Gloc 9

Filipino rapper Gloc-9 is a trailblazer in the Pinoy hip-hop scene. Born Aristotle Pollisco in the Rizal province port town of Binangonan, he got his start in the underground hip-hop scene with the gangsta rap group Death Threat. Choosing the moniker Gloc-9, Pollisco would release a handful of albums with the group, including 1997's quadruple-platinum Kings of da Underground. He parted ways with the unit in 1999, making his solo debut four years later with the self-titled Gloc-9 (Star Music). Packed with his trademark quick, breathless rhymes, the album featured appearances by...