SHNTI Announces New Single “hot pursuit” This November, To Release Debut Album
This would be SHNTI’s third single release of the year.
By Rome Saenz
Courtesy of SHNTI
This November 21, rising Filipino femcee SHNTI is set to release a new track entitled “hot pursuit.” Furthermore, the artist announced she would soon be debuting an album — the title and release date of the new record have yet to be announced; watch this space for updates.
This would be the artist’s first-ever full-length album, following her debut EPEPShort for extended play, a collection of songs longer than a single but shorter than a full album, typically containing three to six tracks. Artists use EPs to introduce theirGo to EP Glossary ELMNT, which was dropped on October 2022. The six-track record includes collaborative pieces with fellow LIAB Studios artists like Billboard Philippines’ Pinoy Hip-Hop Mixtape 2025 representative Waiian and up-and-coming act Yorko.
This follows her recent release with fellow Filipino 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 act Zae, “BWYB” (which stands for “break up with your boyfriend”), for which they also premiered a music video — read more about it here. The song tackles heteronormativity over a funky and catchy beat.
Based in Quezon City, SHNTI is an up-and-coming force in the Philippine underground sceneUnderground SceneA network of artists, venues, and fans operating just outside the commercial mainstream, often innovative, experimental, and community-driven. Underground scenes often nurture new sounds before they reach wider, mainstream audiences,Go to Underground Scene Glossary, signed with independent hip-hop label LIAB Studios. In early 2021, she made her official debut with the track “U Don’t” with collaborators NAMA and Mara Torres.
In anticipation of “hot pursuit,” listen to “BWYB” here: