After discovering the Hip Hop group Wu-Tang Clan, G-Dragon got more interested in freestyle rapping that he joined a group called People Crew. He soon became really close with the other members.
“I was just a little kid who really wanted to learn hip hop so the other hyungs found me to be cute. I even appeared a view times on their TV program. I played around then joined the 2001 Korea Hip Hop Flex album.”
Taking part on an album with people whom been around hip hop for most of their live really helped G-Dragon out.
“For the album I even wrote the lyrics and recorded it. They said it was good but at that time I lacked English skills. Since I hadn’t gone overseas to study I knew little English. The lyrics went something like, I am young but I am the best. (Laughs)”
This was around the time where rapper Lil Bow Wow was becoming popular in the states and in Korea BoA and Ryang Hyun Ryang Ha were gaining popularity as well. This was around the first time that President Yang took notice of G-Dragon.
“Sean (JinuSean) saw me and had passed the word on to President Yang. Perry also really liked me and even wanted to produce songs for me. Back then I felt really nervous when meeting President Yang. He was my favorite back in SeoTaiJi. I thought he had a really good sense of fashion with his gloves and short sleeved t-shirts. His dancing skills were also to my liking. But then when I met him my impression was different. He was wearing slippers and talked in a weird accent. He asked me, “You’re here?” in that accent. He looked more like an uncle then anything.”
Yang HyunSuk went on telling G-Draogn’s mom his future plans for G-Dragon. Once his mother left the room Yang HyunSuk would whisper, “Tell your mother you want to join YG.”
“I cried and begged my parents and after words I ended up signing with YG. I was 13 at the time and that’s when JinuSean, 1Tym, and Lexy were still apart of YG. When I went to the office for the first time I saw Se7en wearing hip hop clothes and playing around with some of the nunas from the company. I thought they were beautiful.”
His trainee life started with him cleaning up the practice rooms. He cleaned the mirrors and floors basically everything he was told to do.
“For a whole year the only thing I remember doing was cleaning. I got water for those who were practicing and even prepared their food. My schedule was an hour of cleaning, 2 hours of training, and then another hour of cleaning.”
Before G-Dragon turned 14 he partook in Perry’s album, participated on music programs and even joined his hyungs in a concert. This was also the first time he met TaeYang.
Source: asiae.co.kr
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