Saturday, March 7, 2009

FRACIS M - The Man From Manila...


Francis Magalona (October 4, 1964 - March 6, 2009), also known as FrancisM, Master Rapper, and The Man From Manila, was a prominent Filipino rapper, songwriter, producer, actor, director, and photographer. Often hailed as the "King of Pinoy Rap", he was considered a legend in the Philippine music community. With the success of his earliest albums, he was the first Filipino rapper in the Philippines cross over to the mainstream. He is also credited for having pioneered the merging of rap with Pinoy rock, becoming a significant influence to artists in that genre as well. He was also a popular television host, notably on MTV Asia where he served as one of the channel's first Filipino VJs, and on noontime variety television show Eat Bulaga!. Magalona died on March 6, 2009 at the age of 44 due to acute myelogenous leukemia.
[Source: Wikipedia]


PS/
His attending physician, Dra. ONA was my mom's oncologist also during the time we were like living at Medical City on and off due to my mom's illness that took her life so swiftly just like what happened to FM. Treatment of that malignant neoplasm is really a shot in the dark...and we know the agony habang ang taong minamahal mo ay nakikipaglaban sa ganitong sakit. Money-wise eh talagang uubusin ang pera mong naitago at kulang pa nga ito sa gamot at chemo na kailangan mong gastusan...plus yung hirap na makita mo ang pasyente na unti unting ginugupo ng sakit na tinatawag nating the big C!

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