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Mic3 does it again…. “Reppin” it on the MIC!!! Hawaiian hip hop group Angry Locals dropped their latest album “Shaka To Da Neck” featuring a Angry Birds themed cover. Listen to Big Mox, Osna, Krystilez, and Mic3 deliver a straight shaka to your neck and ears. They assault you with their explosive tagalog/english lyrics and beats.
Our very own, Mic3 (Michael Rosales), joins Johnny Depp in his quest for the Fountain of Youth in Walt Disney Pictures’ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Here’s our very own interview:
Q: Tell us a little about yourself: Where were you born? Where did you grow up? Hobbies & favorite pastimes?
A: I was born in Heidelberg, Germany! And was raised in Hawaii, on the Island of Oahu, city of Honolulu, in a place called Salt Lake. Foster Village to be exact. Lately, I find myself meditating more than usual. Visualizing my next move and capturing that in thought then manifesting it! I wouldn’t call it a hobby.. more or less it’s just my thing I’ve been doing lately to keep me focused. I love to do it!
Mic3 sends in a tattoo of a montage artwork by Samoan Mike from Sacred Center Tattoo which took 1 year in the making and still is in progress.
First and foremost, the portrait at the top is one of Jose Rizal inside the Sun of the Philippine flag that we know of now. Right below is a depiction of Lapu Lapu (Iliji Rajiki), protector of the Philippine Islands against Ferdinand Magellan and other Conquistadors. Lapu Lapu is holding a Balisong or Kampilan and a shield or Pestle, more known now as the Kalinga Apayao shield. Mic3 had the markings of the Kalinga tattooed on Lapu Lapu himself although that wasn’t so in reality.
Future plans to add on to this masterpiece are rice pattys off to the right side of his body and Eskrima Fighters/Warriors within the area. Also 3 stones below the portrait will be added, representing the 3 main islands of the Philippines, and within them will be the Hail Mary Prayer in Alibata/Baybayin. Lastly the Philippine islands will be shaded in.
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