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Biography Rap and hip-hop proves to be alive and kicking in the country as Loonie releases his debut EP under major label MCA Music entitled “Ultrasound”. Produced by Loonie himself and Klumcee, it features the carrier single “Pilosopo” with Smugglaz, now playing on radio stations and music video channels MYX and MTV Pinoy. “Ultrasound” also includes the hit single “Tao Lang”- his collaboration with Quest, “Bago Ang Lahat” featuring rap artist Ron Henley and Kat Alano, “Tanyag” featuring Abra and Syke, “Abante” featuring Kat Agarrado”, “Ultrasound” featuring DJ Buddah, “Isang Jeep” featuring HipHop 22 and “Ang Bagong Ako” with Greyhoundz.
A lyrically gifted rapper, Loonie is respected in the rap and hip-hop circle and idolized by many. Born Marlon Peroramas in Pasig City, rap and hip-hop entered his life when he was in third grade and it never left him. Besides listening to Naughty by Nature, Apocalipsis and Gloc9, Loonie was a huge fan of Alanis Morrissette. It is the 90’s angst-y songstress who got him into writing his very own lyrics. Loonie learned from the best in honing his rap skills in both English and Tagalog. At 16, he joined the “Rappublic of the Philippines” contest at noontime show Eat Bulaga as group Stick Figgas with his best friend Ron Henley. Though they didn’t win, the country’s master rapper Francis Magalona took him under his wings and became part of his crew of “hype men” during gigs and concerts. His group was also featured in the “Rappublic of the Philippines Volume 1 and 2” compilation album in 2003 and 2004 respectively. In 2004, he was crowned Power Emcee 108 Battled Champion and became the undisputed Fliptop King. Loonie considers Fliptop as his hobby, however, it’s the same hobby that made him a YouTube sensation. Every Fliptop video Loonie puts out always gets a million or more hits.
With “Ultrasound” now out, there’s no stopping Loonie in spreading rap and hip-hop all over the country. As long as there are experiences, Loonie will keep on rapping and expressing himself.
“This EP is special to me and I’m thankful to everyone who supported it,” Loonie said.
“Ultrasound” is now out in CDs at Astroplus, Odyssey and SM Music and Video under MCA Music (Universal Music Philippines). It is also available through digital downloads via spinnr.ph and iTunes. Catch Loonie on March 8 (Saturday) at SM Pampanga and June 14 (Saturday) at SM Calamba. All shows start at 5pm. For more information on Loonie, log on to MCA Music’s facebook page- www.facebook.com/mcamusic.
Awards Awit Awards (Best Rap Recording “Tao Lang”) Urban Awards (Best Original Song “Tao Lang”)
Current Location Pasig City categories Musician/Band
Russell Llantino, better known by his stage name RUSSELL and formerly Pryde and D-Pryde, is a Canadian rapper from Brampton, Ontario, and is based out of Toronto, Ontario.
Llantino started releasing rap tracks online at the age of fourteen, and decided to pursue rapping as a professional hobby . Start making music at early age with his cousin Chachu.[7][8] Many of his rap tracks are uploaded onto YouTube, many of which are accompanied with music videos. At the age of sixteen, Pryde was signed to underground record label Mars Music Group in July 2010,[9][10] in which he released his first mixtape through the label entitled MARS on June 3, 2011. MARS features Toronto based recording artist and record producer August Rigo, who also produced a track on the mixtape. In July 2011, Pryde was featured on RapCity, where he shot his music video.[11]
Starting on August 23, 2011, Pryde embarked on his first tour around Canada, where he performed along with rapper J. Cole. The tour first started at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia, and subsequently at venues in Edmonton and Calgary in Alberta, and then Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Toronto and London, Ontario, and then finishing off on September 7, 2011, at a venue in Montreal, Quebec.[12] As of late December 2012, he is signed to record label, BMG. On July 9, 2013 Pryde released an EP under BMG entitled “Canal and Richvale”.[13] The EP includes a collaboration with August Rigo in the song ‘Ridin Thru LA”. There is a CD version of the EP available in Canada and New York which features two bonus songs. ‘Bottom Dollar” which is available on the “Flagship” mixtape, and “Rollin'”, which is exclusive to the CD.
On October 13, 2014, Pryde announced his mixtape “Plan A” via his music video, “Bitches and Gold”. It was originally set to be released on February 2, 2015, but in his video “Foolish Heart”, it was announced to be released on March 2, 2015. The first single off Plan A was “Low Key”, released on February 10, 2015. On March 2, 2015, Plan A was released via Datpiff with overall downloads of 10,000. Plan A was released independently. The tape recollects the many personal struggles and scrutiny Pryde has faced in the industry throughout his career thus far.
Pryde previously recorded his music at the Mars Music Studio on Canal Street in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York. He has since moved back to Toronto and now records his music and music videos there.[3][14]
Llantino’s mother, Rosalie Llantino died from cancer on April 9, 2015, after suffering for more than three years. He went on to release “Rest Of My Life” on YouTube in her memory.
As of May 14, 2015, Llantino announced that he was changing his rap alias to Pryde instead of D-Pryde, saying that “[he] felt D-Pryde wasn’t hitting well and didn’t sound easy to remember, nor did it sound as cool as [he] thought it did 3 years ago. So with that being said, [I’m] dropping the unreasonable and unnecessary D from [my] name.” On May 26, he released his first song as Pryde called “Day One” and at the end of the video, it was announced that his new EP would be released on June 3, 2015 called Richvale Summer.[15] Now he has a LP coming out called Russell. And also a mixtape before the LP, coming out after much pushback on the Russell LP. On March 25, 2016 Pryde released the mixtape, I Don’t Belong Here.[16] Afer a commercial success on “I don’t belong here”, Pryde began gearing up to release his debut LP, Russell. On February 13 he released his project “Loverboy.”
Christian Jay Arcega or better known by his stage name Zjay is a Filipino Hiphop, Singer, Songwriter and a Recording artist who’s grass roots are from Tondo, Manila.
In January 2015, Zjay released his first solo music video entitled “Tableta’t Usok”. The latter single was chosen as the song of the week on AmplifyPH in Feb 9 – 15. He then geared up and released his full-length album in April 2015; a mixtape under Dirtyroom Productions which was entitled “Lakbay Pungay”. The mixtape featured the singles, “Tableta’t Usok”, “Pausukin”, “Lakbay Pungay” and “Sige Lang”.
In August 2015, Zjay released Lakbay Pungay that served as his 2nd music video. It was directed by Jc Echanes. The video received favorable reviews that it was able to penetrate the radio market, having his songs being played by local radio stations such as Wave 89.1, DWDM 95.5 Pinas FM and 90.3 Energy FM Dagupan.
In mid 2016, Zjay released Diamante EP followed by IDFC Music Video.
Zjay has just released his Music Video for the song Wag Ako late 2017
featuring cameo appearances from the cast of the show Bubble Gang of GMA network.
As of now he’s currently working & collaborating with other acts such as
Owfuck, Kent Mnl & Shanti Dope for his upcoming Mixtape.
Francis Durango Magalona (October 4, 1964 – March 6, 2009[1]), also known as FrancisM, Master Rapper, and The Man From Manila, was a prominent Filipino rapper, songwriter, producer, actor, director, and photographer. He is credited as being the first Filipino rapper in the Philippines to successfully crossover to the mainstream. He was also popularly known as the “King of Pinoy Rap” and was considered one of the most idolized, celebrated and influential rappers within the genre. On in March 6, 2009, it was reported that Francis Magalona died at 12:00 noon that day, due to acute myelogenous leukemia.
“Francis Michael Durango Magalona (October 4, 1964 – March 6, 2009), also known as FrancisM, Master Rapper, The Mouth and The Man From Manila, was a Filipinorapper, entrepreneur, songwriter, producer, actor, director, and photographer. Born in Mandaluyong City, he was the first Filipino rapper in the Philippines to cross over into the mainstream. He was credited for having pioneered the merging of rap with Pinoy rock, becoming a significant influence to artists in that genre as well. He was also a television host on MTV Asia and Channel V Philippines and on noontime variety television show Eat Bulaga! Magalona died seven months after being diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia.[2] Magalona was later awarded a posthumous Presidential Medal of Merit. The award’s citation noted that it had been given “for his musical and artistic brilliance, his deep faith in the Filipino and his sense of national pride that continue to inspire us”
Music career
Filipino hip hop and nationalistic rap
In 1990, he released the album Yo!, the first commercially released Filipino rap album.[10]Yo! included several popular singles such as “Mga Kababayan” (Fellow Countrymen), “Gotta Let ‘Cha Know”, “Cold Summer Nights”, and a duet with Pia Arroyo “Loving You” as the only song that Pia recorded.[citation needed] With tracks that featured politically conscious and thought-provoking rhymes in both English and Tagalog, Yo! was a big success and helped catapult Filipino hip hop from underground to mainstream status. It also marked the birth of Makabayang (nationalistic) rap in Filipino hip hop.
In 1992, Francis Magalona released Rap Is FrancisM (1992). With tracks addressing the various cultural and social problems that plagued his country such as drug addiction in “Mga Praning” (Paranoids), political instability in “Halalan” (Elections) as well as the detrimental effects of a colonial mentality in “Tayo’y Mga Pinoy” (We Are Filipinos), the record’s complexity and conscious message quickly earned it its classic status and became the standard by which future albums of the genre were to be compared[citation needed]. This album helped tag Magalona as one of the most politically conscious voices of his generation.[11]
Hardware Syndrome and the merging of rap with Pinoy rock
The release of his third album, Meron akong ano! (I Got Something!) in 1993 marked the beginning of Magalona’s experimentation with Pinoy rock.[2] It also saw the birth of Hardware Syndrome—previously known as Cannabis—the band which would, with Magalona at its helm, introduce the merging of Pinoy Rock and Rap to the Filipino music audience. Members over the years included musicians Carlo Sison, Francis Villanueva, Niño Mesina, Boyet Aquino, Elmer Blancaflor, Noel Mendez, Perf de Castro, Benjie “Bagets” Mendez, Albert Tamayo, DJ Kimozave, DJ Radikal MK, Kenji Marquez, Jack Rufo, and Wendell Garcia.[12]
Freeman was released the following year, 1995, and firmly established Magalona’s legitimacy in the Pinoy rock scene. Tracks like “Three Stars & A Sun”, “Kabataan Para Sa Kinabukasan” (Children For The Future), “Suckin’ on Helium/Kaleidoscope World” would become defining touch-points in Magalona’s body of work. A track titled “Intellectual Property Rights” would sample a speech by then-president Fidel V. Ramos. Intellectual property rights was an issue that would continue to be an important and very personal advocacy for Magalona.[12][13] “Kaleidoscope World” went on to win 1996 Awit Award for Best Produced Record of the Year, and the 1996 NU 107 Rock Award for Song of the Year. Its music video was directed by the celebrated director/cinematographer Raymond Red[14][15]
Magalona’s next album,Happy Battle, was released in 1996.[16] The launch for the video-game themed album at the Hard Rock Cafe in Makati was noted by the press for its wide range of influences: aside from fans of Magalona’s music, he had showbiz fans and coworkers from Eat Bulaga!, where he had already started hosting; and two sets of Sony PlayStations with giant screens set up so people could play video games while watching the gig. The album was also notable for a number of significant collaborations: “Unstrung Heroes” with Ely Buendia; “Sapot” (Web) with project band Planet Garapata, which included Raimund Marasigan, Jeng Tan and Mark Lakay, who would later form Sandwich; and “Make Your Move” with pioneer Filipino punk band Betrayed. In keeping with the nationalistic theme in Magalona’s work, 1-800-Ninety-Six was written in celebration of the centennial of the Philippine revolution of 1896. “Rainy” won Best Folk song, and the album itself would become the only album to win Best Rock and Best Rap Album at the Katha Awards.[12]When Magalona was diagnosed with Leukemia, he and his wife Pia would use the album name “Happy Battle” as a reference to his fight against cancer.[2]
Later albums with Sony Music
The 1998 album The Oddventures of Mr. Cool saw a move from the last two albums’ heavy guitar sound and explored mellow, urban-style rapping. It featured the song “Whole Lotta Lovin'”, whose music is a sample of the Eraserheads song “Alapaap” (Heaven).
Later albums with BMG (now with Sony Music) would include Interscholastic (1999) which featured adaptations of various artists’ songs; and Freeman 2 (2001), which would echo many of the themes that had made the first Freeman album so popular. In 2002, his greatest hits album The Best of FrancisM was released by Musiko Records and BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc. 2004 in turn saw the release of a single titled “Pambihira Ka” (You’re Remarkable).
Independent projects
In 2002, with the assistance of then FUBU Philippines’ management employees Carlo Maniquiz and Nick Tuason, Magalona launched a compilation album of the same name.[17]
Magalona founded his own record company called Red Egg Records, and a production company, Filipino Pictures Inc., where he served as the resident Director. Through his production company, Magalona produced and directed music videos for several bands and solo artists such as Ely Buendia. His work on Sponge Cola‘s “KLSP” won Best Rock Video at the 2006 MYX Video Awards.
Shortly before his death, Magalona collaborated with Ely Buendia and other Filipino artists on an album with the working title The Sickos Project, which was later named as “In Love and War”, and released posthumously.[18] Both Francis M. and Ely Buendia were having health problems at that time. The album’s carrier single is “Higante” (giant) which is about illness and strengths. Its music video was released in September 2009.
In an interview, Ely Buendia described himself as a “ticking timebomb” and Francis Magalona as “on borrowed time.” The album will include a documentary about Ely and Francis, shot by Magalona’s very own production company Filipino Pictures.
Honors and legacy
Magalona would ultimately be cited not just the “King of Philippine rap” but also “The Father of Pinoy Hip Hop”.[11] Magalona’s contributions to the genre have been featured in several international hip hop publications including the All Music Guide to Hip-Hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap and Hip-Hop (2003) published by Backbeat Books; as well as the May 2004 issue of the U.S.-based publication The Source. He was also given the Pioneer Hall of Fame Award by Empire Entertainment at the 1st Annual Philippine Hip-Hop Music Awards in 2005.[33]
Magalona was the recipient of the MTV Pilipinas Video Music AwardsGenerations Award in 2006 “in recognition of his career that has spanned decades and broken boundaries, and for his music which continues to inspire generations of artists and music fans both here and abroad.” He was the second person so honored, the first having been singer Gary Valenciano at the 2005 rites.
On March 18, 2009, the Philippine Government – through the efforts of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts[3]—recognized Magalona with by awarding him a posthumous Presidential Medal of Merit. The award’s citation noted that it had been given “for his musical and artistic brilliance, his deep faith in the Filipino and his sense of national pride that continue to inspire us.“[4][5]
Several supporters of Magalona launched an online petition to award him, the Order of National Artist, which is the highest recognition for Philippine artists. However, nominations for the National Artist award will have to be done after three years as nominations for the order are closed.[34] His daughter Maxene has indicated that she intends to continue Magalona’s projects, including his The Sickos Project album with Buendia, and a documentary about his battle with cancer. The young actress stated: “We will coordinate with the people he had been working with, […] I understand that Papa is a big part of history.”[22]
Andrew Ford Valentino Espiritu (born July 30, 1967),[1] better known as Andrew E., is a Filipinorapper,[2] record producer and actor. He is best known throughout the Philippines for his 1990 debut hit single “Humanap Ka Ng Panget” (Look For Someone Ugly). Espiritu won a ‘Rap Album of the Year’ award for his latest album Clubzilla at the 2010 PMPC Star Awards for Music.
Espiritu first worked as a DJ in a popular club, Euphoria and was discovered by Guitarman Ramon “RJ” Jacinto in 1991. He made his television debut on That’s Entertainment, a variety show hosted by German Moreno on GMA-7. He eventually started his professional career in December 1990 when he released his debut single “Humanap Ka Ng Panget”.
Andrew’s career branched out as he began to star in comedy films based on his songs.
In mid-1995, Espiritu founded an independent rap label named Dongalo Wreckords for the purpose of discovering and producing new rap talents, one of them being the rap group Salbakuta, with their debut single “S2upid Luv” becoming a best-seller and spawning a film starring Espiritu.
Espiritu spent some time in Japan in the late 1990s, performing in clubs and eventually releasing a CD single with two rap songs in Japanese about the misadventures of a tourist in Tokyo.
In 2010, he was one of the judges in ABS-CBN‘s noontime variety/talent show Showtime.
Aristotle Pollisco, known by his stage name Gloc-9, is an Awit Award-winning Filipinorapper and songwriter. His fast-flowing vocal style has made him one of the most successful hip-hop artists in the Philippines. He was described by fellow Filipino rapper Francis Magalona as “a blacksmith of words and letters, and a true Filipino poet.”[1]
Gloc-9 is notably one of the few artists in the Philippine music scene who has won an award in every album he created
In Death Threat
In his song Talumpati, Gloc-9 states that he joined a drive-by show by Andrew E.. After the show, a member of the Filipino hip hop group Death Threat came in to him then gave a paper on which the contact number of the group’s leader Beware (Ronald Salanga) was written. After a phone call with Beware, he joined the group in which he began to make a name for himself in the local underground hip hop scene. His stage name “Gloc-9” came into rise when Beware told him that he must have a rap name in order to become a rapper. A number of options were suggested: MAGNUM45 and KALIBRE28 were rejected outright, but he decided that Glock 9, minus the “k”, sounded catchy.
Death Threat released several albums until one day Beware had to leave the group and asked Gloc-9 to be the leader of the group together with Hi-Jakk (which Gloc-9 describes as a “rapper who does not know how to rap” in his song Talumpati). In 1997, Death Threat released their third album “Kings of Da Undaground,” but it only features Hi-Jakkk and Gloc-9. The album received 4x platinum certification despite of having no mainstream promotion but only the word of mouth in the streets.[2]
As duo with Hi-Jakkk
Within the same year, the duo of Gloc-9 and Hi-Jakkk started to release albums not carrying the name of Death Threat under Viva Records. These albums are Domination that was certified gold, Tha Revelation certified platinum and Domination II certified gold. In his release “Talumpati”, Gloc-9 describes these albums as ones that have not been thought-out and of being full of boastfulness. After their third album together, Gloc-9 decided to leave Hi-Jakkk and continue his career solo.
Solo with Star Music
While working as a duo, both Gloc-9 and Hi-Jakkk continued to submit their solo demos until year 2000, when Christian Martinez of Star Music finally discovered Gloc-9’s talent after 3 months of searching, when an executive of ABS-CBN accidentally put on his demo from a recording found in a scrap box.
At first, Gloc-9 composed and sang his own songs for soundtracks of several Star Cinema films like Trip and Jologs. In 2002, he also joined Himig Handog Love Songs, a song-writing competition operated by the ABS-CBN Corporation and Star Music with his song “Bakit?” (co-written with Mike Villegas).[3] The song has been interpreted by him together with Cookie Chua, becoming one of the finalists in the competition but without winning the title as the grand prize went to “Kung Ako Na Lang Sana” written by Socrates Villanueva and interpreted by Bituin Escalante. One of his competitors in this song-writing competition was Jimmy Antiporda with the song “Hindi Na Bale” performed by Jessa Zaragoza. The latter was mentioned in Gloc-9’s song “Gusto Ko“.
In 2003, Gloc-9 released his debut album under Star Music entitled G9. Included in this album are songs that had been used in several Star Cinema films before. His second album, Ako Si…was released in 2005 under Star Music. – Source: Wikipedia
