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Hip Hop Gentlemen

A Korean hip-hop track that plays with the idea of a stylish, slightly ridiculous gentleman moving through the city.

Y.G. Family visibility 33 visits Editor's note

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Editor's note

Y.G. Family's Hip Hop Gentlemen struts through Seoul

A Korean hip-hop track that plays with the idea of a stylish, slightly ridiculous gentleman moving through the city.

ttae ppaego gwangnaen moseubeun naegabwado jinjja

The song opens with the repeated phrase "Meotjaengi sinsa nagasinda gireul gireul bikyeora," which roughly translates to "A cool gentleman is walking, clearing the way." It's a Korean hip-hop track from Y.G. Family, and the lyric sketches a week in the life of this character, from Monday to Sunday, detailing his fashion, his apartment, and his swagger.

The phrase "ttae ppaego gwangnaen moseubeun naegabwado jinjja", meaning something like "my hurried, flashy appearance, even I think it's really something", captures the song's whole vibe. It's not just boasting; it's a guy looking at his own reflection in the shop windows and admitting the performance is a bit much, but he's committed to it anyway. That pressure to keep up the flash, to be the "meotjaengi sinsa" even when it's exhausting, is what the words answer.

It's a moment of self-awareness tucked into the bravado. The character knows the look is over-the-top, but he owns it completely, which turns what could be empty swagger into something more interesting.

The way "keun ko dachyeoyo" and "kkeongchungkkeongchung" punch through the beat gives the track its playful, bouncy energy.

Lyric sheet

Hip Hop Gentlemen

Meotjaengi sinsa nagasinda gireul gireul bikyeora Ttae ppaego

gwangnaen moseubeun naegabwado jinjja Meotjaengi sinsa nagasinda gireul

gireul bikyeora (jeori bikyeoyo) Ttae ppaego gwangnaen moseubeun

naegabwado jinjja beonjjeokbeonjjeok Geopjaengi dadeul mulleoseora geureodaga dachinda

(keun ko dachyeoyo) Jumeogeul jwigo haneullo ollagaja nopi

kkeongchungkkeongchung A yo nan meotjaengi sinsa Eoryeodo algeon

da aneun musi moshal sinsa Ajik jinaji anhneun

byeonseonggi (aa) eojjeonji Hwakseonggiro ullyeopeojineun nae moksoriga ijen

ni maeumui geonjeonji Eongdeongireul heundeureo bwabababayo cheoncheonhi Sinsada

bulleobwara true meotjaengi (Woryoil) haru sekki ramyeonmeokgo (Hwayoil)

jibeseo tibina bogo (Suyoil) cheongso seolgeoji ppallae mogyoireun

kkaekkeusi mogyokhallae (Geumyoil bam) ippeun honey hana kkosyeo

(Toyoil bam) uri jibe deryeoda mosyeo (Iryoil bam)

ibyeolhago seulpiulgo tto sinsaui iljuiri banbokdoego Sangseol maejangeseo

yangbokhanbeol Dan don 5manwon kkakkaseo 4manwon myeongpum mosjianhge

Pumjireun tagwol Now I've got the power Gyeongsangdowa

jeonrado Sanggwaneopsso eodirado Jeonseolloman deureoodeon Naega baro Danbeol

sinsarao move Meotjaengi sinsa nagasinda gireul gireul bikyeora

(jeori bikyeoyo) Ttaeppaego gwangnaen moseubeun naegabwado jinjja beonjjeokbeonjjeok

Geopjaengi dadeul mulleoseora geureodaga dachinda (keun ko dachyeoyo)

Jumeogeul jwigo haneullo ollagaja nopi kkeongchungkkeongchung Hey boys

nareul bomyeon jeoribikyeo Hey girls nareul bomyeon meoril

biseo With a keun biseuro yunginage Jangmi hansongiro

bunwigi japge Nan yeojaege moksum bachineun taip Namjadeulhago

moksumgeolgo ssauneun taip Good girl at bad guys

Nan suknyeo bundeurui yeongwonhan tough type Na honjasaneun

urijibeun 100pyeong Sasireun banghankanjjari 10pyeong Sigyega 300manwon Maineoseu

297manwon Geu manheun chaneun jeonbu da renteuka Ppaljunochopanambo

saeksaekgaji da hah Gajjareul ibeodo naega ibeumyeon jinjja

Jinjjareul ibeodo niga ibeumyeon gajja (Deureogalttaen) apmuneuro pomnage

(Naolttaen) dwismun eopseumyeon gonranhae Abeojiga mullyeojusin osgage onde

gande Eopsjiman yorisjibe ttogane Ttae ppaego gwangnaegobeonjjeokbeonjjeok Naege

jom malhaejwo jinjja meosjyeo Eopseodo issneuncheok isseumyeon jalnancheok

Don eopseumyeon jibegaseo buchyeomeokji bindaetteok Meotjaengi sinsa nagasinda

gireul gireul bikyeora (jeori bikyeoyo) Ttae ppaego gwangnaen

moseubeun naegabwado jinjja beonjjeokbeonjjeok Geopjaengi dadeul mulleoseora geureodaga

dachinda (keun ko dachyeoyo) Jumeogeul jwigo haneullo ollagaja

nopi kkeongchungkkeongchung Yeah yeah yeah yeah Oh oh

drop that come on Jigeum dagati horuragireul bureobwa

Jigeum dagati horuragireul bureobwa Meotjaengi sinsa nagasinda horuragil

bureora (keuge bureoyo) Ttaeppaego gwangnaen moseubeun naegabwado jinjja

beonjjeokbeonjjeok Beonjjeokbeonjjeok beonjjeokbeonjjeok