Английская Википедия:Al James
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use Philippine English Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox musical artist Alvin James P. Manlutac (born August 19, 1991), known professionally as Al James, is a Filipino rapper, singer and songwriter. He is known for his songs "Pahinga", "Pa-Umaga" and "Latina".
Career
Al James graduated with a degree in fine arts and design at the University of Santo Tomas. He became involved in hip-hop where he met his collaborators, collectively known as "Baryo Berde Atbp", there. The group now has 11 members.[1]
His exposure increased with the release of "Ngayong Gabi", collecting over 25 million views in 18 months. He was praised by Highsnobiety for "his syrupy flow and purple imagery make for a chill counterpoint to the chaos of life in this dense megacity".[2] He has crossed over from underground to mainstream as his song "Ngayong Gabi" reached #1 on Wave 89.1's primetime hit in December 2017. So far,Шаблон:When he is not signed with any record label.[3] According to an interview with FHM, one of his hip-hop contemporaries he follows is Shanti Dope. He was paid to remix his own single "Pahinga" by McDonald's for their Summer Desserts advertisement campaign entitled "Palamig Ka Muna".[4]
Following the release of the music video for "Ngayong Gabi", which was premiered on Myx, he was named as the Myx Featured Artist for October 2018.
Discography
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album |
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PHL Songs [5]Шаблон:Efn | |||
"Pahinga" | 2016 | rowspan="5" Шаблон:N/a | rowspan="6" Шаблон:N/a |
"Ngayong Gabi" | 2017 | ||
"Pa-Umaga" | 2018 | ||
"Latina" | 2019 | ||
"Repeat" | 2020 | ||
"PSG" | 2022 | 7 | |
"*" denotes the chart did not exist at that time. |
As featured artist
- Outthrow! (by Shanti Dope) (2017)
- Lagi (by Gloc-9) (2018)
- Soju (by Austin Lee) (2018)
- Iladnasanwakan (by Ron Henley) (2018)
- Ilalim No. 1 (by Jim P) (2019)
- Madali (by Lola Amour) (2022)
- Gusto (by Zack Tabudlo) (2023)
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- Шаблон:Cite news - ↑ Peak chart positions on BillboardШаблон:'s Philippines Songs: