3 Stars and a Sun

being nationalist is very rare to a person’s personality. i idolize those person having this kind of attributes. since Francis Magalona put up a store for his clothing line, it gives me a reason to look back on what our national heroes done for our country. the master rapper itself is a national hero for me. he has a large contribution to our philippine culture and music industry. he is considered an icon, a legend. Kiko as they call him. the first filipino introduced the rap and hip-hop scene in the philippines. but on that he has been also seen in colaborating with other artists in any different genra.. in the hip-hop industry many idolize him. those people just starting in the rap scene they considered francis m. a godfather, a leader, a hero. at age of 44 considering one of the babyface in both film and music industry. son of famous tandem pacho magalona and tita duran. grown up in the hood of kalentong, mandaluyong city.  started as a break dancer/dj to bagets, being a ninja kid and then some appearances in vic sotto’s comedy movies.  he is a great composer expressing his nationalistic words thru songs writing… here the born man of manila, the master rapper in the music scene. creating a songs based on reality and mixing with nationalistic flavor. “Mga Kababayan” is one of the top hits that Francis M. composed. until he has received the moniker “the king of pinoy rap”. he has also have a band name “Hardware Syndrome” along with the Evil Sisters as his wife Pia as back-up vocals. kiko encountered a lot of ups and down in his life. being accused of using illegal drugs, possession on unlicensed firearms. this are few events that francis already past thru and survive. after all these worse or even bad times for him, he climb up again ang change for a better man. being a father of 8 children, he show his passion for his family. there also a lot of good memories and achievements that he got when he became a change man. he received the award for MTV Generation Awards in recognition for his career in the music industry. he also put-up a clothing line named FrancisM Clothing Co. designed with flavor of being nationalist. at age of 44, last year he announced in public that he’s battling with leukemia. thru this illness he stop on going to his noontime show, Eat Bulaga which he was a regular host. he was treated at Medical City undergoing several chemotherapy sessions. yesterday, i was in shocked when my brother said to me that Francis M. already passed away. all of a sudden i just view his blog site “a Free Mind” in multiply. i usually visit the site for updates on this battle to leukemia. but the worse thing happens, he didn’t survive the transplant of the bone marrow. doctors said that some of this internal organs failed to response as i watch the news late in the evening. i also saw the video capture awhile ago in Medical City, some of his collegues, family friends rushed to the hospital. at that lunch time yesterday, Vic Sotto announced the in Eat Bulaga, before the start of the show that Francis passed away. they offered a minute of silence and a prayer for Kiko. in this event, i fore see that one of the most influencial person in philippine community already achieve his most gratitude award in his life. giving all his contributions to the people around him. in this, we thank you Francis for inspiring people in a different way. showing the love and being a proud filipino. it’s an honor for those people work with you, sharing all the triumph that you’ve have. we are very proud of you Kiko. so long… and we will miss you.. thanks for the good memories… Rest in Peace Master Rapper…

~ by lancequix on March 7, 2009.