Aristotle Condenuevo Pollisco (born October 18, 1977), known professionally as Gloc-9, is a Filipino

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as one of the best Filipino rappers of all-time, his fast-flowing vocal style has made him one of the best-selling and most successful hip-hop artists in the Philippines. He was described by fellow Filipino rapper

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as "a blacksmith of words and letters, and a true Filipino poet." Recognized as the Philippines' undisputed “''King of Hip-Hop''”, He is also referred as a trailblazer and the long-standing giant of the Pinoy Hip-Hop scene. In a career spanning 25 years, Gloc-9 has won over 60 awards including the prestigious 'Sudi National Music Award' by the National Commission of Culture and Art. He is also recipient of 2

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, 21

Awit Awards The Awit Awards are music awards in the Philippines given annually by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) to recognize the outstanding achievements in the music industry. The word "Awit" means "song" literally in Filipino. T ...

, 18

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and 9 PMPC Star Awards. His albums

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(Platinum) and MKNM: Mga Kwento Ng Makata (Gold), both earned sales certifications by the PARI. In 2019, he was inducted at the Calle Con Hall of Fame. He has collaborated on almost a dozen songs with other OPM artists; "Lando" with the late

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, "

Upuan "Upuan" () is the first single of Filipino rapper Gloc-9, from his fourth album ''Matrikula''. The song features Jeazell Grutas, vocalist of the band Zelle. Chart performance "Upuan" is one of Gloc-9's most successful songs in terms of chart per ...

" with Jaezelle, "Bagsakan" with

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, "Baon" with Gab Chee Kee of

and Francis M, and "Sari-Saring Kwento" with Noel Cabangon and

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. His songs mostly tackle social issues such as social injustices,

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and

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. He began his musical career with the

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group

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. Gloc-9 is notably one of the few artists in the Philippine music scene who has won an award in almost every album he released.

Career

In Death Threat

In his song

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, Gloc-9 states that he joined a drive-by show by

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After the show, a member of the Filipino hip hop group

came into him then gave a paper on which the contact number of the group's leader Beware (Ronald Salanga) was written. After a phone call with Beware, he joined the group in which he began to make a name for himself in the local underground hip hop scene. His stage name "Gloc-9" came into rising when Beware told him that he must have a rap name in order to become a rapper. A number of options were suggested: ''MAGNUM45'' and ''KALIBRE28'' were rejected outright, but he decided that

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9, minus the "k", sounded catchy. Death Threat released several albums until one-day Beware had to leave the group and asked Gloc-9 to be the leader of the group together with Hi-Jakk (which Gloc-9 describes as a "rapper who does not know how to rap" in his song

). In 1997, Death Threat released their third album, "Kings of Da Undaground," but it only features Hi-Jakkk and Gloc-9. The album received 4× platinum certification despite having no mainstream promotion but the only word of mouth in the streets.

As duo with Hi-Jakkk

Within the same year, the duo of Gloc-9 and Hi-Jakkk started to release albums not carrying the name of Death Threat under

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. These albums are ''Domination'' that was certified gold, ''Tha Revelation'' certified platinum and ''Domination II'' certified gold. In his release "Talumpati", Gloc-9 describes these albums as ones that have not been thought-out and of being full of boastfulness. After their third album together, Gloc-9 was kicked out of the group Death Threat by Beware without any clear reason. Later, Hi-Jakkk decided to leave the group and in 2021, he decided to join

's Dongalo Wreckords.

Solo with Star Music

While working as a duo, both Gloc-9 and Hi-Jakkk continued to submit their solo

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until the year 2000, when Christian Martinez of

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finally discovered Gloc-9's talent after 3 months of searching, when an executive of

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accidentally put on his demo from a recording found in a scrap box. At first, Gloc-9 composed and sang his own songs for soundtracks of several

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films like ''Trip'' and ''Jologs''. In 2002, he also joined Himig Handog Love Songs, a song-writing competition operated by the ABS-CBN Corporation and Star Music with his song "Bakit?" (co-written with Mike Villegas). The song has been interpreted by him together with Cookie Chua, becoming one of the finalists in the competition but without winning the title as the grand prize went to "Kung Ako Na Lang Sana" written by Socrates Villanueva and interpreted by Bituin Escalante. In this song-writing competition, one of his competitors was Jimmy Antiporda with the song "Hindi Na Bale" performed by Jessa Zaragoza. The latter was mentioned in Gloc-9's song " Gusto Ko". In 2003, Gloc-9 released his debut album under Star Music entitled '' G9''. Included in this album are songs that had been used in several Star Cinema films before. His second album, '' Ako Si...'' was released in 2005 under Star Music. In February 2021, Gloc-9 announced a new album titled ''Poot at Pag-ibig'', which he would be releasing on YouTube one track a day from February 14–19.

Personal life

Studied Elementary in Binangonan, Rizal and studied High school in Morong, Rizal. Aristotle Pollisco studied

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at STI College-Fairview.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''G9'' (2003) * '' Ako Si...'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2007) * ''

Matrikula ''Matrikula'' () is a 2009 album and his 4th album by Filipino rapper Gloc-9. It has 16 tracks and was released under Musiko Records & Sony Music Philippines Sony Music Philippines, Inc. is a record label based in the Philippines, which was ...

'' (2009) * ''

'' (2011) * '' MKNM: Mga Kwento Ng Makata'' (2012) * ''

'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2016) *''Poot at Pag-ibig'' (2021)

EPs and demos

* ''Limang Kanta Lang'' (2006) * '' Rotonda'' (2017) * '' TULAY'' (2019)

Live albums

* '' Biyahe ng Pangarap'' (2014)

Collaborative and Underground albums

* ''Kings of da Undaground'' (with

) (1997) * ''Domination'' (with Hi-Jakkk) (1997) * ''Domination II'' (with Hi-Jakkk) (1999) * ''Still Wanted: Da 2nd Chapter'' (with Death Threat) (2002)

Singles

*"Hari ng Tondo" (feat.

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) (from the 2011 movie '' Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story'') *"Isang Araw" *"Tugo-Tugo-Pak" (feat.

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) *"Laban, Krystala" *"Sayang" *"Ako Si" *"Simpleng Tao" *"Bakit" (feat. Cooky Chua) *"Ayoko Na" *"Masama Yan" *"Nag-iisang Mundo" *"Nginig" *"Tula" *"Ipagpatawad Mo" (feat. Dzing Macanaya) *"Love Story Ko" *"Liwanag" (feat.

) *"B.I." *"Jologs" *"Get 2 Know You" (feat. Keith Martin) *"Diploma" *"Lando" (feat.

) *"Torpedo" (feat. JP Cuison of Kiko Machine) *"Bagsakan" (feat.

) (from their 2005 album ''Halina Sa Parokya'') *"Sumayaw Ka" *"Upuan" (feat. Jeazell Grutas of Zelle) *"Balita" (feat. Gabby Alipe of

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) *"Martilyo" (feat. Letter Day Story) *"Walang Natira" (feat. Sheng Belmonte) *"Elmer" (feat. Jaq Dionisio & Jomal Linao of Kamikazee) *"Kung Tama Siya" (feat. Jaq Dionisio) *"One Hit Combo" (feat. Parokya ni Edgar) (from their 2011 album ''Middle-Age Juvenile Novelty Pop-Rockers'') *" Sirena" (feat. Ebe Dancel) *"Alalay ng Hari" (feat. Allan Mitchell Silonga) *"Bakit Hindi" (feat.

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) *"Hindi Mo Nadinig" (feat. Jay Durias) *"Buti Na Lang" (feat. Mcoy Fundales of Kenyo) *"Kunwari" ( Kamikazee feat. Biboy Garcia & Manuel Legarda) *"Dapat Tama" (feat. Denise Barbacena) (

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Campaign for Election 2013) *"Katulad ng Iba" (feat.

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) *"Sikat na si Pepe" *"Tinta" *"Magda" (feat.

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) *"Siga" (feat. Quest) *"Hindi Sapat" (feat. Denise Barbacena) *"Ipaglaban Mo!" (with KZ Tandingan) (from the 2014 TV series of the same title) *"Takipsilim" (feat.

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) *"Pison" (feat.

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) *"Bayad Ko" (feat.

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) *"Bugtong" (feat.

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) *"Inday" (feat. Cathy Go) *"Guitarero" (feat.

) *"Ang Parokya" (feat.

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) (from their 2013 album ''Bente'') *"Anting-Anting" (

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) (Sponge Cola's second single from their fifth album ''Ultrablessed'') *"Booster C One Shot" (feat.

) *"Kasalanan" ( 6cyclemind) *"The Bobo Song" (feat.

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) *"Tao" (feat. Cookie Chua) *"Bituwin" (feat. Allan Mitchel) *"Kaibigan Ko" (feat.

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with Itoy & Willie of the Splindicate Posse) *"Pangarap" (feat. Raimund Marasigan) *"Bahala Na" (feat.

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& Sisa of

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& Biboy) *"Liwanag" (feat.

) *"Ako Ay Ikaw Rin" *"Excuse Me Po" *"My Number" (feat. Mitchell) *"Usap Tayo" *"Lapis at Papel" *"Kayo" (feat. Mitchell) *"Okay Ako" *"Pangarap" *"Sila" (feat.

& Konflick of

) *"Businessman" (feat.

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) *"Para Sa Bayan" (feat. Lirah Bermudez) *"Basta't Kasama Ka" (feat. Lirah Bermudez) *"Hinahanap ng Puso" (feat. Hannah Romawac of Session Road) *" Pareho Tayo" (feat. Allan Mitchell) *"Ang Probinsyano" (feat.

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) *"Hoy!" *"Sagwan" (feat. Monty Macalino of

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) *"Industriya" (feat. KZ Tandingan) *"Ice Tubig" *"Lagi" (feat. Al James) *"Maleta" (feat.

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) *"Halik" (feat.

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) *"Gera Gera" (feat. Raymund Marasigan) *"Abakada" (with Mark Beats) *"Tamang Panahon" (with Pio Balbuena) *"AHON" (feat. Bugoy Drilon) *"Iba't Ibang Bangka" (feat. Monty Macalino) *"TANAN" (feat. Lirah) *"All School" *"Bahay Ni Gloc-9" *"Macho Rap" (feat. Lirah) (Inspired by Mang Tomas) *"Kantang Canton" *"Kahit Malayo" *"Sanib" (feat. Loir) *"ARAW NA ITO" *"Apoy" (feat. Third Flo') *"Luma" (Feat. Akbeats by Akuma) *"Sa 'kin 'Yan" (feat. Honcho of

) *"Buhay" *"Tunay" *"PASAN" (feat. Hero) *"Saranggola" (feat. Yuridope of

) *"Bente Kwatro" *"Langit Lupa" (feat. Hellmerry of Young God Records) *"Paliwanag" (feat.

) *"Maulit Man" (feat. Grace Cristobal) *"Pag-Nagising Ako" (feat. Jillian Ita-as) *"BUHOK" (feat.

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) *"Bisekleta sa America" *"HEBISHRAM" (feat. Hero, Bishnu Paneru & Ramdiss) *"RESBAK" (feat. Pricetagg, Omar Baliw,

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)

Endorsements and appearances

*2011: '' Protégé: The Battle for the Big Break'',

Mentors *2013: ''

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'' Season 4 Quarter Finals, Special Number *2018: ''

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Awards

References

External links

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