The Duo Is Back with Their New Single Chi-Ka
By. Alicia Zamora
The artist born Kim Hyeon Jun, otherwise known as Tabber, is a South Korean alternative rapper and singer who debuted under the company You.will.knovv. Debuting his album ‘Deep End Mixtape’ in 2020 he continued with releasing ‘Electric Animal featuring Keyon Christ’ in 2021. He started gaining more recognition for his talented and unique voice after appearing on the famous show ‘Show Me the Money’ for its tenth season.
Moving on after his appearance on Show Me the Money he continued with releasing “007 featuring Syd’ in 2022 and this year he came out with two singles the first being ‘Want You’ and ‘Creepin’ (ft. Paul Blanco and Miso)’.
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Tabber is different from your regular everyday rapper. His music has a different sense to it. It's an alternative vibe mixed with a robotic sound. He doesn’t stick to the normal rapping that’s typical nowadays of new and upcoming artists. He uses a lot of singing in his music as well and his voice is certainly unique with a deep mix with an angelic hint to it.
He then released a full album on October 25, 2023. Tabber’s new album, “ Madness Always Turns to Sadness”, consists of seven new tracks. With this, he shows that his duplexity is truly one of a kind. His rapping style and singing ability suck people into listening and streaming his music.
Chi-ka
Now in 2024, the duo is back with a single “Chi-ka”. The last time Tabber and Dean collaborated on a song was in 2020 for “3 am freestyle”. Fans and casual listeners went crazy when they saw that Dean was a feature in Tabber's latest single.
The song starts with a strong beat. A thump that gets your heart racing and is then followed by Tabber’s smooth voice. The way he can blend his voice so well with the melody. In this song, you get to hear more of his singing. The rhymes and flow in this song were impeccable.
Halfway through when Dean comes into the song with a smooth entry to it. “You say you left, Cause it ain't right, babe” The way both their voices sync together and match each other so well. From previous collaborations done by the duo, they always exceed everyone’s expectations when it comes to featuring on each other's song
Starting it with “Um, chi-kaUm, chi-ka (Ba-ba-da-ba-ba-bwa)Um, chi-ka, Um, chi-ka” Just the intro itself sounded so immersing. You know it’s going to be a good song when both Tabber and Dean are on it. With Dean making his comeback earlier last year fans are anticipating more collabs and drops in the future. Chi-Ka is one of those songs that will surely be on replay.
It’s great to hear both of them back on a track together. This style was pretty similar to “3 am freestyle”. Everyone’s expectations were met because one thing about Tabber and Dean is that no matter what they deliver, the single will be worth the wait. With this single, you can truly see how great Tabber and Dean sound together. Both of their voices go so well with each other and both can hit low vocals and blend smoothly in with the melodies and beats.
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Overall, you know it’s going to be good when Tabber and Dean are on a track together. At the moment the two are touring together and I can’t see what else they have planned! I’m hoping for a North America tour. For one of his recent stops in Malaysia; Dean announced that he has an album coming out this year and that it’s worth the wait so let’s see what this powerful duo has coming for us this year! 2024 is the year of you.will.knovv