Basick
South Korean rapper (born 1986)
Lee Cheol-joo (Korean: 이철주; born 12 August 1986), better known by his stage name Basick (베이식), is a South Korean rapper under OUTLIVE. He won the fourth season of Mnet's rap competition Show Me the Money.
01Biography
Basick was born on August 12, 1986, in Daegu, South Korea. He is fluent in English, having majored in marketing at Babson College in the United States. Basick is married to Yoo Seo-yeon and they welcomed their first child, Lee Chaeha, in 2015.
02Career
Basick first appeared in the Korean underground hip hop scene in 2007 and was recruited as a member of South Korea's largest hip hop crew Jiggy Fellaz in 2008. In 2009, Basick became one half of the duo Double Trouble with fellow Jiggy Fellaz crew member, Innovator. Mid-2013, he began a hiatus in the music scene after getting married and started a career inside a sports fashion brand.
In 2015, Basick participated in the fourth season of rap competition Show Me the Money, going on to win the series overall as part of team "Brand New" with Verbal Jint and San E of Brand New Music. Basick is now signed under Rainbow Bridge World and have featured in a number of collaborations. In 2016, he released his first mini album titled Nice.
03Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | |||
| Classick |
|
, | |
| Foundation Vol. 3 |
|
, | |
| Foundation Vol. 4 |
|
97 |
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | |||
| Therapy |
|
, | |
| Nice |
|
42 | |
| whatiwant |
|
, | |
| Soft |
|
, |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales (DL) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | ||||
| As lead artist | ||||
| "Better Than The Best" | 2008 | , | Non-album singles | |
| "Champion Pt.ll" (feat. Rocky L and Jtong) | 2010 | , | ||
| "Basement" | 2011 | , | Classick | |
| "You Already Know" | 2012 | , | Foundation Vol. 3 | |
| "Pretty Girls" (feat. Kim Sae Han Gil) | , | |||
| "Don't Stop" | , | |||
| "Boss" | , | |||
| "Kimchi" (김치) | 2013 | , | ||
| "Nice Life" (feat. Paloalto) | , | Therapy | ||
| "Therapy" (feat. C Jamm and Innovator) | , | |||
| "Gxnzi" (feat. Vasco) | 2015 | 39 |
|
Show Me the Money 4 |
| "Stand Up" (feat. Mamamoo) | 21 |
| ||
| "Better Days" (좋은 날) (feat. Gummy) | 26 |
| ||
| "In Front of the House" (그 집 앞) (feat. Kim Jin-ho) | 2016 | 67 |
|
Non-album single |
| "Nice" (feat. G2 and Hwasa) | , |
|
Nice | |
| "Is That Why" (그래서 그런가) (feat. B.O.) | , | Non-album singles | ||
| "My Wave" (feat. Sik-K) | 2017 | , | ||
| "Pinocchio" (피노키오) (feat. Verbal Jint) | , | |||
| "₩on It All" (feat. Most Badass Asian) | , | |||
| "A Woman I Know" (아는 여자) (feat. San E) | , | |||
| "Real Life" (feat. The Quiett) | , | Foundation Vol. 4 | ||
| "Starter" | , | |||
| "SM58" (feat. Justhis) | 2018 | , | ||
| "Microphone Checker (MC)" (feat. Koonta and Paloalto) | , | |||
| "The Kid" | , | |||
| "Home" (feat. Jang Jae-in and Hash Swan) | , | Non-album single | ||
| "Manbogi" (만보기) (feat. Mckdaddy) | 2019 | , | whatiwant | |
| "me" (feat. EK) | , | |||
| "Calluses" (굳은살) (feat. Life of Hojj) | , | Non-album singles | ||
| "Honestly" (솔직히) (feat. Sleepy) | , | |||
| "Choco" (초코) (feat. The Deep) | , | Soft | ||
| "Fucked" (촛됐다 (가짜사나이)) | 2020 | , | Non-album singles | |
| "My Song" (내 노래) | , | |||
| "Naked" | , | |||
| "When It Snows mmm" (눈이 오면 mmm) (feat. Wheein) | , | |||
| "Meeting Is Easy, Parting Is Hard" (만남은 쉽고 이별은 어려워) (feat. Leellamarz) | 2021 | 3 | Show Me the Money 10 | |
| "08Basick" (08베이식) (feat. Yumdda and Punchnello) | 22 | |||
| Collaborations | ||||
| "Miss Pretty" (with Kim Sae Han Gil) | 2011 | , | Non-album single | |
| "My Zone" (with Blacknut and Microdot feat. San E and Verbal Jint) | 2015 | 12 |
|
Show Me the Money 4 |
| "I'm The Man" (with Verbal Jint and San E) | 97 |
| ||
| "Call Me" (연락해) (with Lil Boi, feat. Hwasa) | 26 |
|
Non-album singles | |
| "All Right" (with Big Tray, Marvel J, and B.O.) | 2017 | , | ||
| "See You In Heaven" (별똥별) (with Kassy) | , | |||
| "Layoff" (정리해고) (with Gwangil Jo) | 2019 | , | ||
| "More Than Ever" (with MAN1AC and Ann One) | 2020 | , | ||
| "Memories of You and Me" (너와 나의 Memories) (with Yumdda, Song Min Young, Ji Sang, 365LIT, Koonta, and TOIL) | 2021 | 9 | Show Me the Money 10 | |
| "A Long Day" (고생이 많아) (with Anandelight, Mudd the Student, and Sokodomo) | 169 | |||
| Soundtrack appearances | ||||
| "In the Illusion" (환상 속의 그대) | 2016 | , | W OST | |
| "Together" (with Jung Chae-yeon, Seunghee, and Janey) | , | Eat Sleep Eat OST | ||
| "Destiny" (운명처럼) (with Park Bo-ram) | 2017 | , | Man to Man OST | |
| "Let Me Hear It" (들려줘) (with Kang Ji-won) | 2019 | , | Confession OST | |
| ", " denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
04Filmography
Television
| Year | Network | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mnet | Show Me the Money 4 | Winner |
| 2016 | JTBC | Hip Hop Nation Season 2 | Cast member |
| 2021 | Mnet | Show Me the Money 10 | Contestant |
Sources and credits
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