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First emerging as comedy rap and socio-political skits in the 1980s, Filipino rap – a product of both Filipino American immigrants and native Filipinos – is now a fully formed culture of its own. From the immensely popular FlipTop battle rap series to the politically charge lyrics of scene OG Gloc-9, hip hop in the Philippines has continuously reinvented itself.