ARMY Magazine - Special Issues ARMY Magazine Yoongi Special Edition | Page 12

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YOONGI HAS NEVER BEEN ONE TO
SHY AWAY FROM DISCUSSING HARSH
TOPICS OR FROM USING HIS POSITION
TO INCREASE CONVERSATION ABOUT
ISSUES WHICH HAVE AFFECTED
HIM PERSONALLY.
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Written by: Liv I Edited by Sam and Vienna I Design by Eli
Yoongi's self-titled mixtape (under the stage
name Agust D) ''Agust D'' is a 1 O song rail
against the system, haters, and those who
doubt him. ''Agust D'' puts Yoongi's
career struggles and mental health issues
at the forefront, trading his position as a
K-Pop idol for one that is solely his own.
The mixtape opens with ''Intro; Dt sugA''
which serves to introduce listeners to his al­
ternate persona Agust D, dropping themes
from the album. Bombast quickly ensues
with the all-out, driving track ''Agust D''.
The title track samples James Brown's
''It's a Man's Man's Man's World'' and
features a beat that is constantly pushing
forwards, creating a grungy, harsh hip-hop
sound. Yoongi spits lines about his lofty
goals, shouting out Billboard with aggres­
sive diction; Agust D serves as a forceful
proclamation of the self ("a to the g to
the u ... "), with a flexible flow that places him
not only among idols but among k-rappers
as well. The bombast flows directly into
''Give It to Me'' in which a driving beat
alternates between heavy and light,
creating and decreasing distance between
him and the listener. The beat isn't afraid of
room, and effectively uses pauses and mo­
ments of silence to add emphasis, and to
put the listener off kilter. It's old school, but
no holds barred, putting an emphasis on
Yoongi's flow and lyrics, calling out all those
who doubt him as a person and an artist.