Korean hip hop star, Tablo, was at the height of his career in 2010. His group, Epik High, was beating out Jay-Z and Kanye on the international charts while rapping mostly in Korean. Then, his whole life came to a screeching halt when a viral rumor ballooned out of control.
Host Dexter Thomas Jr. and the team reported this story for a year, traveling to the US and Korea to
investigate these allegations. And what they found is this wild story about the internet, disinformation, music and what happens when a whole country tells you that you aren’t who you say you are.
We’re so excited to share with you Authentic: The Story of Tablo. Be sure to click over to the feed, here, to subscribe to the rest of the series.
Authentic: The Story of Tablo is a production of VICE Audio and iHeart Podcast Network.
Produced and reported by Stephanie Kariuki, Min Ji Koo, Kate Osborn and Dexter Thomas with Janet Lee, Stephanie Brown, and Sam Eagan.
Sound design and original music composition by Kyle Murdock with additional support from Natasha Jacobs. Our Supervising Producer is Janet Lee. Editing from Lacy Roberts. Fact-checking by Min Ji Koo and Nicole Pasulka.
Our Executive Producer and VP of VICE Audio is Kate Osborn. From iHeart Podcast Network, Executive Producers Nikki Ettore and Lindsay Hoffman.
Episode 1 features Epik High music from their albums Swan Songs, High Society, and Pieces Part One- distributed by CJ Music. There’s also epik high music from the album 99, distributed by YG Entertainment. Music also from Kim Gun Mo, Bobby McFerrin.
Special thanks to Isne Bobo Nuyent for Epik High’s original concert footage.
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