MC Sniper

Kim Jung-yoo (Korean: 김정유, born February 8, 1979),^[1] better known as MC Sniper (Korean: MC 스나이퍼), is a South Korean rapper. He is known for writing controversial lyrics that challenge social injustice and mainstream society.^[2][3][4] He was a contestant on Show Me the Money and a producer on both seasons of Tribe of Hip Hop. He released his first album, So Sniper..., on May 17, 2002.

MC Sniper 김정유
MC sniper in 2015
Background information
Born	Kim Jung-yoo (1979-02-08) February 8, 1979 (age 46)
Origin	South Korea
Genres	Hip hop Korean hip hop
Occupation	Rapper
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2002–present
Labels	B-Kite Sniper Sound Fluxus Music Pony Canyon
Korean name
Hangul	김정유
RR	Gim Jeongyu
MR	Kim Chŏngyu

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [5][6]
So Sniper...	Released: May 16, 2002 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, cassette	10	KOR: 77,178[7]
Intro (초행)	Released: May 15, 2003 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, cassette	13	KOR: 32,010[8]
Be in Deep Grief	Released: March 18, 2004 Label: Sniper Sound, Pony Canyon Formats: CD, cassette	15	KOR: 44,001[9]
How Bad Do U Want It?	Released: March 5, 2007 Label: Sniper Sound, Pony Canyon Formats: CD	4	KOR: 23,287[10]
Museum	Released: November 17, 2009 Label: Sniper Sound, Pony Canyon Formats: CD	No data	No data
Full Time	Released: April 13, 2012 Label: Sniper Sound Formats: CD, digital download	16	KOR: 3,618[11]
Album −1 (Subtitle: 40) (마이너스1집 (부제: 40))	Released: April 5, 2019 Label: Sniper Sound Formats: CD, digital download	68	—

Special albums

Title	Album details
MC Sniper Limited Edition	Released: December 27, 2002 Label Pony Canyon Korea Formats: CD, digital download

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [6]
B-Kite 1	Released: September 5, 2014 Label: B-Kite Formats: CD, digital download	32	KOR: 698[12]
B-Kite 2	Released: November 5, 2015 Label: B-Kite Formats: CD, digital download	37	KOR: 552[13]
Rebuild (힙합의 민족)	Released: May 30, 2016 Label: Sniper Sound Formats: CD, digital download	—	—

Charted singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales (DL)	Album
		KOR [14]
As lead artist
"Magic Castle" (마법의 성)	2009	24	—	Museum
"Hakuna Matata" (하쿠나마타타)	2010	49		Non-album singles
"Break Away" feat. Room9	2011	31
"Push It" feat. Illinit		49	KOR: 111,611[15]	Full Time
"I Can Do It" (할 수 있어) feat. Iruma	2012	26	KOR: 308,278[16]
"I Loved You" (사랑했잖아) Live ver. feat. Loco, Son Seung-yeon		60	KOR: 44,711[17]	Show Me the Money
"Sunset Glow" (붉은 노을) feat. Kim Ji-soo, Egobomb		65	KOR: 52,542[17]
"Danger"		61	KOR: 131,220[18]	Vampire Prosecutor OST
"Geto Christmas" feat. Mini		—	KOR: 32,906[19]	Non-album singles
"Why" (왜) feat. ZoneQ	2013	71	KOR: 24,318[20]
"Shakespeare In Love" (사랑비극 Part.1) feat. Kim Sin-ui	2015	41	KOR: 55,279[21]
"U.F.L (Unfinished Love)" feat. Bido Seungwoo		81	KOR: 24,506[22]
Collaborations
"Mirror" (만우절) with Illinit	2010	56	—	Non-album singles
"Like The First Day" (처음 그 날처럼) with Na Yoon-kwon, The Cheers	2012	50	KOR: 163,929[23]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Awards and nominations

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2002	"BK Love"	Best Hip Hop Performance[24]	Nominated