Owen Essentials

Seoul-based rapper Owen Ovadoz presents himself as a controversial figure, and that carries into his hard-edged, confrontational hip-hop. A caustic swagger drives many of his songs as he spits staccato words over easy-going, synth-driven melodies. The chaotic tone of his sound continues as he switches rapidly from Korean to English, drawing on East and West Coast classic rap influences in tracks like "Glendale". Choruses are abrupt and sometimes slightly off-key, adding to the rebellious, couldn't-care-less attitude that shapes his music.