BIG Naughty Essentials

There are rappers and there are singers. But some artists combine both vocal styles to create their own contemporary sound—like BIG Naughty. The Korean songwriter (aka Seo Dong-hyeon) became an instant hit when he finished fourth on TV rap show Show Me the Money 8 in 2019. He then signed to Korean-American hip-hop label H1ghr Music, through which he released the energising song collections Bucket List in 2021, NANGMAN the following year and 2023’s Hopeless Romantic. His best-loved tracks include jazzy, swinging JAMIE collab “Joker” and the soulful ode “Korean Ballad”.