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Microphone Drop
A mic drop is the gesture of intentionally dropping one's microphone at the end of a performance or speech to signal wiktionary:triumph, triumph. Figuratively, it is an expression of triumph for a successful event and indicates a boastful attitude toward one's own performance. History When laying down his magazine ''Then Swänska Argus'' at the end of 1734, Swedish journalist Olof von Dalin ended with the words "as I now throw my pen" (när jag nu kastar min penna), typeset in a slanted manner, as a display of actually throwing his pen. (Possibly this was copied from ''The Spectator (1711), The Spectator'' by Addison and Steele or other magazines of the time.) The gesture with a microphone became prevalent in the 1980s, when it was used by rappers and comedians. Performers from different groups can engage in confrontational performance styles — rappers may participate in Battle rap, rap battles; comedians may interact with a heckler in the audience — and dropping the mic ...
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Mic Drop (song)
"Mic Drop" (stylized as "MIC Drop") is a song recorded in two languages (Korean and Japanese) by South Korean boy band BTS. The Korean version was originally included as a B-side track on the band's fifth extended play, '' Love Yourself: Her'' (2017), and later remixed by American producer and DJ Steve Aoki. The remix was released as the second single from the EP on November 24, 2017, by Big Hit Entertainment and features a guest appearance by American rapper Desiigner. It was serviced to US contemporary hit radio on December 5, 2017, as a single in that country. The Japanese-language version of "Mic Drop" was released on December 6, 2017, by Def Jam Recordings and Virgin Music as a triple A-side single album that included "DNA" and a new, original song " Crystal Snow", both also in Japanese. Both the Korean and Japanese versions of the song were written by Supreme Boi, "Hitman" Bang, J-Hope, RM, and Pdogg, with the latter of the five solely handling production. The remi ...
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