycat Dolls, Dok2 said in a 2015 interview, "The report about me being first cousins with Nicole Scherzinger is wrong. We share the same blood, but the relationship is complicated. I haven’t even met her."[2][3]
Career beginnings
editHis first music appearance is when he was 12, when he performed "FEVER" with Jo-PD & Hype at the 2002 Mnet Music Video Festival
Dok2 signed to Future Flow Entertainment when he was 13 years old. By the time he was out of his teenage years, he had written and produced songs for established Korean hip hop groups, including Drunken Tiger, Dynamic Duo and Epik High.[4]
In 2006, under the name All Black, Dok2 and fellow teen rapper Microdot released the album Chapter 1.[5]
He released his first solo mini-album, Thunderground, under Epik High's now defunct Map the Soul label in 2009.[6]
Illionaire Records and Activity in the United States
editIn 2011, Dok2 and rapper The Quiett formed Illionaire Records. Despite its small size, Illionaire Records is considered one of the most influential hip hop record labels in South Korea due to the popularity of its artists.[7][8][9] He also founded sub-label Ambition Musik below the label.
He gained mainstream popularity through his album Multillionaire and his single "1llusion," both of which peaked on music charts in South Korea. He also worked with several artists outside of the label, including GroovyRoom, G-Dragon, and Kim Junsu.
In November 2018, Dok2 resigned as CEO of the company and began activity in the United States.[10] He announced the formation of the group "PO$TA BOY$" with Tyga in 2019[11] and ultimately left Illionaire Records on February 6, 2020.[12]
In April 2021, Dok2 announced via his Instagram that he had signed with Tyga's Last Kings Records.
Show Me the Money
editIn 2014, Dok2 was a judge on the third season of the TV rap competition Show Me the Money, where he and The Quiett were the producers behind winning contestant Bobby of the band iKon. They again participated in the show's fifth season and were the producers behind Superbee, who came in third place. Dok2 again participated in Season 6 as part of a producer team with Jay Park (AOMG and H1GHR Music).
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Show Me the Money 3 | Mnet | Judge with The Quiett |
| 2015 | 4 Things Show | Mnet | Himself |
| 2015 | I Live Alone | MBC | Himself (Episode 121) |
| 2016 | Show Me the Money 5 | Mnet | Judge with The Quiett |
| 2016 | Infinite Challenge | MBC | Hip Hop Special with Yoo Jae-suk (Episode 506–513) |
| 2017 | Show Me the Money 6 | Mnet | Judge with Jay Park |
| 2018 | My Little Old Boy | SBS | Himself (Episode 79) |
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [13] | |||
| Illstrumentalz Vol. 1 |
Track listing
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| Flow 2 Flow (with Double K) |
Track listing
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| Hustle Real Hard |
Track listing
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— | |
| Love & Life, The Album |
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— | |
| Multillionaire |
Track listing
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9 |
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| Reborn |
Track listing
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27 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
Extended plays
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [13] | |||
| Thunderground |
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— | — |
| It's We (with Rado) |
Track listing
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— | |
| Crazy |
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— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
Mixtapes
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Thunderground Musik Mixtape Vol. 1 |
Track listing
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| Thunderground Mixtape Vol. 2' |
Track listing
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| Rapsolute Mixtape, Vol. 1 (with The Quiett) |
Track listing
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| Do It For The Fans |
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| South Korean Rapstar Mixtape |
Track listing CD 1
CD 2
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [26] | |||
| "I'mma Shine" feat. Mr. Gordo |
2008 | — | Illstrumentalz Vol.1 |
| "Take My Hand" feat. D.N.G |
2009 | ||
| "It's Me" feat. Joo Young |
Thunderground | ||
| "Fantom" feat. Beenzino |
2010 | — | Non-album single |
| "That's Me" feat. Rado |
2011 | — | Hustle Real Hard |
| "My Love" feat. Jay Park |
93 | ||
| "Don't Do That" (그쯤에서 해) feat. The Quiett, Beenzino |
2012 | — | Non-album single |
| "Leave Me Alone (Fuck You)" | — | Love & Life, The Album | |
| "Best Time (In Our Life)" | — | ||
| "Love & Life" feat. Rado |
— | ||
| "Hunnit" feat. DJ Dopsh |
— | Orange Revolution Festival Part 4 | |
| "Rapstar" | — | South Korean Rapstar Mixtape | |
| "Outchea" | 2013 | — | Ruthless, The Album |
| "Runnin' (Final Things)" | — | ||
| "Handz Up" feat. Jay Park |
— | ||
| "We Gotta Know" | 2014 | — | Multillionaire |
| "Chikichakachokocho" (치키차카초코초) | 58 | ||
| "RIATCH" | 2015 | 51 | |
| "Multillionaire" | 49 | ||
| "Still On My Way" feat Zion.T |
76 | ||
| "111%" | 28 | ||
| "Future Flame" | 2016 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Bad Vibes Lonely" feat. Dean |
— | ||
| "1llusion" | 5 | ||
| "Sprite On You" | — | ||
| "Beverly 1lls (Remix)" feat. The Quiett |
31 | ||
| "Just 1llin'" | — | ||
| "1ll Recognize 1ll" | 2017 | — | |
| "Ambition And Vision" feat. Beenzino, Changmo, Kim Hyo Eun, Hash Swan, The Quiett |
— | Reborn | |
| "Rollercoaster" feat. Joe Won Sun |
— | ||
| "Crazy" | — | Crazy | |
| "1llogic" feat. Chancellor |
2018 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Be the God" | — | ||
| "Bliss" feat. Sumin |
— | ||
| "Ready to Listen" (들어줄게) feat. MK |
— | ||
| "On My Way 3" (그곳에서) feat. Kim Bum-soo |
— | ||
| "Watch Your Mouth" (말 조 심) | — | ||
| "Lobby" | 2019 | — | |
| "Marathon" (마라톤) | — | ||
| "So Far So Good" feat. Ann One, Double K |
— | ||
| "Endxiety" feat. Ann One |
— | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
Collaborations
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [27] | |||
| "So Nice" with Rado | 2010 | — | It's We |
| "iPhone Girl" with The Quiett, feat. Crucial Star |
— | Non-album single | |
| "21st Century Travelman" (21세기형 나그네) with Double K |
2011 | — | Flow 2 Flow |
| "We Here" with The Quiett |
— | Non-album singles | |
| "Illionaire Way" with The Quiett, Beenzino |
— | ||
| "Believe Me" (나만 믿어) with Taewan |
2013 | — | |
| "My Love (Piano Version)" with Changmo |
2014 | — | |
| "Rockin' With The Best" with The Quiett, Beenzino |
96 | ||
| "Finale" with Sojin |
30 | ||
| "Good Luck" with The Quiett |
98 | ||
| "Peep" (힐끔힐끔) with One, The Quiett |
2015 | — | |
| "Temperature Differences (Remix)" (온도차이 Remix) with Moonshine |
— | ||
| "Goal Keeper" (골키퍼) with Microdot |
60 | ||
| "These Days I" (요즘 내가) with Highbrow |
— | ||
| "Air DoTheQ" (공중도덕) with The Quiett, Superbee, Myundo, Flowsik |
2016 | 5 | Show Me The Money 5 OST |
| "Rapstar (Remix)" with Flowsik, The Quiett |
46 | ||
| "Air DoTheQ Part 2" (공중도덕 Part 2) with The Quiett, Superbee |
67 | ||
| "Paradise" with Jero |
— | Non-album single | |
| "Like" (처럼) with Yoo Jae-suk, feat. Lee Hi |
7 | Great Legacy | |
| "Most Hated" (니가 싫어하는 노래) with Jay Park |
2017 | — | Non-album single |
| "S.M.T.M (Show Me The Money)" with Sleepy, Hash Swan, Olltii, Black Nine, Punchnello, Penomeco, Ignito |
82 | Show Me The Money 6 OST | |
| "My Way" with The Quiett, feat. Changmo, Kim Hyo Eun |
— | Fever Music 2017 | |
| "No Switchin' Sides" with The Quiett, Changmo, Kim Hyo Eun, Hash Swan |
— | Non-album singles | |
| "WU & the 1LLY" with The Quiett, Kim Hyo Eun, feat. Inspetah Deck, Masta Killa |
— | ||
| "We Bad" with The Quiett, Changmo |
2018 | — | |
| "Cali Shine" with Kim Bum-soo |
— | ||
| "Life is beautiful" with VaVa, Yitai Wang, Jessi |
2020 | — | |
| "Woke Up Remixx [Prod. by JAKOPS]" (XG featuring Jay Park, OZworld, AZLO, Paloalto, VERBAL, Awich, Tak, Dok2) |
2024 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award-Giving Body | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Rap Performance | "Me"[28] | Nominated |
| 2016 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Rap Performance | "1llusion" | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "The Rise of Illionaire Records, the Independent Label Taking Korean Hip-Hop to the Next Level". Complex. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ "Dok2 revealed to be related to ex-Pussycat Dolls member, Nicole Scherzinger". Allkpop. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ "Dok2 Says He isn′t Cousins with Nicole Scherzinger". mwave.interest.me. Archived from the original on July 18, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ "Dok2 Joins YG Entertainment Rappers Bobby & Masta Wu For Hip-Hop Project Number 2". KpopStarz. November 28, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ "Dok2 and Microdot to come back as a duo after 9 years with 'Goal Keeper'!". Allkpop. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ "Dok2 To Release Thunderground EP On November 25th". Soompi. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ "2 Chainz and Rollies: The Noisey Guide to Korean Rap Label Illionaire Records". NOISEY. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ "The Rise of Illionaire Records, the Independent Label Taking Korean Hip-Hop to the Next Level". Complex. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ "15 Korean Rappers You Should Know That Aren't Psy - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ Dong, Sun-hwa (September 4, 2018). "Millionaire rapper Dok2 to move to US".
- ^ "About Us - PO$TA BOY$".
- ^ Luu, Tracey (February 9, 2020). "DOK2 leaves 1llionaire Records after 9 years". Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ a b "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- "Multillionaire". June 27, 2015.
- "Reborn". June 17, 2017.
- ^ "도끼, [ILLSTRUMENTALZ VOL.1] 참여진과 트랙리스트 공개". Hiphopplaya (in Korean). April 25, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ "Flow 2 Flow". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ "Hustle Real Hard - 도끼(DOK2)". Mnet (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 25, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ "Love & Life, The Album - 도끼(DOK2)". Mnet (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 25, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ "도끼(DOK2) '머스타드와 작업한다고 해서 마음에도 없는 시도를 하는 건 모순' | 코멘터리". Hiphopplaya (in Korean). March 27, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ "2015년 07월 Album Chart" [July 2015 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "2017년 06월 Album Chart" [June 2017 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "Its We - 도끼(DOK2),라도". Mnet (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 25, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ "Crazy - 도끼(DOK2)". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "Thunderground Mixtape Vol.2 - 도끼(DOK2)". Mnet (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 25, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ "Do It For The Fans Mixtape - 도끼(DOK2)". Mnet (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 25, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ "도끼(Dok2) - 'South Korean Rapstar Mixtape' 인터뷰". Hiphopplaya (in Korean). February 8, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ""My Love" charting". Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ""Chikichakachokocho" charting". Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ""RIATCH" charting". Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ""Multillionaire" charting". Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ""Still On My Way" charting". Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ""111%" charting". Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ""1llusion" charting". Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ""Beverly 1lls (Remix)" charting". Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ""Rockin' With The Best" charting". Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ""Finale" charting". Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ""Good Luck" charting". Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ""Goal Keeper" charting". Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ""Air DoTheQ" charting". Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ""Rapstar (Remix)" charting". Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ""Air DoTheQ Part 2" charting". Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ""Like" charting". Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ""S.M.T.M" charting". Retrieved January 15, 2020.
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