Pinoy rap

Pinoy hip hop
Stylistic origins	Hip hop - Manila Sound - Pinoy pop
Cultural origins	1980s Manila, Philippines
Typical instruments	Turntable • synthesizer • vocals • drum machine • sampler
Other topics
OPM

Filipino hip-hop or Pinoy hip hop (also known as Pinoy rap) is hip hop music performed by musicians of Filipino descent, both in the Philippines and overseas, especially by Filipino-Americans. This article focuses first on Filipino hip-hop in the Philippines, and secondly on that in the US.

The Philippines is known to have had the first hip-hop music scene in Asia 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, Chavacano, Cebuano, Ilocano and English. In the Philippines, Francis M and Andrew E are cited as the most influential rappers in the country, being the first to release mainstream rap albums. In the US, apl.de.ap of The Black Eyed Peas, Chad Hugo of The Neptunes and N.E.R.D, Hodgy Beats of Odd Future (OFWGKTA) and MellowHype, and Geologic of Blue Scholars are cited as the most successful Filipino-Americans in the hip hop industry.

The Philippines was a colony of the United States from 1898 to 1946. American culture had a profound impact on that country, influencing government, social institutions, and musical tastes. Disco, funk, and Motown soul music, popular on American military bases, found their way onto local radio stations. Eventually, so did rap.

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