Now You Can Feel My Madness

RM featuring Erykah Badu “Yun”

“Yun” is a tribute to the late South Korean abstract painter Yun Hyong Keun, one that draws on the meditative quality of his works but also takes direct inspiration from his ethos – “he always said ‘be human first’.” I like where RM goes with this idea, letting the notion of being a human ground him as an artist despite his massive success as a crucial member of BTS and coming to the creation of pure hip-hop records from a position of humility and genuine passion. RM seems accutely aware of his outsider status in rap but doesn’t produce or perform with any noticeable insecurity or eagerness to please. He has a natural affinity for the more mellow and spiritual side of rap to the degree Erykah Badu seems totally at home on the track, and his blend of English and Korean lyrics flow together with a relaxed grace rather than seeming awkwardly glued together as a matter of commercial concerns. Despite a lot of pressure, he sounds totally…human.

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