Loptimist Explained

Loptimist (랍티미스트)
Birth Name:	Lee Hyuk Ki
Birth Date:	7 April 1985
Origin:	South Korea
Genre:	Korean hip hop
Occupation:	Rapper, Music Producer
Years Active:	2004—present
Label:	Soul Company Jungle Entertainment Kemistreet Records Leestrument

Lee Hyuk Ki (Hangul: 이혁기), better known as Loptimist (Hangul: 랍티미스트), is a South Korean rapper.^[1] He debuted in 2007 with the album, 22 Channels. He signed to record label Soul Company in 2008 and left in 2011 to join Jungle Entertainment.^[2] Loptimist has been praised for "broadening the spectrum of the hip hop genre."^[3]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Track list
22 Channels	Released: February 24, 2007Label: Tyle Music	Intro New Vision Black Cancer (Feat. Dead'P) Ocean To Ocean (Feat. Unknown Prophets) 눈물샘 (Feat. 나찰 of Garion & 대팔) WETHEREAL (Feat. Phebruary) 85 Paradise (Feat. Sol Flower) Hard Hittin (Feat. UnderClassMen) Love (Feat. BlackLiszt) No Doubt (Feat. Deepflow) Dear.Unknown (Feat. Wimpy of 두사람) La Repondeur -Interlude (Feat. Deaf Switch & Toon) KO Is The Name (Feat. The Legendary K.O.a.k.a. K-Otix) Struggle To Rise (Feat. Sick Status) Nostalgia (Feat. Addsp2ch) Last For One (Feat. Baechigi) 가난한 사랑 노래 (Loptimistic Remix) (Feat. UMC) Illest Form (Feat. UnderClassMen) Coffee Break The Triumph (Feat. Simon Dominic) Like They Used To (Feat. D.Randle of The Legendary K.O. a.k.a. K-Otix) Keep On Rockin (Feat. SIDE-B) Hidden Agenda (Feat. Braille) Outro
Mind-Expander	Released: April 29, 2008Label: Soul Company	Intro : K.O Blessing Triple Flow (Feat. 넋업샨 & RHYME-A-) Amnesia (Feat. Simon Dominic & Lady Jane) 집시여행 (Feat. 리쌍) One Night Dream (Feat. Blackliszt) 이빨 (Feat. Mad Clown) Ticket (Interlude) Ticket to London 널 사랑한 내가 밉다 (Feat. 샛별) Coastal (Feat. DJ Wegun) 금메달리스트 (Feat. Leo Kekoa) 갈증 (Feat. P&Q) D.A.R.K (Feat. ARK (Tablo, Mithra Jin, Yankie)) Ghostwriter (Feat. Kebee & 경선 of Heritage) 기다린 편지 Dedicated to MC (Bonus Track)
Lilac	Released: March 10, 2011Label: Soul Company	남자의 멋 (Feat. Loquence) 자유로 (Feat. Paloalto & Jinbo) 다른 사람 나를 불러본다 (Feat. D.C) Coastal 2 (Feat. DJ Wegun) 생활의 달인 (Feat. RHYME-A-) Sunshine (Feat. B-Free & Crucial Star) Boogie Night (Feat. Makesense & D.C) 그때 우리는 라일락 (Feat. 김동희) 연어 (Feat. Eluphant) Lee on your mind Love is Over (Feat. Paloalto, Dead'P, & 남예지) Boogie Night Remix (Feat. The Quiett, RHYME-A-, & D.C)
Veranda	Released: October 31, 2014Label: Kemistreet Records	Veranda 유부남 진 (Feat. D.C) 지나가던 길에 (Feat. 김하얀) Echo 씨 (Feat. Carmine Ioanna) 303 drum 잘됐어 (Feat. 탁 of Baechigi, 지종환, & DJ SQ) Nest 이미 (Feat. Paxy) 떠오름 의심병 (Feat. Teth & 지종환) Memoria Ma Day 베개 지나가던 길에 Remix (Feat. D.C)
Amazing Gift Vol. 3	Released: November 20, 2014Label: Kemistreet Records	L is back 의심병 (Inst.) 음악가 사돈 퇴학 지나가던 길에 (Inst.) 연어 (Inst.) 슬기로운 생활 나를 불러본다 (Inst.) 다른 사람 (Inst.) 이미 (Inst.) 라일락 (Inst.) 다이어트 자유로 (Inst.) 오토노미 감자 벼락

Singles

• "Love Is Over" (2010)
• "Amazing Gift Vol. 1" (2011)
• "Ma Day" (2014)
• "지나가던 길에" (2014)
• "의심병" (2014)
• "돌아보기" (2014)
• "다시는" (2015)
• "아르페오" (2015)
• "Me" (2016)
• "Seoul Bossa Nova" (2016)
• "Yam Scene" (2016)
• "Che Bella" (2016)
• "Early Bird" (2016)
• "Beat Language" (2016)

Awards

Hiphopplaya Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2007	Rookie of the Year^[4]	Loptimist
2009	Producer of the Year^[5]	Loptimist

Notes and References

1. Web site: 랍티미스트(Loptimist) 소개. Mnet. ko. Introduction to Loptimist. 2016-05-27.
2. Web site: 랍티미스트, 정글 엔터테인먼트와 계약. 2011-05-01. Hiphopplaya Magazine. ko. Loptimist signs contract with Jungle Entertainment. 2016-05-27.
3. Web site: Hip hop producer Loptimist joins JUNGLE Entertainment. 2011-05-01. Allkpop. 2016-05-27.
4. Web site: Hiphopplaya Awards 2007. 2008-04-08. Hiphopplaya Magazine. ko. 2016-05-27.
5. Web site: Hiphopplaya Awards 2009. Hiphopplaya Magazine. ko. 2016-05-27. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624094813/http://hiphopplaya.com/awards/2009/hp_awards09_rslt.htm. 2016-06-24.