FRanCiS MaGaLoNa ? SuPeR PRoXy 2k9 the Final TRiBuTe
FRanCiS MaGaLoNa ? SuPeR PRoXy 2k9 The Final TRiBuTe – Paalam Francis Magalona (1964-2009) In MeMoRy oF The Urban Patriot, The Mouth, The Man from Manila, Master Rapper Francis Durango Magalona (October 4, 1964 – March 6, 2009) or as he is also known FrancisM, Master Rapper, and The Man From Manila is credited as being the first Filipino rapper in the Philippines to successfully crossover to the mainstream. He is also popularly known as the “King of Pinoy Rap” and is one of the most idolized, celebrated and influential rappers within the genre. A sibling of nine brothers and sisters, Francis Magalona is the son of late Philippine movie screen legends Pancho Magalona and Tita Duran. The late Senator Enrique Magalona was his grandfather. Starting out as a breakdancer in the early 1980s, he followed in his parents footsteps and ventured out into acting, appearing in several Filipino movies; he branched out to emceeing and released the groundbreaking album Yo! in 1990 garnering the nationalistic hit Mga Kababayan (My Countrymen), making Yo! the first commercially released Pinoy rap album in the Philippines.[1] While rapping politically conscious and thought-provoking rhymes in both English and Tagalog, the album was a total success and helped instantly catapult Filipino hip hop from underground to mainstream status and also marked the birth of Makabayang or Nationalistic rap in Filipino hip hop. Francis M. remains one of the most respected emcees within Pinoy RapIn 1992, Francis Magalona released Rap Is FrancisM (1992), which is …
'Flight' is surprising, engrossing and thought-provoking
Filed under: drug addiction in the philippines
Heavy drug use derailed his career in the '90s but, after 22 years sober, he's still on the road, performing in places like Winnipeg and the Philippines. Writer/director Stephen Kessler puts too much of himself into the movie, but if you can overlook …
Read more on The Mercury
SNIPPETS
Filed under: drug addiction in the philippines
The scientists at the University of Cambridge collected brain scans and personality tests from people who had used cocaine over several years — some addicted, some not. While the non-addicts shared a … The researchers believe the differences in …
Read more on Deccan Herald