BTS Cypher 4

About this song

"BTS Cypher 4" is the 11th track on WINGS, the second full-length studio album by BTS, and features rap line members RM, Suga and J-Hope. It is the fifth in a series of rap-centric cyphers that began on the group's debut album, and the fourth numbered cypher track. The track drew plagiarism allegations after its instrumental was found to be identical to "Strangers" by Dutch group SFB; BigHit Entertainment attributed the reuse to a staff mistake on the side of co-producer Tricky Stewart, who also apologized. The Korean Broadcasting System initially rated the track unsuitable for broadcast over profanity and a brand mention, but it was revised and certified for broadcast in December 2017, and BTS first performed the revised version on television at the 2017 KBS Gayo Daechukje.

What it's about

A cypher is an informal gathering where rappers freestyle, battle or play off one another's raps, and this track follows that format among the group's rap members.

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Fun facts

• Samples “Strangers by SFB”.
• Written by Spanker, Pierre Medor, SUGA (슈가), j-hope, RM and Tricky Stewart.
• Produced by Pierre Medor and Tricky Stewart.
• Recorded at Big Hit Entertainment.