Saul Goode
Saul Goode spent the better part of a decade navigating the music industry in Seoul, South Korea with rap duo Part Time Cooks. The duo collaborated with some of the biggest names in Korean hip-hop, and performed with the likes of Anderson .Paak, Wiz, Khalifa, and J Live during their legendary run in Asia.
After being featured on the number one album in Japan, Part Time Cooks went on to became the first international hip hop act to be signed to a major Korean label and released music with some of the biggest artists in Asia.
Following PTC’s rise in popularity, Saul and his partner Black Moss began appearing on a number on Korean TV shows and commercials, and eventually found themselves being the team to beat on Jay Park’s reality TV show in search for AOMG’s next artist.
Following a successful run to the semi-finals on ‘Sign Here’ writing lyrics almost exclusively in Korean, Saul released his first solo record ‘Blue, an album by Ryan” to critical acclaim amongst Korean listeners, seamlessly weaving back and forth between the English and Korean language between tracks. He continued to appear on Korean TV shows, magazines, and commercials, and also recorded the ‘Pay2Play’ EP with UK super producer, Romderful, whom he met towards the end of his stint in Seoul.
Soon thereafter, the pandemic landed Saul back in his hometown of North Carolina. It was there in Chapel Hill, NC where he began writing music in his native tongue again and finished recording his second solo album entitled ‘Sebastian.’ Bursting with introspective lyrics on the difficulties that came with returning home after things didn’t turn out quite as planned, the project is definitely his strongest to date. Produced by e.m.p.c, ‘Sebastian’ is one of the most complete offerings in recent memory. The album features New York emcee The Musalini, as well as instrumentation from Saul’s brother and father, talented jazz musicians also living in the triangle area.
Saul continues to tour extensively throughout Korea and Japan, and most recently held a sold out concert at legendary North Carolina venue Cat’s Cradle (Carrboro, NC).
“Saul Goode surges into a powerful new chapter with the release of Like Like, a lively, addictive single that officially sets the tone for his forthcoming album... the track introduces the next stage of Saul Goode’s evolution, merging his sharpened lyrical insight with the charismatic presence of The Musalini...”