Rapper Gloc-9 recalls days working as a service crew member in a mall

Rhea Manila Santos

As he celebrates his third decade in the entertainment industry this year, rapper Gloc-9 9 (real name Aristotle Pollisco), looked back on his days when he was just starting out to make a name for himself as a recording artist while working as a service crew member for a local bakery franchise. <a href='https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/5/13/videos/gloc-9-skusta-clee-ikinuwento-ng-kantang-kumpisal-200047'>WATCH: Gloc-9, Skusta Clee, ikinuwento kung paano nabuo ang kantang ‘Kumpisal’ | Push TV</a>In his Instagram post last November 15, the OPM artist shared how his co-worker refused to believe he was also a rapper. He wrote, “Noong 1999 nag tatrabaho ako sa French Baker sa Sta. Lucia Mall. May kasamahan akong service crew nag luluto kami sa likod ng mga ititinda namin that day. Tinanong ko sya kung anong trip nyang sounds sabi niya ‘Mahilig ako sa rap.’ Sabi ko, ‘Sinong paborito mo?’ Sumagot siya, ‘Idol ko si Gloc-9.’“Sabi ko, ‘Ah talaga? Eh ako yun eh!’ Sabay rap nung sabi nyang paborito nyang song ko.“Tumingin siya sa’kin habang natatawa sabi niya, ‘Ikaw si Gloc-9?! haha hindi kaya!’”<a href='https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/12/15/photos/gloc-9-shanti-dope-with-universal-records-197448'>LOOK: Rap icons Gloc-9, Shanti Dope renew contract with Universal Records</a>In the same post, the rapper explained how he was able to convince his colleague about his musical identity.“Kaya nung break time namin niyaya ko sya sa Odyssey record bar katabi ng Kenny Rogers dinampot ko ang album na tape at pinakita ko sa kanya ang picture na ito. Sabi ko sa kanya ‘oh ayan ako yan oh!’ Tinitigan niya ng mabuti ang litrato sabay tingin sa’kin. ‘Oo nga!! Kamukha mo nga! Pero hindi parin ikaw yan!’ Sabi ko, ‘Bakit ba ayaw mong maniwala?!’ Ito ang sinagot niya. ‘Kung talagang ikaw yang nasa litratong yan at kung talagang ikaw si Gloc-9 eh bakit ka nag tatrabaho dito?!’ Napaisip ako. ‘Oo nga naman.. Tara na tapos na break natin baka mapagalitan nanaman tayo.’ #kuwentongmakata #gloc9 #makatasapinas 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼❤️❤️❤️”https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck7oJd-BeOD/<a href='https://push.abs-cbn.com/2020/8/15/fresh-scoops/gloc-9-music-is-for-everybody-79446'>READ: Gloc-9: ‘Music is for everybody.’</a>In 2020, the 45-year-old rap artist responded to the issue of celebrity kids being given more opportunities to become recording artists than other local musicians. Gloc-9 shared, “Music is for everybody! Mayaman o mahirap, kilala man o hindi.Maaaring mas madali para sa iba dahil mas may resources sila pero hindi ito basehan kung sino ang mas karapatdapat. Ang tanong ay kung gaano mo it kamahal at pag tatrabahuan.”Gloc-9 is currently in Canada along with fellow rapper Shanti Dope for their “Rapsada sa Canada” multi-city tour from November 18 to December 3 in cities like Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, and Calgary.

“Sabi ko, ‘Ah talaga? Eh ako yun eh!’ Sabay rap nung sabi nyang paborito nyang song ko.“Tumingin siya sa’kin habang natatawa sabi niya, ‘Ikaw si Gloc-9?! haha hindi kaya!’”<a href='https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/12/15/photos/gloc-9-shanti-dope-with-universal-records-197448'>LOOK: Rap icons Gloc-9, Shanti Dope renew contract with Universal Records</a>In the same post, the rapper explained how he was able to convince his colleague about his musical identity.“Kaya nung break time namin niyaya ko sya sa Odyssey record bar katabi ng Kenny Rogers dinampot ko ang album na tape at pinakita ko sa kanya ang picture na ito. Sabi ko sa kanya ‘oh ayan ako yan oh!’ Tinitigan niya ng mabuti ang litrato sabay tingin sa’kin. ‘Oo nga!! Kamukha mo nga! Pero hindi parin ikaw yan!’ Sabi ko, ‘Bakit ba ayaw mong maniwala?!’ Ito ang sinagot niya. ‘Kung talagang ikaw yang nasa litratong yan at kung talagang ikaw si Gloc-9 eh bakit ka nag tatrabaho dito?!’ Napaisip ako. ‘Oo nga naman.. Tara na tapos na break natin baka mapagalitan nanaman tayo.’ #kuwentongmakata #gloc9 #makatasapinas 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼❤️❤️❤️”https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck7oJd-BeOD/<a href='https://push.abs-cbn.com/2020/8/15/fresh-scoops/gloc-9-music-is-for-everybody-79446'>READ: Gloc-9: ‘Music is for everybody.’</a>In 2020, the 45-year-old rap artist responded to the issue of celebrity kids being given more opportunities to become recording artists than other local musicians. Gloc-9 shared, “Music is for everybody! Mayaman o mahirap, kilala man o hindi.Maaaring mas madali para sa iba dahil mas may resources sila pero hindi ito basehan kung sino ang mas karapatdapat. Ang tanong ay kung gaano mo it kamahal at pag tatrabahuan.”Gloc-9 is currently in Canada along with fellow rapper Shanti Dope for their “Rapsada sa Canada” multi-city tour from November 18 to December 3 in cities like Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, and Calgary.

As he celebrates his third decade in the entertainment industry this year, rapper Gloc-9 9 (real name Aristotle Pollisco), looked back on his days when he was just starting out to make a name for himself as a recording artist while working as a service crew member for a local bakery franchise. <a href='https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/5/13/videos/gloc-9-skusta-clee-ikinuwento-ng-kantang-kumpisal-200047'>WATCH: Gloc-9, Skusta Clee, ikinuwento kung paano nabuo ang kantang ‘Kumpisal’ | Push TV</a>In his Instagram post last November 15, the OPM artist shared how his co-worker refused to believe he was also a rapper. He wrote, “Noong 1999 nag tatrabaho ako sa French Baker sa Sta. Lucia Mall. May kasamahan akong service crew nag luluto kami sa likod ng mga ititinda namin that day. Tinanong ko sya kung anong trip nyang sounds sabi niya ‘Mahilig ako sa rap.’ Sabi ko, ‘Sinong paborito mo?’ Sumagot siya, ‘Idol ko si Gloc-9.’

OPM artist Gloc-9 looks back on his humble beginnings as a rapper in the late ‘90s. 

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