their era, widening K-pop's musical scope and stated that in the process, they "exerted a huge influence on the generation of artists" that came after them. Tamar Herman wrote for Billboard, "The group's aggressive, fashion-forward persona combined with their relatable lyrics enabled the quartet to rise to the top of the K-pop world". The magazine ranked 2NE1 among the top K-pop girl groups of the decade; the "quartet dominated K-pop with their fierce charisma from day one", and "2NE1's hard-hitting hip-pop styling launched a career that brought the act to astronomical heights, and paved the way for a more empowered side to K-pop girl groups." Fuse highlighted their addictive music and forward-thinking fashion and said they "led the way for Korean pop and hip hop's international advancement." South China Morning Post called them one of the most iconic girl groups of their time, where they "proved their artistry through their edgy visuals, out-of-the-box concepts, and their versatile sound, and have become one of the most influential powerhouses of K-pop." Rolling Stone Korea called 2NE1 a legendary group, who upon disbanding, "was eventually honored in K-pop's hall of fame" as "K-pop welcomed a new generation." The group's work has been recognized globally—Billboards Caitlin Kelley called "I Am the Best" "one of the most iconic girl crush concepts on many levels", while Stereogum Tom Breihan ranked its video the 2nd best music video of the 2010s. In 2012, Spin magazine ranked the same song along with "Ugly" the third- and ninth-best K-pop songs of all time, respectively. Pitchfork named "Missing You" one of 20 essential K-pop songs while "I Am the Best" was deemed one of 45 highlights in girl group history. Billboard ranked the latter song and "I Love You" the fourth- and 67th-greatest K-pop songs of the 2010s, noting 2NE1's versatility and their ability to "transcen[d] linguistic barriers". "Fire" and "I Am the Best" were considered by music-industry experts some of the genre's defining girl-group songs in Melon and Seoul Shinmuns list of top 100 K-pop masterpieces of all time, "set[ting] fire" to a "completely new attitude" to the music of K-pop girl groups. GQ named "I Am the Best" one of 24 songs that shaped the decade worldwide while British GQ called 2NE1 one of the K-pop industry's game-changers during the 2010s. Various media such as The Independent, Billboard and South China Morning Post, have labelled them as the