10 Things You Didn’t Know About Abra

The Filipino hip hop artist and occasional actor, Abra was born Raymond Abracosa in Pasig City. He was one of the first battle emcees to compete and gradually make a name for himself. He is also considered as one of the heavyweights in Filipino rap battling. He gained popularity in his song “Gayuma”. The video reached more than 26 million views on YouTube; it was hailed as the highest number generated by any local artist. He took home the ‘Best Music on YouTube Award’ for his YouTube Channel called ‘Abra TV’ at the 2013 Globe Tatt Awards. There is no doubt that the Filipino hip hop artist and actor is definitely a name to be reckon with in the entertainment industry.

Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the Filipino hip hop artist and occasional actor, Abra:

1. Abra was born Raymond Abracosa in Pasig City.

2. He was one of the first battle emcees to compete and gradually make a name for himself. He is also considered as one of the heavyweights in Filipino rap battling.

3. He gained popularity in his song “Gayuma”. The video reached more than 26 million views on YouTube; it was hailed as the highest number generated by any local artist.

4. His career started as a member of Pinoy hip hop group Lyrically Deranged Poets (LDP) in 2010.

5. Lyrically Deranged Poets was awarded Best Urban Group at both the 2010 and 2011 Urban Music Awards, among other nominations.

6. He is also a major icon in the Fliptop battle league, as well as a co-host on PTV 4’s show iConnect.

7. In 2013, he and his label Artifice Records signed a major distribution deal with Ivory Music & Video.

8. He took home the ‘Best Music on YouTube Award’ for his YouTube Channel called ‘Abra TV’ at the 2013 Globe Tatt Awards.

9. The music video “Cerberus”- featuring Loonie& Ron Henley under the direction of Willan Rivera won MYX Philippines Best Music Video Award of 2016.

10. He has collaborated with artists like Loonie, Gloc-9, Ron Henley, Quest and Shehyee to name a few.