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Popular Nevada based Filipino-American rap artist, EZ Mil gets signed to Shady / Aftermath Records, owned by one of the most respected rap artists / producers in the industry, Eminem and Dr. Dre.
Born in Olongapo and raised in California, EZ Mil grew in popularity with his hit track, “Panalo”.
One of the first Pinoy Hip-Hop tracks to be released for 2023! Skusta Clee released his latest tracks with production from Flip-D.
“Testing” is directed by Skusta Clee himself and is brought to you by Panty Droppaz League.
Condolences to his family!
Written by Webmasta! (6/16/2021)
While such isn’t a big deal for The Pinoy Hip-Hop community as a whole, I’ve always have issue with this term especially when promoting our country’s hip-hop in the global scene.
And there are many hip-hop heads around the country who prefer using the term, OPM Hip-Hop / OPM Rap instead of Pinoy Hip-Hop / Pinoy Rap or Filipino Hip-Hop / Filipino Rap when describing hip-hop music and culture in The Philippines.
Most if not all Filipinos know that OPM stands for Original Pilipino Music. And OPM Hip-Hop is short of Original Pinoy Music Hip-Hop. But again, try to describe that to a non-Filipino and you will get response such as, “what the fuck is OPM?”
That’s why I still prefer the term, Pinoy Hip-Hop or Filipino Hip-Hop as the people of The Philippines are called Filipinos and that the colloquial term for Filipino is Pinoy. Hip-Hop is a street / urban culture so Pinoy Hip-Hop is a more suitable and acceptable.
Title: Realistick
Artist: Stick Figgas
Year: 2018
Label: MCA Music Inc.
The second studio album released by the hip-hop duo, Stick Figgas. Both Loonie and Ron Henley are still present, but are joined by musicians of different genres such as singer, Kat Kat Agarrado of both Passage and SinoSiKat, Tuts Calinawan on bass guitar and many others.
As with the addition of new members, the group evolved from pure hip-hop to a more full fledged “fusion” band.
On the personal side, reviewing this album will be somewhat of a challenge as I have been used to the usual “hip-hop” albums and this one will be different as the entire tracklist is heavy on live instrumentals, something that I’m not that familiar with.
Realistick has a total of nine tracks of hip-hop fusion. The entire album contain live instrumentals, providing the background music for both Loonie and Ron Henley. Here’s a breakdown,
“Di na pwede yung tulad ng dating puro na lang oo; Uulitin lang kung ano itinuro parang loro”
Stick Figgas – Lamanloob
Pinoy Hip-Hop heads will have mixed reactions with both Stick Figgas’ second studio album and its evolution to a fusion band. Some accept the change while others still prefer the usual hip-hop music with beats containing samples of various tracks.
Honestly, I still find it a welcoming development that despite the presence of live instruments, the hip-hop element is still there. Both MCs, Loonie and Ron Henley still expressed strong lyrics, thought and subject matter.
Overall, Realistick delivered and is an example of how various genres are fused to create some good music.
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Favorite track: “Parisukat”
Least Favorite track: “Hiram”
Overall Review: 4/5
Jayvid Strike recently released the official music video on YouTube for “Strike for The Funk”.
Written and performed by Jayvid Strike himself, this is his 1st single off his STRIKE FOR THE FUNK album soon to be released.