Filipino DJs 4/11 Journal Kenrick Chiang


In Antonio T. Tiongson Jr.’s article on Filipino DJs, he brings up the topic of cultural legitimacy. With this idea of cultural legitimacy, we can see it relate to popular culture. Popular culture, being culture based on the interests amongst the people, is heavily influenced by entertainment. Tieing into the idea of cultural legitimacy, we see that these DJs that were interviewed claim which culture hip-hop originated from and how Filipino DJs position themselves in this realm of hip-hop culture. We see DJing as a mode of self expression which allows Filipino youth to explore their own culture along with being exposed to pop culture. Because of this pop culture, Filipino DJs struggle finding their own racial identity due to the fact that DJs like Rey-Jun do not consider the Filipino race to be classified under Asian-American culture. This due to the fact of how broad the spectrum is for Asian Americans, and Filipinos are heavily influenced by Spanish culture. With cultural legitimacy, Filipino DJs have been able to create their own type of art and culture in the DJ community because of how they have branched off of original hip hop culture originated from African American culture. We can see this in their music in which African American DJs typically use themes of the past and struggle, while Filipino DJs use the themes of future time and outer space. By introducing the values of hip-hop culture, Filipino DJs have been able to branch off of certain ideals within the DJing community and then be able to craft their own art.

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