What type of artist?
Music artist, singer and composer of HipHop, Rap & R&B songs.
What is your style?
Smooth Rap.
What medium do you use?
Live performance, CD/DVD, internet, Rags Beats
What medium do you like the most?
Live HipHop beats
How did you get started in art?
As a child, I entertained guests in family gatherings by singing and dancing for them. Then, at 8 years old, I got into sports like my favorite ice hockey, competing in Hong Kong with the SM Team. In my early teens, I became "Shimmer", an And-1 endorser for street basketball. I also joined my high school basketball team as a varsitarian.
It was not until I was 16 when I found the knack for hiphop and rap music-at a party of friends and high school classmates, I was swayed to do an impromptu rap beat and that started it all.
Who motivated you in the art direction?
I looked up to Ryan and Adlai aka "Blaze" when I was a kid. Today, there are my rap buddies Kane, Jumbo and Jun of our Hiphop Tuesday Troupe who keep me on the rap track.
What artist's work does your work resemble?
There's a little bit of Bow Wow in my music.
Who are your favorite artists?
Rap artists Lil' Wayne and Bow Wow.
Does your family & friends support you in your art? If so who are they?
Everyone in my family is really into my thing-especially my Mom and, of course, my Dad, my brother Charles, my sisters, Maimai and Cel, and my uncle Ver and cousin Paolo in New York.
Does your family have a long line of artist/s in it?
My grandma, Rose, is a concert pianist; a grandaunt is an opera singer; uncle Ver and cousin Paolo are musicians, too. And, yes, my parents and siblings can carry a tune quite well.
Did you go to school or are you self-taught?
I am a self-taught rapper.
...Name the group/s you are in.
Teen Camp Group of Friends
End-1 Basketball (streetball) Friends
St. Joseph School Classmates
Hiphop Tuesday Troupe
Cambridge University Bell Center Group of Friends
Ice Hockey Team
