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Shanti Dope's 'Amatz' featured in 'Falcon and the Winter Soldier'

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/entertainment/04/02/shanti-dope.jpg"/><figcaption>Shanti Dope in the music video for his 2019 song, &quot;Amatz.&quot; <em>Screengrab from Universal Records Philippines&#x27; YouTube page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA (UPDATE) — Shanti Dope&#x27;s hit song &quot;Amatz,&quot; which courted controversy in 2019 for allegedly promoting use of illegal drug marijuana, has been featured in an episode of &quot;Falcon and the Winter Soldier,&quot; the latest Marvel offering on Disney+. </p><p>The song had drawn protest from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency for supposedly encouraging weed use just as government pursued a fierce drug war, to which the artist pushed back, saying the song should be taken in full context. </p><p>The Filipino rapper shared the good news on his official Facebook page on Friday, re-posting an announcement by his manager, Thea Gomez Pollisco.</p><p>Pollisco said it was back in December when they received an email from Marvel Studios regarding the use of Shanti Dope&#x27;s song.</p><p>&quot;This is the second international collab inquiry for Shanti Dope. The first one, Disney emailed us for Shanti&#x27;s collab with Sabrina Carpenter. Now Marvel naman at masaya kami dahil &#x27;Amatz&#x27; song pa,&quot; she said. </p><p>Also seen in Pollisco&#x27;s post is a short clip featuring the Filipino rap track. </p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/shantidope/posts/297366638421889" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Minutes later, Shanti Dope also shared a screengrab from the end credits of the show, which included &quot;Amatz&quot; and its creators.</p><p>&quot;God is the greatest,&quot; he said.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10225064447100291&amp;set=a.10202132769222676" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Shanti Dope released &quot;Amatz&quot; in 2019, following the success of his debut single, &quot;Nadarang.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ugGJ3tzw7Rk?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The PDEA earlier <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/23/19/pdea-seeks-to-prevent-airing-of-shanti-dopes-amatz">sought to prevent release of the song</a> as it supposedly promotes marijuana use.</p><p>In response, Shanti Dope&#x27;s management called on PDEA to &quot;listen to the whole song and not just take a few lines out of context.&quot;</p><p>They added: &quot;To take apart a song and judge it based on certain lyrics that offend us is unfair to the songwriter; to presume that our reading of a song is the only valid one is offensive to an audience that might be more mature than we think.&quot;</p><p>The rapper&#x27;s camp also said the proposed ban sets a &quot;dangerous precedent for creative and artistic freedom in the country, when a drug enforcement agency can unilaterally decide on what a song is about, and call for its complete ban because it is presumed to go against government’s war on illegal drugs.&quot;</p><p>&quot;This is a brazen use of power, and an affront to our right to think, write, create, and talk freely about the state of the nation.&quot; </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/23/19/watch-shanti-dope-explains-his-song-amatz">WATCH: Shanti Dope explains his song &#x27;Amatz&#x27;</a></li></ul><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HKWuRzfCqfY?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Shanti Dope's hit song "Amatz" has been featured in an episode of "Falcon and the Winter Soldier," the latest Marvel offering on Disney+. </p>

Shanti Dope's hit song "Amatz" has been featured in an episode of "Falcon and the Winter Soldier," the latest Marvel offering on Disney+.