Behind The Sound
Behind The Sound: Lowkey
Kung usapang rap at beatmaking, hindi dapat mawawala ang pangalan niya. Mas kilalanin natin ang nag-iisang Lowkey Da Boywonder!
Anonymous Staff
September 03, 2026
Nakilala siya nung 90s bilang miyembro ng Madd Poets at unang batch ng Ghetto Doggs at Dongalo Wreckords. Isa rin siya sa founding members ng Madd World Entertainment at Circulo Pugantes, na itinatag nung 2000s. Bagama’t nagsimula siya bilang emcee, agad din niyang pinasok ang mundo ng beats. Dahil sa kanyang kalidad na produksyon ay sunod-sunod ang mga nakatrabaho niya sa loob at labas ng hip-hop. Boom bap ang kinasanayan niyang tugtugan pero ilang beses din niyang pinamalas ang husay niya sa pag eksperimento.
Para sa pagbabalik ng Behind The Sound, halina’t mas kilalanin natin si Lowkey Da Boywonder. Ano ang nagtulak sa kanya maging producer? Sino-sino ang mga impluwensya niya sa musika? Ano ang mga susunod niyang proyekto? Kumusta na ang Madd Poets? Ilan lang yan sa mga sasagutin niya dito kaya mag-simula na tayo…
1. Kailan at paano ka natutong gumawa ng beats? Eto na ba gusto mong gawin simula nung namulat ka sa hip-hop?
I started out first as an MC thru my rap group Madd Poets and I was always interested and curious on how rap music is produced. Mejo fortunate lang ako dahil I was able to witness how rap music is done thru Kuya Andrew. And yes eto na talaga gusto ko gawin to produce music lalo na rap music.
2. Anong kanta (local o foreign) ang nagsilbing inspirasyon sayo bilang producer?
Naku Madami iba ibang genre hahah pero sa rap music foreign one of them was Audio Two by Top Billin' which was introduced to me by Kuya Andrew kasi that beat was done on an sp1200 yung kick and snare was malutong. As for the local yung mga early works sa album ni Francis M I think it was Noel Macanayang (DJ MOD) and Jimmy Antriporda productions. Other than these albums the artist I get to work with is an inspiration for me.
3. Sinong producer naman (local o foreign) ang nag-impluwensya sayo?
Madami hahaha sa foreign:
1. Marly Marl
2. Dj Premier
3. Peter Rock
4. Easy Mo bee
5. Buckwild
6. Large Pro
Sa Local:
1. Jim paredes (early works)
2. Ryan Cayabyab
3. Andrew E (Rap Muisc Production)
4. Ano ang ginagamit mo sa pag-gawa ng beats?
Well I started really sa puro hiram lang from my DJ Friends I remember DJ Master Shock had a 4track Tascam hihiniram ko cya paikot ikot lang sa circle nila. Then DJ Mic Martinez had a Gemini mixer with sampler na hinihiram ko din. Grabe struggle ko nun sa pag gawa ng beats. Hiram lahat. Then when we were signed sa record label na Ill Is It, Chill bought us a roland Ms 1 na sampler, then nanghihiram din ako kay Kuya Drew ng Korg x5d nya and his Gemini sampler. Eventually when I was getting various opportunities to produce music for other artist naginvest nako. One of the few samplers drum machines I bought was the ASR X from Rada of Kulay which yun di pala ginamit ni Boom for Legit and their album. After that ayun na sunod sunod na MPCs etc.. The 1st DAW I used was the Cubase Atari version in which Boom and Dave Yu Introduced me to that dun ko naexperience yung the drum machine can be trigged via Midi hahaha!
5. Ano ang proseso mo sa pag-produce? Ikaw ba yung gumagawa kahit wala pang artist na sasalang o may naiisip ka na agad na babagay sa instrumental?
Whenever I get to work with an artist I make a research 1st ano ba vibe neto, character, texture ng boses, then I ask a title of his song kahit working title lang para may launch pad ako. Also when I produce I make sure I produce meaning sa delivery, sa tone ng chorus etc.. kino call out ko cya, gina guide etc…
6. Meron ka bang preference (boom bap o trap) sa tunog o depende talaga sa mood?
It's always been boom bap production for me ever since I started producing. If you will get to listen to some of my early works boombap Talaga and di ko cya inown or clinaim na king of it. After all I don’t own it. Modesty aside since ive been listening to Hiphop music almost half of my life I can do different styles of rap music production from boombap, lofi ,trap, drill, jersey, etc…
Also lingid sa kaalaman ng karamihan I'm a very prolific and versatile producer and I've produced a lot of songs for artist that is out of my comfort zone. I've also done music production for jingles etc..
7. Nagrarap ka rin dati. Balak mo ba ituloy 'to o mas tutok ka talaga sa beats ngayon?
Ah yes nangarap cympre it all starts with a dream and more on rap and hiphop misc production ako talaga now.
8. Nakilala ka nung 90s bilang miyembro ng Madd Poets. Ano na ang balita sa grupo na 'to?
Well we are still solid kahit wala na si Coy, our relationship goes beyond as a rap group brothers kami from diff mothers, for now we have plans on doing a mini concert to celebrate the music of our group and to celebrate D-coy and give honor to him.
9. Naging parte ka rin ng Ghetto Doggs, Dongalo Wreckords, Madd World Entertainment, at Cirulo Pugantes. Kumusta ang experience mo sa mga 'to at ano mga natutunan mo bilang kasapi ng mga kolektibong 'to?
Very very fortunate and colorful sa Dongalo Wreckords, Ghetto Doggs, I get to see and experience how rap music production is done thru Kuya Andrew, thru him lahat na ng classic na studios ata narecordan and napasukan namin. From Papin, PM, GreenHillsSound, CinemaAudio, Sonic 8, Viva etc.. and we also met some legendary audio engineers. Sa Maddworld naman and Circulo iba din dynamics dahil we get to work with different producers and we work with label heads and of course we work with artists directly.
10. Ano naman ang kwento sa likod ng #BeatKoBaraMo?
Basically it's an MCs 16 verse thru a live beat performance on my samplers and drum machines. Andami ko kasi mga beats na nakaimbak sabi ko magiging mas may saysay to pag may mga MCS to drop verses. So I have this very good friend of mine JayJay Cauba of Ppot who is a photographer and videographer malupit na video editor din whom I worked with on other projects na di hiphop related sabi ko kaw mag direk ako na bahala sa performance and artist so yun BKBM was created. To date meron kami 7 epsiodes mejo na park lang for a while dahil nasunugan si jayjjay and ive been a little busy with other endeavors pero tutuloy parin naman cya this year. So watch out now!
11. Sa lahat ng mga naka-collab mo, sino yung masasabi mong pinaka na-challenge ka bilang producer?
I think it would be D-coy kasi he is in everyone’s radar, and producer din cya like me sometimes we clash not because of ego lipas na kami dun more on how passionate we are. At the end of the day, we agree to disagree. Also, with Jamir Garcia sometime in 2k I did a remix of their song “Get Away” for their album Back to the 2 Inch under Virgin EMI. Challenging cya kasi I have no idea how to remix a song and more over how to give justice to a song that’s is a Slapshock original. Eventually naitwaid challenging din cya kasi I was with other producer their like Raims Marasigan, Rico Blanco, Francis Guevarra, and Quiazzy Illeon and cympre kaialangan pumasa kay Jamir mismo.
12. Ano ang masasabi mo sa local hip-hop ngayon, lalo na pag-dating sa production?
Ang masasabi ko lang eh napakaswerte nila dahil technology is already available di gaya ng time ko it was challenging ngayon you can make beats via PC. Also napakdami na magagaling din ngayon and swerte sila dahil Maganda ang bigayan. Also in hiphop its so diverse now you can do crossovers of various genre and put an element of hiphop vibe.
13. Ano naman ang pananaw mo sa mga artist na gumagamit ng nakaw o downloaded na beat?.
Nakakalungkot.. kasi may ilan na artist kasi na gusto lang mag kapera kaya hahanap ng beat sa YT rarapan tapos ayun magiingay then pag nagingay na at nakuha attention ng original owner ng beat I faflag sayang. Madami magagaling na beat makers now we have an FB Page called Beatstyles post lang sila dun kung naghahanap sila ng pwede gumawa ng beat wag nyo lang baratin kasi nagiinvest din sila sa gamit at oras.
14. Ano ang maipapayo mo sa mga nagbabalak pumasok sa beat making?
Be passionate about study different genre keep listening and keep innovating. Also listen to some classic hiphop music production para authentic ka.
15. Bago 'to matapos, may mensahe ka ba sa mga sumusubaybay sayo? Atsaka ano pa ang mga parating mo na proyekto?
I’m truly humbled and thankful sa mga tao na narining at nakinig ng ilan sa mga nagawa ko na awitin. I've got listeners not only here but from around the world saying na some of the music I did was part of their lives and has been an inspiration for them to keep moving when they were in their darkest days. I'm honored na I'm also viewed by my peers as a rap and hiphop music producer lalo na sa mga artist I worked with; without them blessing verses and putting their voices and heart to the beats I produced, it wont make a lasting impact. Sabi ko nga sa sarili ko I may never have a hit pero I have a lot of classic songs that is still in someone’s playlist.
As for projects I just finished the album of Ill J of SVC called Ethos. With me on that album is Chrizo and Dash. 3 is on Spotify we got a few more coming out. As for future projects, I'm working with this MC named Chino Stacks magaling din cya and we already have some songs out on YT and Spotify, also hopefully new song from Madd Poets with Caine of El Latino, and hopefully matuloy yung EP namin ni Kemikal Ali.
Mukhang marami tayong mga aabangan mula sa kanya! Para manatiling updated sa kanyang mga galawan, sundan lang ang opisyal na pahina niya sa Facebook. Salamat Sir Lowkey para sa oras, at syempre, sa napakalupit na musika. Patuloy nating suportahan ang sining ng beatmaking sa Pinas. Kitakits ulit sa susunod na Behind The Sound!
