Q Please introduce yourself.

A Hello, this is Class 101 signature Palo Alto.

Q What led you to start playing music?

I naturally like A-rap and hip-hop. My hobby was buying records with pocket money if it was a special occasion. When I was in middle school, I had fun listening to rap from an album by an artist called Untitled, and after watching a TV program introducing hip-hop, I began to get deeper into it.

Q When did you start rapping in earnest?

A I started writing my own lyrics in earnest when I was in middle school. My parents bought me a synthesizer, wrote songs, recorded them, and listened to them on cassette tapes, and began creating. I was very infatuated with rap music, and since I was in my third year of junior high school, I wanted to live my life like rappers who love to listen to music.

Q When is the official debut?

A I think my full-length album debut was around 2003-4. Before my official debut, I was close to friends who loved hip-hop and rapped, but I made more friends online. I gradually expanded the number of people I knew through friends I met online.

When I was in high school, I made music with a crew called “Gaehwa Mountain” and did my own activities They made their official debut around 2003 with an album called People & Places under the label God's Will, and many rappers I met in high school participated. They wanted to work together to create a new movement, and they distributed and produced it according to God's will.

After that album came out, I performed “The Show” every week. That's when I began my career as an artist named Palo Alto.

Q What is Palo Alto's thoughts on rap lessons?

A I never took lessons, and in my generation, there was no concept of lessons. There were no people who taught me rap. Everyone my age would sympathize with it, but learning rap from someone was an awkward thing in itself. I learned about interviewing my favorite artist.

Also, hip-hop isn't a theory-based genre like classical music or vocalist music. Since hip-hop culture itself is a culture that originated in the streets, the concept of teaching hip-hop and rap was awkward because it wasn't a theoretical or system of music, but I still had lessons in 2010—11.

To be honest, I was reluctant to take lessons because I had never learned them through lessons. At the time, I started out by making money, but I approached it with the concept that I wanted to arouse interest and share my know-how with people rather than studying. Being in a teaching position helped me because I was able to learn on my own.

I think I felt a bit skeptical because there weren't many friends who worked hard enough to pay for lessons. Still, the reason I decided to do this class is because hip-hop is not the exclusive property of a few people, and even though it has become a playtime that people all over the world can enjoy, I don't think there is a channel that conveys the traditions of hip-hop or the appeal of rap. As a fan of hip-hop, I thought I could pass on my knowledge about hip-hop culture and rap. I think it makes sense to archive something like this, so I try to solve what my body remembers in class as casually as possible.

Q What is the content of the class?

A How can I rap well, I think this is the most important point. I think there are people who like to listen to rap but want to know more deeply, so if you rap alone, you're good at it? I wonder if it will be of great help to those who have doubts about themselves.

If you like the tone of voice and lyrics of the rapper called Palo Alto, I think there are also people who are looking forward to that kind of know-how. I'd like to let you know as much as I can about what I know, even if that's not necessarily the case.

At first, I'll tell you about iconic things related to hip-hop culture and history, After that, I'll introduce the equipment needed for home recording, and the program I'm using. I'll also show you the elements of the lab, the writing know-how, and how I worked on it by opening the project file of the work that was actually presented.

There will be time to introduce DAW, so any questions about the equipment will be solved. But in fact, the senses and ideas are more important than the equipment. There's an album from a producer called Freddie Gibbs or Madlib, and I made all of the beats on an iPad. But that album even got a GRAMMY Awards nomination. Therefore, although I think that human skills are more important than equipment, beginners and professionals may wonder what kind of equipment they use, and I think it's hard to know what kind of equipment they use at the beginning, so I'm going to explain everything.

Q. What do you expect from your classmates?

A I hope many people will see it. There may be information that can be found in other places like casual entertainment, but I think I can also tell you about parts that aren't mentioned on YouTube or entertainment. I hope many of you will be inspired by watching this course.

Of course, how much will your rap skills improve after listening to the classI'm not sure because it's a case by case, but I hope it will at least inspire me to say that rap is fun. As your love for music and fun to work with increases, your skills will naturally increase, so I hope this video will give you interest in music.

It's solved because I saw this again and did what Palo Alto told me to do, I think it would be nice if I did and get something. Everyone is looking forward to something real. But the whole lesson means that if you don't do it yourself, the teacher won't be able to teach you anything. Because I'm not good at it. So I hope that watching this video will be an opportunity for many people to have fun and fall in love with the music.

Recently, a rapper named Huckleberry P gave a concert I was in the waiting room with rappers from 17 years old to rappers in their 50s. Even if I look at that alone, I don't think age matters at all. Just looking at my career, I'm currently being regarded as the best rapper. In general, you may think that your sense of feeling decreases as you get older, but if you look at artists who are good at music from an empirical point of view, I think the degree of love and commitment to music is more important. So I don't think people who start music late need to worry if they're worried about their age.

Actually, there might be a realistic reason. There may be real problems of having to earn money and getting a job, but for a fun life, I think it's good to try a bold life regardless of age. Because music is something you do because you enjoy it.

So that everyone can live by doing what they love. Class101 signature Palo Alto, please look forward to it.