Tablo

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Early life

Tablo was born in Seoul, South Korea on July 22, 1980. His family relocated several times to Indonesia, Switzerland and Hong Kong for his father's career until Tablo was six, when his family returned to South Korea. His family again moved to Canada when he was eight. Tablo attended St. George's until he was expelled due to trouble in 9th grade. Tablo again returned to Seoul and spent three years in Seoul International School. In 2002, Tablo graduated from Stanford University with a bachelors degree in English Literature. Tablo started to play the piano when he was six, and switched to violin, which he played for 10 years.

During early life, Tablo suffered from bouts of depression, the origins of which are unknown. Through these times of hardship, hip hop music served as an outlet for him and after his interest sparked later in life, Tablo decided to make hip hop the focus of his career. Tablo's father was adamant that he not embark on such a course, fearing that his son would endure the same hardships that he had suffered in his own youth. Tensions arose in the family and as a result of these, Tablo frequently tried to escape and leave home. Eventually, he accepted his father's wishes and began to forget about music, ostensibly asking a friend to live out his own wishes to be making hip hop music. This same friend died of cancer sometime afterward, thus serving as an impetus for Tablo to re-enter the music industry at the behest of his dying friend. While he was in the university, Tablo associated with an underground hip hop group 4n Objectz for three years.



With Epik High

See also: Epik High discography

Studio albums

2003: Map of the Human Soul
2004: High Society
2005: Swan Songs
2006: Black Swan Songs (Repackaged)
2007: Remapping the Human Soul
2008: Pieces, Part One
2008: Lovescream (EP)
2009: Map the Soul


Singles
2005: "비의 랩소디"


Featured songs

2002: "New Joint (Remix)" (DJ Honda and PMD)
2002: "Wow Who!" (The Konexion Compilation)
2002: "삶의 고통" (Project X oST)
2002: "유서" (TBNY featuring Epik High)
2003: "동네 한 바퀴 Massmediah Version" (CB MASS featuring Epik High)
2003: "Ballin' 2k3 (VIP Remix)" (Joosuc featuring Epik High)
2004: "이보다 더" (Keeproots featuring Epik High)
2004: "Bullgogi DJ" (UnknownDJs featuring Epik High)
2004: "Sky High" (Nonstop 4 soundtrack)
2004: "실례합니다" (Dynamic Duo featuring DJ Wrecks, Tablo)
2004: "왜 또" (Kim Bum Soo featuring Epik High)
2004: "My Groove" (Rain featuring Tablo)
2004: "夢送 (몽송)" (MC Mong featuring Epik High)
2004: "Tell Me" (BK! featuring Epik High)
2004: "My Life 나의 삶" (D.O featuring Epik High)
2004: "힙합구조대" (D.O featuring Epik High, Joosuc, Vasco, Cho PD, Eric)
2005: "Let Me Love You" (M featuring Tablo)
2005: "Campus Love Story" (Cho PD featuring Tablo)
2005: "The City" (Lena Park featuring Tablo)
2005: "Jaji Blues (Pride)" (Dynamic Duo featuring Tablo [Unreleased])
2006: "집번호를 준다는 것은" (Movie Soundtrack Lovestory featuring Epik High and Lyn)
2006: "회상" (Kim Jong Kook featuring Epik High)
2006: "Love Mode" (Clazziquai featuring Tablo)
2006: "열" (Lee Jung featuring Tablo)
2006: "L.I.E." (TBNY featuring Epik High)
2006: "차렷!" (TBNY featuring Tablo, Dynamic Duo)
2006: "School of Hip-hop" (Gaknaguene featuring Tablo, Garion)
2006: "내일은 오니까" (P&Q featuring Tablo)
2006: "Never Know" (Lim Jeong Hee featuring Tablo)
2006: "I'm Coming" (Rain featuring Tablo)
2006: "N.I.C.E." (Infinite Flow featuring Epik High, Jinbo)
2006: "Rain Bow" (Infinite Flow featuring Tablo, JW of Nell)
2006: "최면" (Bobby Kim featuring Tablo)
2007: "너와 나" (Wanted featuring Epik High)
2007: "The 'M' style" (M featuring Tablo)
2007: "It's All Over Anyway" (Kang Kyun Sung featuring Tablo)
2007: "내리막" (Verbal Jint featuring Tablo, Mithra Jin)
2008: "I Love U" (Navi featuring Tablo)
2008: "어디에" (Lee Jung featuring Tablo)
2008: "Free" (Pe2ny [Producer] featuring Tablo and MYK)
2008: "D.A.R.K." (Loptimist featuring Tablo, Mithra, Yankie of TBNY)
2008: "Alive" (Pe2ny [Producer] featuring Tablo & Yankie)
2008: "Memory (Rap Mix ver.)" (Younha featuring Tablo)
2008: "I'll Give My Life to You" (Kim Yeon Woo featuring Tablo)


Produced songs

2004: "이력서" (Dynamic Duo)
2004: "Sky High" (Nonstop 4 soundtrack)
2005: "Campus Love Story" (Cho PD)
2006: "내일은 오니까" (Paloalto & The Quiett)
2006: "남자라서 웃어요" (Kim Jang Hoon featuring Mithra Jin)
2006: "Rain Bow" (Infinite Flow)
2007: "여자라서 웃어요" (Sim Soo-bong featuring Mithra Jin)
2007: "Talk Play Love" (Anyband)


Source: Wikipedia