Death Threat is a hip-hop group who pioneered[citation needed] the gangsta rap subgenre in the Philippines.
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Also known as | DTG |
Origin | Philippines |
Genres | Pinoy hip hop, Pinoy gangsta rap |
Years active | 1993 – present |
Labels | Real Deal Productions |
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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 4× 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]
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