Rapper Big Naughty has released a hard-hitting diss track aimed at Swings, prompting a response from the latter.
On the 16th, Big Naughty (Seo Dong-hyun) posted a video titled 'INDUSTRY KNOWS' on his YouTube channel, criticizing Swings. The track accuses Swings of proposing inappropriate relationships to his artists and allegedly selling their neighboring rights without consent to settle debts and purchase a luxury foreign car.
The lyrics include explicit expressions such as, "You said you'd push me if I did XX with you. Then you go on YouTube pretending to be nice?" It continues, "Neighboring rights? You sold them without consent, the masters of the hyungs. To prevent your bankruptcy. And bought a Porsche." The song also references a past physical altercation with the line, "After pushing a 20-year-old younger brother, you suddenly said he deserved to be hit."
In response, Swings conducted a live broadcast, denying all allegations. Regarding the neighboring rights claim, he questioned, "If I caused financial harm, would Noel and Yang Hong-won have renewed their contracts?" Swings explained that the sale of music was for the artists' financial benefit, not personal gain.
Swings also refuted the past assault allegations, claiming, "He says he's the victim, but the real aggressor is the other party." He emphasized, "Big Naughty initiated the attack, and it's all captured on CCTV." Swings shared text messages from last year, expressing confusion over why the issue is being revisited, stating, "I thought it was resolved."
Finally, Swings questioned, "Is he so angry that he's distorting the facts?" and added, "I see no value in responding to the rest of the false claims," expressing his displeasure.
By Min-Kyung Lee, TenAsia Reporter 2min_ror@tenasia.co.kr