Things slow down for a skit in which Suga reminds the listener that this is his own music, something that is entirely separate from his identity within BTS.Īgust D then transitions into the raw reality of depression, OCD and social phobia that has plagued Suga between the time he left his hometown to pursue his dream in Seoul and the anguish he’s felt about selling out. (“Agust D” also features a shout-out to Billboard as he aggressively expresses his lofty goals.) Following with “Give It to Me,” an attack against those who would like to see him fail, the first part of Agust D is pure bombast. Setting the stage as an outsider, the mixtape begins with a fierce declaration of Suga’s success in a quick intro and title track, both of which sample the seemingly anachronistic James Brown’s “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” for added pizzazz. KCON New York 2016: Ailee Comes Home, Seventeen Makes First American Appearance & More To cut ties with his identity as a K-pop idol and highlight his underground influences, the mixtape was released eponymously under the name Agust D, combining his stage name spelled backward with the initials of “Daegu Town,” referencing his hometown in southern South Korea. Throughout the impassioned 10-track Agust D, Suga added a new element to his career, separating his mixtape artistry from what he’s released with BTS as one of the group’s most prominent songwriters and lyricists. He is the second member of BTS to release a mixtape, following Rap Monster’s RM last year. The swaggering rapper took on his and the K-pop industry’s naysayers in his first mixtape, which dropped on Monday (Tuesday in South Korea). Just weeks after spitting “Fire” at the Staples Center at KCON LA alongside the rest of his boy bandmates in BTS, Agust D brings Suga’s (Min Yoongi) career path and difficulties to the forefront with an old-school rap style. “This K-pop category ain’t enough size for me,” Suga claims on the title track of Agust D as he lays a fierce rap over the pulsating beat.
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