If there’s anything that Filipino hip-hop has proven over the last year, it’s that the genre is not to be taken lightly. In just a few months, hip-hop has dominated the Billboard Philippines Songs Charts, with O Side Mafia becoming the first Filipino hip-hop group to reach number one, and Hev Abi occupying the chart’s top spots. It’s a recognition that is, to say the least, long overdue. Hip-hop has been present in the country since the ‘80s and has only grown exponentially since. It’s not just the music that’s taken hold in the country; hip-hop culture — graffiti, streetwear, breakdance, DJ-ing, and the like — has found its way into every crevice of Filipino life. In each bar and flow, these artists carry the stories of our struggles and successes that only hip-hop can tell. It comes off as aggressive and maybe a tad brash at times, but that..
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