How Did Smugglaz & Bassilyo Get Into Rapping?
SMUGGLAZ & BASSILYO – Find out how “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo” stars Smugglaz and Bassilyo get into rapping.
In the Philippines’ Hip Hop scene, Smugglaz and Bassilyo are well known for participating in rap fights like FlipTop and making appearances on talk shows and television programs. Together, they created a relatable Hip Hop song about Francisco Moreno Domagoso a.k.a. Yorme.
Smugglaz and Bassilyo are currently part of the series “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo” starring Coco Martin with actress Lovi Poe.
In their interview on “Magandang Buhay” this Monday, Smugglaz and Bassilyo looked back on how they started as rappers
“Ako lumaki sa depressed area. So habang lumalaki ako ay nakikita mo ang mga tama at mali at makikita mo ‘yung ibang kabataan naliligaw ng landas. Kailangan ibahin ko ‘yon. Kailangan mai-divert ko ‘yung isip ko na dapat pumunta ako sa sports, sa tula o sa sayaw o sa kanta. So napili ko ang pagtula. At nangyari naman,” said Bassilyo.
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Smugglaz’s story is that he used to get close to the gangs that his music came from. He said, “Parang sila ‘yung parang source ko noon ng music ng hip-hop. Pero naengganyo po talaga ako sa music, pero sila lang ‘yung tropahan na may ganoong music, tapos mga pormahan na ganun, so napasama ako sa kanila.”
“Actually ‘yung pangalan ko po talagang Smugglaz ay galing po talaga roon. Hindi po talaga ako ang may-ari noon. May nagbigay lang po sa akin na, ‘ikaw si Little Smugglaz.’ May Smugglaz po talaga, tapos ako po ‘yung Little Smugglaz niya. Hindi po siya rapper,” he added.
According to the two, they write their rap from their own experiences. “Doon po kami nagsimula sa mga kuwento namin, ‘yung mga nararanasan namin. Doon po kami nai-inspire hanggang sa ‘yun po gumagana na ‘yung music namin. Nai-inspire na rin kami na gumawa ng music tungkol sa istorya ng ibang tao, sa nangyayari sa paligid,” said Smugglaz.
They believe that there is no stigma when it comes to rap.
“Ang rap naman po kasi kahit saang genre ng music ay pwede mo siyang ilagay. Tapos nakikita na rin kami, katulad nito sa TV, sa radio. Nung ’80s, ’90s, bihira patugtugin sa radyo, lalo na kapag ng rap ay Tagalog,” Bassilyo said.
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