Born on March 21, 1983, Outsider(아웃사이더), or Shin Ok-cheol(신옥철), is a chopper rapper in South Korea. He began his career as an underground rapper and achieved success when he released his first debut EP, “Come Outside.” He released his first single “Speed Star” in 2006 and promoted the title track, “Motivation”, on the SBS variety show The Truth Game.
MC Sniper, another South Korean rapper, was impressed by Outsider’s rap skills. So, he signed Outsider on the label, Sniper Sound, where he released a very popular song, Loner(외톨이). After a short hiatus, on March 2, 2010, Outsider released an EP called “Vol. 2.5 The Outsider” with a music video for his album’s single, “Acquaintance (주변인).” On October 10, 2010, he released his 3rd album, “Hero” with two singles: “Hero(주인공)” and “Attitude Needed When Breaking Up (이별할 때 필요한 자세).”
On July 4, 2013, Outsider filed a lawsuit against Sniper Sound and claimed that he never received proper pay or credit for his activities and copyrights. Sniper Sound also filed a lawsuit against Outsider telling him to stop his activities.
On July 22, 2013, Outsider left Sniper Sound and made his own label, ASSA Communication.
Outsider was married on March 31, 2012, at Seoul’s Gangnam Imperial Palace Hotel. His wife, Lee Yongbin (이영빈) is the director of a dance troupe and the CEO of a cultural contents enterprise. They and their daughter appeared on the KBS reality show ‘The Return of Superman’ in 2017 (Ep. 191-192) as special guests.