Rooted in the creative ecosystem of the Philippines, this iteration of R&B exists as part of a growing network of regional creators who reimagine core genre conventions to fit the specific contexts in which they create, with the sound Who Was I emerging as a clear example of how the genre’s core frameworks adapt to the local creative landscape without straying from the foundational elements that define R&B as a global form. The country context serves as the backbone for every choice woven into the sound, grounding the work in a specific geographic and creative space that gives it a unique identity separate from other R&B sounds that emerge from different parts of the world.