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FACT CHECK: LOONIE Edition! 🎤 3 Things To Know

1. Loonie credits Alanis Morissette as his biggest inspiration for becoming a songwriter! This revelation is particularly unexpected given his deep immersion in Hip Hop since childhood, where his primary musical influences were artists like Eminem and local rappers like Francis M. and Gloc-9. This contrast between his songwriting muse (Alanis) and his Hip Hop heroes creates a fascinating layer to his artistic identity. He also draws inspiration from his parents, saying his smarts came from his father while his heart came from his mother, showing how family shaped both his intellect and emotional depth as an artist! 💭

2. Loonie's journey through college exemplifies pure determination and sacrifice. He juggled his role as a working student, taking evening gigs with Stick Figgas and Francis M while grinding in the call center industry to make ends meet. His parents had relocated to Cebu during this period, leaving him to navigate life independently in Manila. His commitment to the local underground Hip Hop scene became so intense that it interfered with his studies at Mapua Makati, forcing him to transfer to Phoenix One Knowledge Institute. To cut down on expenses during these struggling years, he lived in Ron Henley's house for four full years. This period of relative obscurity proved incredibly productive, as he was deeply active in the underground scene, ultimately establishing himself as a force in Filipino Hip Hop before Francis Magalona's death in 2009, which Loonie considered both a personal tragedy and a major blow to the entire scene! 💪

3. "Tugmang Preso", running at around seven minutes long or so, candidly reveals the full story of Loonie's controversial 2019 arrest. On September 18, 2019, he and four others were nabbed during a police buy-bust operation at a hotel in Poblacion, Makati. The track delves into circumstantial storytelling of how police allegedly planted marijuana at the scene. He was imprisoned from September 2019 to January 2020, a period he described as dark, particularly when his music career hit its downfall as people watched him on news programs affiliated with illegal drug use and accusations of selling high-end drugs. Despite the nightmare of unjust imprisonment, vindication finally came in 2022. Looking back on this unexpected chapter of hardship, Loonie still perceives his experience with a plethora of silverlinings, showing remarkable resilience. The diss track has gained positive reactions from hip-hop fans across various social media platforms, marking his powerful return! ⚖️

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