P-Type (rapper)

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P-Type
Birth nameKang Jin-pil
OriginSouth Korea
GenresKorean hip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active2004–present
Korean name
Hangul
강진필
Revised RomanizationGang Jin-pil
McCune–ReischauerKang Chinp'il

Kang Jin-pil (Hangul: 강진필), better known by the stage name P-Type (Hangul: 피타입), is a South Korean rapper. He began his career as an underground rapper in the 1990s and released his debut studio album, Heavy Bass, in 2004. He gained mainstream attention after appearing on the reality TV shows Show Me the Money 4 and Show Me the Money 6, in 2015 and 2017, respectively.[1][2][3]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[4]
Heavy Bass
  • Released: May 31, 2004
  • Label: Foundation Records
  • Format: CD
The Vintage
  • Released: November 27, 2008
  • Label: Loen Entertainment
  • Format: CD
—* —*
Rap
  • Released: July 29, 2013
  • Label: Brand New Music
  • Format: CD, digital download
42
Street Poetry
  • Released: March 30, 2015
  • Label: Brand New Music
  • Format: CD, digital download
18
"—" denotes album did not chart.
* Data for 2008 is incomplete.

Singles[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[6]
As lead artist
"Soulfire" 2006 —* —* Soulfire single album
"Die Hard"
feat. Ali, MC Meta of Garion
2013 Rap
"Twisted" (불편한 관계)
feat. San E, Sojung of Ladies' Code
2013 100
  • KOR: 18,208+[7]
Non-album single
"Timberland 6"
feat. Nuck of Soul Dive
2014 Street Poetry
"Gwanghwamun" (광화문)
feat. Taewan
2015
"Birdman" 2015
  • KOR: 21,949+[8]
Non-album singles
"Time Lag 2" (시차적응2)
feat. Verbal Jint
2015
"Lazyyy" (게으르으게)
feat. Gummy
2016
"Naked"
feat. Chancellor
2017
Collaborations
"Brand New Anthem"
with Swings, Rhymer, Heo In-chang, Bizniz, Kanto
2012 Brand New Year
"Brand New Day"
with Verbal Jint, San E, Phantom, As One, Kanto, Yang Da-il,
Taewan, Kang Min-hee of Miss S, Champagne & Candle, DJ It
2014 30
  • KOR: 100,723+[9]
Brand New Year Vol. 3
"Brand New Shit"
with Verbal Jint, San E, Phantom, Eluphant, KittiB, Champagne,
MC Gree, DJ Juice
2015 Brand New Year 2015
"Here We Stand" (우린 여기에)
with Crying Nut
2016 Snowball Project Vol. 3
Soundtrack appearances
"Money"
with Swings, feat. Kang Min-hee of Miss S
2013 Incarnation of Money OST
"—" denotes release did not chart.
* The Gaon Digital Chart was launched in 2010.

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Title Year Network Role Ref.
Show Me the Money 4 2015 Mnet Himself (contestant) [1]
Tribe of Hip Hop 2016 JTBC Himself (producer) [11]
Tribe of Hip Hop 2
Show Me the Money 6 2017 Mnet Himself (contestant) [3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Lee, So-ra (2016-08-02). "'쇼미 광탈' 피타입을 비웃을 수 없는 이유". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  2. ^ Kim, Hak-seon (2015-07-28). "쇼미더머니 '여우굴' 바깥의 한국 힙합". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  3. ^ a b Sin, Dong-uk (2017-07-07). "'쇼미더머니 6' 피타입, 트라우마 딛고 신경다발 연결 … 3차 진출". Kookje Shinmun. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  4. ^ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  5. ^ "March 2015 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  6. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  7. ^ "2013년 49주차 Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  8. ^ "2015년 29주차 Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  9. ^ "December 2014 Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  10. ^ "2013년 13주차 Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  11. ^ Kim, Yu-jin (2016-11-22). "['힙합의 민족2' 브랜뉴家]어차피 우승은 브랜뉴". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-25.