Hip-Hop as Protest: How Morobeats reflects Filipino realities in music

Hip-Hop as Protest: How Morobeats reflects Filipino realities in music

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / September 28) — Long before it echoed through the streets of Luneta, the song “Anak Ka ng Pu!” was already carrying the weight of years of frustration — and continuing a tradition of Filipino hip-hop as protest. For Morobeats, the Mindanao-based hip-hop collective behind the track, the song is both a cry of anger and a record of lived experience.While their performance at Luneta on September 21 grabbed headlines,…