P-Type (rapper)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.

P-Type
Birth name	Kang Jin-pil
Origin	South Korea
Genres	Korean hip hop
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	2004–present
Korean name
Hangul	강진필
Revised Romanization	Gang Jin-pil
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Chinp'il

Kang Jin-pil (Hangul: 강진필), better known by the stage name P-Type (Hangul: 피타입), is a South Korean rapper. He began his career as an underground rapper in the 1990s and released his debut studio album, Heavy Bass, in 2004. He gained mainstream attention after appearing on the reality TV shows Show Me the Money 4 and Show Me the Money 6, in 2015 and 2017, respectively.^[1][2][3]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [4]
Heavy Bass	Released: May 31, 2004 Label: Foundation Records Format: CD	—	—
The Vintage	Released: November 27, 2008 Label: Loen Entertainment Format: CD	—*	—*
Rap	Released: July 29, 2013 Label: Brand New Music Format: CD, digital download	42	—
Street Poetry	Released: March 30, 2015 Label: Brand New Music Format: CD, digital download	18	KOR: 766+[5]
"—" denotes album did not chart. * Data for 2008 is incomplete.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		KOR [6]
As lead artist
"Soulfire"	2006	—*	—*	Soulfire single album
"Die Hard" feat. Ali, MC Meta of Garion	2013	—	—	Rap
"Twisted" (불편한 관계) feat. San E, Sojung of Ladies' Code	2013	100	KOR: 18,208+[7]	Non-album single
"Timberland 6" feat. Nuck of Soul Dive	2014	—	—	Street Poetry
"Gwanghwamun" (광화문) feat. Taewan	2015	—	—
"Birdman"	2015	—	KOR: 21,949+[8]	Non-album singles
"Time Lag 2" (시차적응2) feat. Verbal Jint	2015	—	—
"Lazyyy" (게으르으게) feat. Gummy	2016	—	—
"Naked" feat. Chancellor	2017	—	—
Collaborations
"Brand New Anthem" with Swings, Rhymer, Heo In-chang, Bizniz, Kanto	2012	—	—	Brand New Year
"Brand New Day" with Verbal Jint, San E, Phantom, As One, Kanto, Yang Da-il, Taewan, Kang Min-hee of Miss S, Champagne & Candle, DJ It	2014	30	KOR: 100,723+[9]	Brand New Year Vol. 3
"Brand New Shit" with Verbal Jint, San E, Phantom, Eluphant, KittiB, Champagne, MC Gree, DJ Juice	2015	—	—	Brand New Year 2015
"Here We Stand" (우린 여기에) with Crying Nut	2016	—	—	Snowball Project Vol. 3
Soundtrack appearances
"Money" with Swings, feat. Kang Min-hee of Miss S	2013	—	KOR: 24,025+[10]	Incarnation of Money OST
"—" denotes release did not chart. * The Gaon Digital Chart was launched in 2010.

Filmography

Television

Title	Year	Network	Role	Ref.
Show Me the Money 4	2015	Mnet	Himself (contestant)	[1]
Tribe of Hip Hop	2016	JTBC	Himself (producer)	[11]
Tribe of Hip Hop 2
Show Me the Money 6	2017	Mnet	Himself (contestant)	[3]

References

1. Lee, So-ra (2016-08-02). "'쇼미 광탈' 피타입을 비웃을 수 없는 이유". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-25.
2. Kim, Hak-seon (2015-07-28). "쇼미더머니 '여우굴' 바깥의 한국 힙합". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-25.
3. Sin, Dong-uk (2017-07-07). "'쇼미더머니 6' 피타입, 트라우마 딛고 신경다발 연결 … 3차 진출". Kookje Shinmun. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
4. "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-25.
   • "Street Poetry charting".
   • "Rap charting".
5. "March 2015 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-25.
6. "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
   • ""Twisted" charting".
   • ""Brand New Day" charting".
7. "2013년 49주차 Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
8. "2015년 29주차 Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
9. "December 2014 Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
10. "2013년 13주차 Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
11. Kim, Yu-jin (2016-11-22). "['힙합의 민족2' 브랜뉴家]어차피 우승은 브랜뉴". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-25.