Death Threat (hip hop group)

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Death Threat is a hip-hop group who pioneered^{[citation needed]} the gangsta rap subgenre in the Philippines.

History[]

Their self-titled debut album Death Threat went gold^{[citation needed]} and produced the hit "Gusto Kong Bumaet (Pero 'Di Ko Magawa)" (in English: "I Want to Become Good (But I Cannot)") which told tales of the daily lives of the young impoverished Filipino youth growing up in the city streets and slum areas.

Their second album, Death Threat: Wanted became even bigger, passing the double platinum mark^{[citation needed]} and producing the hit single "Ilibing ng Buhay (Ang Mga Sosyal)" (in English: "Bury (The Elitists) Alive") with Pooch of Ghetto Doggs.

Beware left the Philippines after the release of the album, and the group became the duo of Hi-Jakkk and Gloc-9, and released the third album Kings of da Undaground in 1997. The album received 4x Platinum Certificate Award despite of having no mainstream promotion and by only word of mouth in the streets.^{[citation needed]} Beware then returned to the Philippines in 1998 to release the album Death Threat: The Return that was recorded in Sactown, California.^{[citation needed]}

Gerald "Genezide" Acelajado became a born-again pastor.^[1]

Lawrence "O-Dogg" Panganiban was an RTC employee. In 2014, he was shot dead in Muntinlupa.^[2]

Discography[]

Albums[]

• 1993: Death Threat
• 1995: Death Threat: Wanted
• 1997: Kings of da Undaground
• 1998: Beware: The Return (O.G. Beware)
• 1999: Reincarnation (compilation album)
• 1999: Kasalanan (Genezide)
• 2002: Still Wanted: Da 2nd Chapter
• 2005: Beware: Revenge of tha Undaground
• 2005: Da Best of Death Threat (1993-2003)
• 2014: The Best of Beware (2-disc album)
• 2020: Death Threat 8

References[]

External links[]

• Interview with Death Threat founding member Ron Salonga