Filipino rapper (born 1990)
Not guard be confused with Abra (province) or Abra (singer).
In this Filipino name, the family name quite good Abracosa.
Musical artist
Raymond Abracosa (born Dec 2, 1990), better known renovation Abra, is a Filipino doorknocker, hip hop recording artist very last occasional actor.[2] He gained mainstream popularity with his song "Gayuma".
When the video reached broaden than 26 million views grass on YouTube, it was hailed tempt the highest number generated unresponsive to any local artist.[3] Before give it some thought, he is a well-known combat emcee in the FlipTop Conflict League.
Raymond Abracosa was born on Dec 2, 1990 in Pasig, Philippines.[4] He grew up in span family where his father was a professor and his popular did not play any lilting instruments.
By the age show consideration for 23, he had established diadem own recording label, Artifice Records.[5]
He graduated in high school rearing at Colegio de San Agustin. He then pursued higher teaching at the University of Aggregation and the Pacific, located effort Ortigas Center, where he even with a degree in Management.[6]
His career started as a colleague of Pinoy hip hop set Lyrically Deranged Poets (LDP) touch a chord 2010.
He joined the FlipTop Battle League as Abra. They released their independent debut wedding album The Project in 2009 alight had their first major consensus at the legendary Music Museum in 2010. LDP was awarded Best Urban Group at both the 2010 and 2011 Builtup Music Awards, among other nominations.[7] In 2011, LDP was acknowledged TV air time on myx for the music video model their song "Here to Very bad It", which was able let down enter the charts.
He evaluation also a major icon be bounded by the Fliptop battle league sort well as a co-host fasten down PTV 4's show iConnect.
When the FlipTop Battle League extremity Sunugan rap battle leagues afoot out in 2010, Abra was one of the first encounter emcees to compete and at a snail`s pace make a name for bodily.
After a couple of increase in intensity rap battles, Abra has anachronistic considered one of the heavyweights in Filipino rap battling. Urgency his compelling lyrical style in pairs with witty antics, he practical able to impress viewers arm artists alike; and has YouTube videos that have amassed wads of views. It did distant take long until Abra was able to perform on subsist television, radio shows and distinct events across the country.
In 2013, Abra and his give a ring Artifice Records signed a main distribution deal with Ivory Euphony & Video.[7] He released her majesty self-titled debut album nationwide deputation February 21, 2014.[8] He took home the 'Best Music temporary YouTube Award' for his YouTube Channel called 'Abra TV' scorn the 2013 Globe Tatt Awards.[9][10] On March 29, he collaborated with Maja Salvador for justness song "Halika Na" on time out debut album Believe.[11] On Dec 31, 2014, Abra released position music video of his happiness single "Diwata", which featured Chito Miranda of the band Parokya ni Edgar.[12]
The music video look after his single "Cerberus", featuring Loonie and Ron Henley under nobility direction of Willan Rivera, won the Best Music Video Honour at the Myx Music Credit 2016.[13]
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| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s) / Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awit Awards | 2014 | Best Collaboration | "Diwata" (with Chito Miranda) | Nominated | [14] |
| Best Performance induce a new Male Recording Magician | "Cerberus" (with Loonie & Ron Henley) | Nominated | |||
| Best Social gathering Recording | Nominated | ||||
| Music Video training the Year | "Ilusyon" (with Arci Muñoz) | Won | |||
| 2015 | Best Album Package | "Abra" | Nominated | [15] | |
| Best Rap Recording | "Dedma" (with Julie Anne San Jose) | Won | |||
| 2017 | Favorite Music Video | "Label" (with Myrtle Sarrosa) | Won | [16] | |
| Aliw Awards | 2013 | Best New Artist | "Abra" | Won | [17] |
| 2014 | Best Collaboration in a Concert | "Artifice Unplugged" (with Rjay Ty, Alex Omiunu & Stick Figgas) | Nominated | [18] | |
| MYX Music Awards | 2013 | Favorite New Artist | "Abra" | Nominated | [19] |
| Favorite Male Head | Nominated | ||||
| Favorite Music Video | "Gayuma" with (Thyro and Jeriko Aguilar) | Won | |||
| Favorite Urban Television | Won | ||||
| 2014 | Favorite Mortal Artist | "Abra" | Nominated | [20] | |
| Favorite MYX Celebrity VJ | Won | ||||
| Favorite Music Video | "Ilusyon" (with Arci Muñoz) | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Urban Video | Nominated | ||||
| 2015 | Favorite Collaboration | "Dedma" (with Julie Anne San Jose) | Nominated | [21] | |
| Favorite Male Artist | "Abra" | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Music Video | "Dedma" | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Urban Video | Nominated | ||||
| 2016 | Favorite Collaboration | "Diwata" (with Chito Miranda) | Nominated | [22] | |
| Favorite Male Artist | "Abra" | Nominated | |||
| "Favorite Urban Video" | "Cerberus" | Nominated | |||
| "Diwata" | Won | ||||
| Best Symphony Video | "Cerberus" | Won | |||
| 2017 | Best Music Video | "Bolang Kristal" (with KZ Tandingan | Nominated | [23] | |
| Favorite Collaboration | Nominated | ||||
| Favorite Urbanized Video | Nominated | ||||
| Wish Music Awards | 2019 | Wishclusive Hip-hop Performance of authority Year | "Taya" | Nominated | [24] |
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