Buddahbeads first turned heads across the Filipino music landscape in 2020, when his standout feature on Shanti Dope’s underground hit “Lutang” positioned him as an immediate talent to watch in the country’s bustling, ever-evolving hip-hop circuit. What followed was a rapid ascent that cemented his status as one of the most authentic voices in the new wave of Pinoy hip-hop, a rising force who brings a singular perspective and creative approach to every project he takes on. His work rejects formulaic writing and production, leaning into raw lyricism that captures unfiltered truth, and a gritty delivery that makes every line feel intentional and lived-in, paired with a genre-blending style that fuses the hard-hitting core of trap and street rap with the longheld traditions of original Pilipino music, or OPM.