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How Gloc-9 discovered Shanti Dope

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1431537" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></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>He was the one who introduced teen rapper Shanti Dope to a big record label. But as Gloc-9 explained, all he did was just that --he only paved the way for the meeting to happen. </p><p>He did not teach him anything, nor can he claim responsibility for cultivating such a raw talent and molding it into what many consider as the next big thing in the local rap scene. </p><p>&quot;Inabot ko lang po talaga siya sa Universal Records,&quot; he told &quot;Tonight With Boy Abunda,&quot; furthering that he met Shanti Dope through his producer. &quot;Hindi ko po masasabi na ako nag nag-discover kay Shanti kasi buo na talaga siya noong nakita ko siya.&quot;</p><p>Gloc-9 lent his vocals to one of Shanti Dope&#x27;s hits, &quot;Shantidope.&quot; In it, he was rapping about how he was searching for a <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/04/18/passing-the-torch-gloc-9-joins-shanti-dope-in-new-music-video">successor</a> ---&quot;Ang dami dami daming maiingay doon sa amin / O kay tagal ko nang nag-iikot para hanapin / Kung sinong sumusulat at humihingang malalim / At di hilaw ang kanin kapag siya ang nagsasaing.&quot; </p><p>Asked about his decision to introduce Shanti Dope, Gloc-9 said he only wanted to introduce a new voice to the industry, which he has been part of for more than 2 decades. &quot;Nasa punto na rin ako na sa tagal ko nang ginagawa ito siguro panahon na rin para mag-introduce ako ng mas bagong puwedeng rapper,&quot; Gloc-9 said.</p><p>He even shared that Universal Records, which manages his own career, was first concerned with signing another rapper. But Gloc-9 said: &quot;If anything po, makakatulong pa sa akin iyong bata.&quot; </p><p>Gloc-9 was on the late-night talk show to promote his six-track EP, &quot;Rotonda,&quot; which features Shanti Dope. </p>

<p>Asked about his decision to introduce Shanti Dope, Gloc-9 said he only wanted to introduce a new voice to the industry</p>

Asked about his decision to introduce Shanti Dope, Gloc-9 said he only wanted to introduce a new voice to the industry