Pinoy hip hop

Pinoy hip hop or Filipino hip-hop (also known as Pinoy rap) is a style of hip hop music performed by musicians of Filipino descent, especially Filipino-Americans.

The Philippines is known for having the first hip hop music scene in Asia[1] since the early 1980s, largely due to the country's historical connections with the United States where hip hop originated. Rap music released in the Philippines has appeared in different languages or dialects such as Tagalog, Bicolano, Chavacano, Cebuano, Ilocano and English. In the Philippines, Andrew E., Francis Magalona and Gloc-9 are considered among the most influential rappers in the country, being the first to release mainstream rap albums. Apl.de.ap of the Black Eyed Peas, Cassie Ventura, Chad Hugo of the Neptunes, N.E.R.D. and Ez Mil are among the contemporary Filipino-American hip-hop artists.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Music of the Philippines - Filipino Hip-Hop - Encyclopedia II | Global Oneness". Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Filipino Hip-Hop". National Geographic Society. October 29, 2010. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  3. ^ Eulalia, Poch (July 31, 2023). "The birth of Filipino hip-hop". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.