Pauline DimaculanganThe man behind the famous song ‘Nadarang’ blasted-off the People’s Park Amphitheater, Valenzuela City
Sean Patrick Ramos, famously known as Shanti Dope, is a Filipino rapper behind the beats of MAU, Shantidope, Nadarang, Outthrowl, and many more, kicks off a concert with Step Artists, January 26. The artist experiences a lot of different phenomena today after hitting the spotlight with his music. The outrage of his hits drives him more to continue on writing new songs to constantly inspire people.
Shanti Dope on what inspires him in writing his songs
Sa ‘Nadarang’ ang inspirasyon ko ay ang mga experiences ng mga kaibigan ko, yung mga bagong naglalabasan ngayon at mga modern sound (I got inspiration from my friends, the things that are happening now and the modern sound while I was working for ‘Nadarang’).
What comes into experiences, and trends thrill the artists in writing songs, according from Shanti Dope. With the stories inclined through his music, your young rapper could not believe that it could network many people. Even the youth, it is a seat-blowing truth that the song marked them. He never expected that he would pull-off true stories through rap songs in the market of Filipino music industry.
‘Nadarang’, as one of his iconic songs strikes on YouTube for more than 25 million views. The song entails the kind of love that is happening through Filipino youth of today’s generation. It was produced with the help of his uncle- Lester ‘Klumcee’ Vaṅo and the famous Filipino rapper Gloc-9. Shanti Dope’s inspirations in this song are the experiences of other people and the modern sound. It has its remarkable trademark and lyrics. Also, with the given talent of being the today’s reality reporter through songs and raps, his skill enables him to leap off his foot and inspire people through his movement.
Having unique song themes is a man with genuine process of creating his own music.
Shanti Dope before relies in the mood he feels on given beat. But today, his way of handling songs is by knowing what could be timely relevant and relatable by us. The level of understanding of the general public is considered on his songs. Disregard the prominent reminder of others-‘get out of your comfort zone’ because our young artist enjoys much of his time alone. His comfort zone serves as his platform to create and develop his craft. Self-reliance does work on Shanti Dope’s music.
Shanti Dope still considers everything that is happening to him as surreal. One of such is his inclusion in Coke Studio. This kind of occurrences changed the way of how the people see rappers. Social media, in particular, is the platform that massively embossed the image of the rappers in the local.
Song, a very simple word but a tough material to be done right? Can you execute one? Because Shanti Dope’s legacy in the music industry is SONG. The young man is thrilled to embark his iconic songs as his legacy. The hits of him that would be so much remarkable to the people most especially his fans. You won’t believe this, your star is an enthusiast of creating HISTORY through his music.
Now, with your age, would you play, or rather wordplay?
