Gloc-9 - Upuan [English subtitled version]

Kpopcorner from YouTube has posted an English subtitled video of Gloc-9's Upuan. This song, with its haunting melody, uses the metaphor of a chair to address the corruption of the Philippine government.


On a related note you guys might want to check out an in-depth interview with Gloc-9 done by the staff at SoulSonic TV earlier on July 24th. Among some of the things brought up in the interview are: his newest album Matrikula, working with Jeazell in Upuan, his career and the current status of the Philippine hip hop scene.

link: http://ssonictv.blogspot.com/2009/07/gloc-9-interview.html

Gloc-9 - Upuan Music Video

This just in! As promised, here is the music video from Gloc-9's Upuan freshly uploaded yesterday on YouTube. What a gloomy video! But I think that's the point of it. The entire music video of Upuan is allegorical, depicting how the Filipino government abuses its powers. Watch for the part at 2:45 where Jeazell, the singer of the chorus, does a beautiful slap on the aristocratic-looking guy's face.

Gloc-9 performs Upuan live for FMCC Souljahs' 1st Anniversary

This is a clip of Gloc-9 performing his single Upuan for the FMCC Souljahs' 1st anniversary at the Aseana Powerstation mall in Pasay City, Philippines. FMCC is the late Francis Magalona's clothing line and it stands for "Francis Magalona Clothing Co.". The FMCC Souljahs are a worldwide fan club that celebrates Francis M's music and the FMCC clothing line which often features the 3 stars and a sun symbol from the Filipino national flag. Gloc-9 himself was a very close associate of Francis M and he is often quoted in saying that Francis M was his biggest influence in music.

Gloc-9 - Upuan feat. Jeazelle of Zelle

Gloc-9 Matrikula

The fastest rapper from the Philippines, Gloc-9 has released his long awaited 4th album entitled Matrikula which means "tuition fee". Matrikula is a follow-up album to his 3rd album Diploma.

The first single from Matrikula is a politically-charged song called Upuan which features Jeazelle from the alternative-pop-rock band Zelle. The word Upuan means "chair" or "seat". In this song, Gloc-9 is rapping about the corrupt political situation in the Philippines, where there is an enormous income disparity between the Filipino government and the destitute citizens of the Philippines and the government has not done anything to reform or alleviate the situation.

LISTEN: Gloc-9 - Upuan feat. Jeazelle of Zelle

The music video for Upuan has already premiered on June 29 but I could not find it uploaded anywhere on the internet.... so here's a teaser of the music video that I'll post here for now and I'll post the music video for Upuan when someone finally uploads it.



As you can see in the video, there's a lot of symbolism in it. I can't wait to see the actual video!

Gloc-9 - Simpleng Tao

Gloc-9 - G9
Gloc-9 is one of the most popular rappers in the Philippines and he is known for his fast rapping ability and his conscious rap lyrics. He was a former member of the Filipino gangsta rap group Death Threat. Gloc-9 used to perform gangster rap with Death Threat but in his solo career, Gloc-9 has been a conscious rapper. Gloc-9 has 3 solo albums currently released: G9 (2003), Ako Si… (2005), and Diploma (2007).

Simpleng Tao means "Simple Guy" in English. This song is about Gloc-9 expressing his love to his woman. In the song he raps about that he does not have much but he will brag about his love for his woman. Simpleng Tao is from Gloc-9's debut album: G9. This was one of Gloc-9's biggest hit in 2004.