Dumbfoundead & Dj Zo

Jonathan Park Born February 18 1986 Better Known By His Stage Name Dumbfoundead Is A Korean American Battle Rapper Originating From The Los Angeles Underground's Project Blowed. He Is Well Known For His Affiliation With The West Coast Division Of Grindtime And His Participation In Jumpoff's 2007 World Rap Championships Both Of Which Have Given Rise To His Status As A Strong Web Presence. He Recently Finished A Stint As The Opening Act For Epik High's Map The Soul Tour. Dumbfoundead Is A Member Of The Hip Hop Trio Thirsty Fish And The Los Angeles Battle Crew The Swim Team. Career Edit Music Career Project Blowed As A Member Of The Project Blowed Collective Dumbfoundead Is Also A Part Of The Group Thirsty Fish Along With "Blowdians" Open-Mike Eagle And Psychosiz And A Larger Group Swim Team With Members Sahtyre VerBS Alpha MC Open-Mike Eagle Lyraflip Psychosiz Rogue Venom DJ Zo Kuest One Dos Tres And Uhuru. In 2007 Thirsty Fish Released The Album Testing The Waters And In 2008 Swim Team Released Ocean's Eleven. Edit Music Career Solo Under An Independent Label DFD Has Released Two Albums Super Barrio Brothers 2005 And Fun With Dumb 2009 . Dumbfoundead Frequently Collaborates With Other Artists Including Epik High A Popular Korean Rap/pop Group 4 . He Is Featured On Two Full Length Tracks On The Epik High Album E "Maze" 2009 And "Rocksteady" 2009 And Was Featured As The Opening Act For The USA Map The Soul Tour In 2009. Since Its Inception Dumbfoundead Has Been A Regular Performer At The Annual Asian Hip Hop Summit. Dumbfoundead Has Performed With Many Other Notable Artists Such As Atmosphere E-40 Drunken Tiger Jay Park The Living Legends Aceyalone GZA Jeru The Damaja Pigeon John WC Abstract Rude Del Myka 9 KRS One Busdriver And Many Others. He Has Also Had Cameos In Several Works Including DJ Honda's "Let It Out" Featuring Rakaa Iriscience Money Harm Aka Marvin Moore In 2009 Abstract Rude's - "Thynk Eye Can" Featuring Aceyalone & Myka 9 In 2010 "Al Bundy" By Intuition In 2010 And The Fresh Coast Documentary In 2008.
Non-Music Related Features In Early 2009 Dumbfoundead Hosted 'Kollaboration Hip Hop' And Was Also An Interviewer During The R16 B-Boy Festival In Seoul South Korea. He Has Been Featured On CNN NBC Los Angeles Fox 11 And Gizmodo For Spearheading The LA Underground Scene And Creating Such Pieces As Jam Session 2.0 Released On January 20 2010 Which Networked 8 Artists In Different Locations To Create One Song. His Ongoing Youtube Series Entitled "The Homies" Features Fellow Artists And Peers And Allows Them To Showcase Their Abilities. Features Include P.E.A.C.E. Of Freestyle Fellowship DJ Zo Open Mike Eagle And PK Of Kollaboration.
Grindtime/KingOfTheDot/StompingGroundz Dumbfoundead's First Popularized Grindtime Battle Was With Fellow Asian Emcee Tantrum 5 And Received High Praise—achieving Some Of The Highest Numbers Of Views For Grindtime Battles Of Its Era. Many Have Attributed His Victory To His Relaxed Swagger And Sharp Humor That Has Become Synonymous With His Style As A Battler. "... He Had The Weirder Eerie F***ing Kind Of Wit... That Weird Dirty Extra Evil Kind Of F***ing Punchline..." - Jamie DeWolf One Of The Judges Of The Tantrum Vs. Dumbfoundead Battle. With The Tantrum Battle Being His Debut Of Grindtime Dumbfoundead Went On To Battle Illusion-Z F.L.O. The Saurus And Pumpkinhead In The Grindtime Circuit Losing Only To Two Time World Rap Championship And Scribble Jam Champion The Saurus. Dumbfoundead Also Went To Toronto Canada To Battle In King Of The Dot Often Seen As The Canadian Equivalent Of Grindtime. He Lost In A Heated Battle Against Canadian Rapper Kid Twist. It Is Still A Highly Debated Battle Although He Admits Kid Twist Won. Dumbfounded Is Known As A Comedic Emcee For His Jokes Disses And Rebuttals In Battle. His Videos Have Become Quite Popular On Media Sharing Sites Such As Youtube And Diepnut.Com. He Is Also Korean. Film
Dumbfoundead Announced In One Of His Video Blogs That He Would Have A Small Role In A Film Titled The Detention. read less