Stony Skunk (
hangul
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: 스토니 스컹크, ''Seutoni Seukunkeu'') was South Korea's
reggae
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and
hip hop duo. They started as an underground band, then were signed by
YG Entertainment
YG Entertainment Inc. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1996 by Yang Hyun-suk. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production comp ...
. Their first album was released in 2003, titled "Stony Skunk". In 2008, when
Skull
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joined the army they disbanded, it was announced in 2010 that they had disbanded in 2008; Skull left the company at that time. Kush became a producer and songwriter at YG Entertainment using two aliases, Kush and e.knock. He produced several songs for
Big Bang
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and
2NE1
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.
While
Skull
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formed his own company called ‘Lion’ and changed his name to “Skul1” but shortly after joined ‘
Brand New Music
Brand New Music (Hangul: 브랜뉴 뮤직, also stylized as BrandNew Music and initialized as BNM) is a South Korean hip hop company founded in 2011 by rapper .
History 2003–2012: Founding and first-generation artists
Kim Se-hwan (Hangul: � ...
’.
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Members
*
Skull (조성진)
* Kush (김병훈)
Discography
*Stony Skunk (2003)
*Ragga Muffin (2005)
* Skunk Riddim (2006)
* More Fyah (2007)
References
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YG Entertainment artists
South Korean hip hop groups
Musical groups established in 2003
Musical groups disestablished in 2008