2002–2007: Underground beginnings In 2002, E Sens won a rap contest in
Daegu, where he caught the attention of
Minos, then a member of the hip hop team Virus. E Sens soon starting performing alongside Virus and other rappers in Daegu in a regular series of concerts called the "Hip-Hop Train" project. In 2004, he released his debut mini-album,
Uncut, Pure!, a collaboration with rapper Planet Black. E Sens garnered more attention in the hip hop community in 2007 when he featured on the song, "지켜볼게" by Paloalto and
The Quiett. His popularity continued to increase with the single, "", which appeared on the Jiggy Fellaz compilation album
Xclusive.
2007–2013: Mixtapes and Supreme Team E Sens released his first mix tape, ''Blanky Munn's Unknown Verses'', in 2007. Before the duo's debut, he released his second mix tape,
New Blood, Rapper Vol.1, in 2008, which also garnered much attention from the Korean hip-hop community. The following year, E Sens became a member of Illest Konfusion, a hip hop crew that included Simon Dominic,
Beenzino, and
Swings. Supreme Team debuted the same year with the mini-album,
Supreme Team Guide To Excellent Adventure.
2013–present: Solo career and drug charges In July 2013, E Sens opted not to renew his contract with Amoeba Culture and left the label as well as Supreme Team. Both he and Simon Dominic announced they would pursue solo careers. Shortly after leaving the label, E Sens released a song called "You Can't Control Me", which attacked the label and one of its founders,
Gaeko of the hip hop group
Dynamic Duo. The song led to an outbreak of
diss tracks in the Korean hip hop community, with
Swings, Gaeko, and Simon Dominic all weighing in on their own response songs by the end of the summer. In 2014, E Sens joined the agency Beasts and Natives Alike and released "I'm Good", his first solo single following Supreme Team's break up. Soon after, he starred in his own internet reality show, also called ''I'm Good''. E Sens was arrested for marijuana use for a third time in April 2015, violating his probation period after previously being arrested in 2012. He was sentenced to a year and six months in jail in July. A month later, he became the first Korean rapper to release an album from jail with
The Anecdote. The album was a success, garnering unprecedented pre-sale orders and winning both Album of the Year and Best Rap & Hip Hop Album at the 2016
Korean Music Awards. == Discography ==