ALAMAT’s Alas Makes Solo Debut With “Don’t Play” – Listen
This marks the rapper-singer as the first member of the rising P-pop boy group to make their solo debut.
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ALAMAT‘s Alas has officially debuted as a solo artist.
On February 7 (Friday), the rapper-singer released his his solo debut singleDebut SingleAn artist's first officially released song, introducing their sound, image, and voice to the public. A debut single often shapes first impressions, and its reception can determine early momentum, makingGo to Debut Single Glossary, entitled “Don’t Play.” This marks Alas as the first member of ALAMAT to make their official solo debut, following the group’s own debut last February 14, 2021. His solo debut was first officially announced by Viva Records last February 2, 2025.
Alas first teased the upbeat hip-hopHip-HopA cultural movement and music genre that began in the Bronx in the 1970s, built on rapping, DJing, beatmaking, and sampling. Hip-hop has a strong Filipino scene, with artists writingGo to Hip-Hop Glossary track during his solo performance segment at ALAMAT’s second solo concert ‘RAGASA,’ held last December 6, 2024 at the New Frontier Theater. It notably contains a mix of Tagalog, English, and Bisaya lyrics.
Ahead of the song’s release, Alas held a special launch event for the track on the night of February 6, 2025 (Thursday) at Atmosfera Poblacion in Makati City.
In other news, Alamat’s latest single “Sa ‘Yo Pa Rin Uuwi” was released last December 13, 2024. It served as the follow-up to “Hiraya,” which came out last November 20, 2024, marking the start of a new era in ALAMAT’s journey. This includes the group’s forthcoming second EP, set to be released sometime this year.
Listen to Alas’ “Don’t Play” below: