T.O.P‘s military enlistment is nearing soon as reports of the BIGBANG member revealed he recently has applied at city hall.

On October 25th, T.O.P took the compulsory police examination at 9am KST, applying for a military specialist at the Seoul city hall. His name can additionally be seen on the Compulsory Police website’s list of applicants under his birth name Choi Seung Hyun.

Should he pass his police examination, the rapper-actor may enlist as soon as early next year. Results to the exams will be posted on November 11th on the webpage.

Meanwhile, BIGBANG is expected to release a new group album before the year’s end. With the news of T.O.P’s impending military enlistment, it is most likely that it will be the group’s last album together until all of BIGBANG has completed their mandatory military service.

Other idols currently serving under the compulsory police are Super Junior‘s Siwon and Donghae.

Source:Xportsnews

American hip-hop magazine XXL has put together a list of the ten Korean rappers that they think their readers should check out!

The ten rappers on the list include some of the biggest names in both underground and mainstream Korean hip-hop (in no apparent order): Keith Ape, Block B’s Zico, the guys of Epik High, Okasian, BTS’s Rap Monster, JayAllDay, BIGBANG’s G-Dragon, 2NE1’s CL, Beenzino, and Dok2.

Writer Peter A. Berry compares Rap Monster to “Pitbull or Flo Rida for those pop vibes,” and promises, “Rap Monster rarely fails to live up to his name.” He describes the young star as “one of the region’s most dexterous rappers, capable of switching flows effortlessly as he glides across an array of diverse instrumentals.”

He describes G-Dragon’s music as “Rap over electrohop,” and says readers should check him out if they’re into “fast and furious dance moves, and energetic flows over electrohop beats.”

He writes about Zico, “If you want to hear someone that infuses the gloss of K-pop with the verbal gymnastics of a traditional East Coast rapper, Zico is your guy.” He also sees great things to come for CL to come as he writes, “With effortless swag, dynamic musical ability and good looks, CL is a name you’re going to be hearing a lot of in the near future – if you haven’t already.”

What do you think of XXL’s list?

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