Woo Jin-won (, October 25, 1978), better known by his stage name Masta Wu (), is a South Korean rapper, songwriter and producer. His previous stage name was Ginnwon. He was also a part of the hip hop project duo YMGA.
Career After being an underground rapper, Woo signed with YG Entertainment. He released his first album, Masta Peace in 2003, and his second album Brand Wu Year in 2007.
In 2014, he was one of the producers of the talent show Show Me The Money 3.
He wrote several songs for his label-mates, for example project duo Hi Suhyun, solo singer Lee Hi and girl band 2NE1. As of December 2023 he has 93 songs credited to his name at the Korea Music Copyright Association.
In 2016, he announced his departure from YG Entertainment to establish his own label.
In 2020, Masta Wu released the song "Romance" via his SoundCloud. The song served as a pre-release to his first extended play, Father.
In 2023, Masta Wu released a new single called "Water," announcing that he would be releasing his third full album later in the year.
Discography
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KORRecording Industry Association of Korea monthly chart positions:
Masta Peace: Brand Wu Year: Masta Peace Released: June 20, 2003 Label: YG Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette 32 KOR: 7,639 Brand Wu Year Released: March 22, 2007 Label: YG Entertainment Formats: CD 43 KOR: 1,261
Extended plays Father (2020)
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album KORCircle (formerly Gaon) Digital Chart positions: "Come Here": "Bad Boy" (문제아)2003—Masta Peace"Everything's All Rite" 2007—Brand Wu Year"Come Here" (이리와봐) 20148 KOR: 196,078 rowspan="3" "Yamaha" (야마하) 2016—"Shit" 2017—"Gold" 2020—Father"Water" 2023—
References
External links
Masta Wu Official Twitter