Pinoy Hip Hop - Other Elements of Hip Hop

Other Elements of Hip Hop

The art of MCing or rapping in Filipino hip hop is also represented in other forms such as battle rapping, or freestyling. Several annual contests such as the Fête de la Musique and the Blazin' Freestyle Battle and PR's Rap Mania are held annually within the Philippines specifically aimed at showcasing such talents, often drawing masses of undiscovered, amateur Pinoy "rapistas".

Many other aspects of Filipino hip hop are embodied in other elements such as turntablism, with DJs Coki, Kimozave, Traxx, Rocky Rock, Josh F, Arbie Won, Frenz, Mars Cupid, NB and Pareng Borce among others. Philippine-based DJ crews such as The Megateam (DJ MOD, DJ Sonny and DJ Ouch), Spindicate Posse and Samahang Ng Mga Turntabolista sa Pilipinas (S.T.P.), plus other prominent young producers like Salt&Light Music Entertainment (under Salt&Light Productions) and the now defunct RemixPunk Records, dominated DJing competitions such as the Disco Mix Club Philippines.

Artists representing other elements include b-boy crews such as The Battle Krew (TBK), Funk Roots Crew, Soulstice Crew, Air Grounds Crew, Tru Asiatik Tribe (TAT) and The Balikbayan Tribe (BBT); "grapistas" such as Flip-1, Bonz, Dope, Chas-1 and Xzyle, and graffiti crews such as Samahan Batang Aerosol (SBA), Pinoy Bomber Crew (PBC), Pinoy Style Insight (PSI), Day Night Bombers (DNB), Katipunan Street Team (KST) and Crime In Style Crew (CIS), as well as beatboxers Christopher Oreo aka BoomBuster and Cool MC Norman B (of the Bass Rhyme Posse).