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MANILA, Philippines – Compelling. Sincere. Truthful, but hopeful. Fil-Am hip hop duo Q-York stopped by Rappler for a studio interview on Wednesday on #BalikBayan. Four years ago the pair decided to come back here not only to visit, but to to settle down and build a career in the Philippine music industry. They spoke about passion, volunteerism, social change, community empowerment, identity and much.
“When hip hop started (in New York), it was about making a positive change,” Lazarus told G. Tongi during the interview on #BalikBayan.
They said they were inspired by Gawad Kalinga and were active in giving inspirational talks to children in San Diego, because, they said, the area was known to have a high rate of suicide among Filipino American teenagers. (READ: Q-York on hip hop: Passion and fire)
The duo considered the experience an “awakening.”
Followers were given the opportunity to challenge their rhyming skills by tweeting random subjects for Q-York to rap about.
How did they live up to the challenge? These are the words Knowa Lazarus came up with after a request to rap about the controversial pork barrel scam.
Politics and government
society unravels
over corruption
the pork and the barrel
the pork and the beans
what does Napoles mean?
I think it is murder of the Philippine dream
Watch the rest of the performance here:
– Rappler.com
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