Love & Life, The Album is Dok2's latest album which was released on February 24, 2012. The first single from the album is Love & Life, which features Rado, who is also one of the main producers for the album. This album was released under Dok2's very own independent Korean hip hop label, Illionaire Records, which had a joint formation alongside The Quiett.
| Love & Life, The Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | Digital download: February 24, 2012 CD: February 28, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, rap, Korean hip hop | |||
| Length | 40.58 mins | |||
| Language | Korean, English | |||
| Label | Illionaire Records Genuine Music/Hiphop Playa | |||
| Producer | Dok2, Rado, Prima Vista | |||
| Dok2 chronology | ||||
| ||||
What makes this album incredible is the aggressive side to Korean hip hop, which Dok2 portrays himself in. Not just the aggressiveness, but also the delicate artistry of the album and the seriousness of it.[1]
Production
editThe album consists of eleven tracks,[2] where nine of them were produced mostly by the young CEO of Illionaire Records, himself, but had many other producers, including R&B and Korean hip hop artists such as Rado & Prima Vista.[3] The album also features many popular Korean hip hop artists, which include Rado, Zion T., Jinbo and Bumkey.[4]
Dok2 has intended to show a different side to him, and has moved away from his "dirty, south" style of rapping, in the compilation. It was available digitally on February 24, 2012, and the compatible disc was released on 28 February 2012, four days later.[5]
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Dok2
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love & Life (Feat. Rado)" | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Best Time (In Our Life)" | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Let Me Love U" | 3:19 |
| 4. | "비밀 2 (Feat. Zion.T)" | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Plenty (Feat. Jinbo)" | 4:09 |
| 6. | "They Love Who?" | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Leave Me Alone (Fuck You)" | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Can’t Let You Go (Feat. Bumkey)" | 5:30 |
| 9. | "It’s Alright" | 3:32 |
| 10. | "Lonely Nights" | 3:49 |
| 11. | "어제 같은 오늘 (Here Today, Gone Tomorrow)" | 3:46 |
| Total length: | 40.58 | |
They Love Who? \ Leave Me Alone (Fuck You)
editIt was revealed that Dok2's album is supposed to portray a softer side to him, but it is not clearly the case, as it is noticeable from the two tracks, They Love Who? and Leave Me Alone (Fuck You). These two tracks sound like they contain a lot of arrogance, which suggests to us that he is trying to impress himself more than anyone else and gets a bit of satisfaction from it.[6] This result was achievable due to the fact that there was admirable focus that was maintained.[7] The structure of the two tracks has some sort of consistency and is rather lean.[8] These two tracks portray pivoting characters, from sensitive, in Leave Me Alone (Fuck You), to threatening, in They Love Who?, which moves on to portray his honesty.[9]
References
edit- ^ “Love & Life” is its delicate artistry on hip-hop aggressiveness, from http://musicaldialect.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/review-dok2-lovelife-album/. Retrieved: 19.04.2012
- ^ The new album totals 11 tracks, from http://doyouknowhiphop.com/2012/02/17/news-dok2-love-life-the-album-tracklist-revealed/ Archived 2012-07-08 at archive.today. Retrieved: 18.04.2012
- ^ 01. Love & Life (Feat. Rado) / Prod. By Rado 02. Best Time (In Our Life) / Prod. By Gonzo 03. Let Me Love U / Prod.by Gonzo 04. 비밀 2 (Feat. Zion.T) / Prod.by Gonzo 05. Plenty (Feat. Jinbo) / Prod.by Jinbo 06. They Love Who? / Prod.by Gonzo 07. Leave Me Alone (Fuck You) / Prod.by Gonzo 08. Can’t Let You Go (Feat. Bumkey) / Prod.by Gonzo 09. It’s Alright / Prod.by Gonzo 10. Lonely Nights / Prod.by Gonzo 11. 어제 같은 오늘 / Prod.by Prima Vista, from http://doyouknowhiphop.com/2012/02/17/news-dok2-love-life-the-album-tracklist-revealed/ Archived 2012-07-08 at archive.today, retrieved: 18.04.2012
- ^ features a number of R&B and hip-hop artists including Rado, Zion T, Jinbo, and Bumkey, from http://doyouknowhiphop.com/2012/02/17/news-dok2-love-life-the-album-tracklist-revealed/ Archived 2012-07-08 at archive.today. Retrieved: 18.04.2012
- ^ [Love & Life, The Album] will be digitally available on world-wide next week (February 24) on iTunes and various music sites, from http://doyouknowhiphop.com/2012/02/17/news-dok2-love-life-the-album-tracklist-revealed/ Archived 2012-07-08 at archive.today. Retrieved: 18.04.2012
- ^ His brand of arrogance is a very unique one, almost as if he is trying to impress himself more than anyone, from http://musicaldialect.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/review-dok2-lovelife-album/. Retrieved: 19.04.2012
- ^ This is probably a result of the admirable focus that he maintains in the two tracks, from http://musicaldialect.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/review-dok2-lovelife-album/. Retrieved: 19.04.2012
- ^ their structures are lean and consistent, from http://musicaldialect.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/review-dok2-lovelife-album/. Retrieved: 19.04.2012
- ^ The way that he pivots between characters—sensitive to threatening—represents his fearlessness to release himself, and therefore his honesty, from http://musicaldialect.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/review-dok2-lovelife-album/. Retrieved: 19.04.2012