Diplo, the American producer and DJ that contributed to GD/TOP’s Knock Out has released the instrumental version of Knock Out and praised K-POP, especially Big Bang and 2NE1 on his blog. This is what he had to say:

“i went to seoul to DJ last year for the first time.. i dont even remember how I met any of the Kpop crew.. but some one i got in touch with someone..
i was a super fan of 2NE1.. those girls are killing it.. people dont know that Kpop sort of runs all of asia and now Japan is the main market for these artists.. but everyone of these guys have proper korean and english skills.. so my beat was for some kids in the Kpop crew.. One of the biggest groups is BIG BANG. the sort ot nkotb/jayz/mileycyrus and justin beiber all mixed into one act…
GD and TOP are the main rappers that go in for verse 3 in every big bang song… but u can tell from GD and TOP.. they are rapper rappers.. not phony.. the have crazy flow
they wear tiny pants on top of tanks talkin about Swag.. these are my favorite new rappers.. so i didnt realize they were a big deal. its just a beat i sent over a couple months back and then the youtube hit and got @mil views in 2 weeks.. kinda swag.. the styling is sooooo much better then US rap its really sad. anyway im moving to Korea now.

My 2 cents:

I loved how he described them, really made me laugh: “they wear tiny pants on top of tanks talking about swag” and saying that the styling is so much better than US rap made me feel proud, because that’s some hardcore statement. Although I’m not sure what he meant by “One of the biggest groups is BIG BANG. the sort ot nkotb/jayz/mileycyrus and justin beiber all mixed into one act…” is he saying that some of Big Bang members are like Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber?! Or is he saying that their popularity/fan base of some members are like that of Miley Cyrus/Justin Bieber? Either way, I don’t really see how Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber are similar to Big Bang…I can definitely see how Jay-Z is (GD/TOP). But doesn’t matter!

I’m so happy that not only YG artists, but K-POP in general is getting much more recognition worldwide and not just Asia for that matter. I really think people in non-Asian countries should give K-POP a try and realize that it’s not just bubblegum pop and cute girls/boys; there’s much more to that. For one thing, besides hip-hop artists in YG, there’s a whole underground hip-hop and rap movement that houses so many more talented youngsters waiting to be discovered. 

Source: Diplo’s site, iBigBang