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Hydroponikz isn’t some new cool aquatic technology but, just like water, this name is synonymous with great flow. At the Shine for our People event, a benefit in New York for the victims of Typhoon Frank, he was one of the highlight performances. His music hypnotized the crowd and everyones spirits rose, on a otherwise gloomy evening. The Rapper was born in Quezon City, Philippines and Hollis Queens, NY at only 18 months old. Even then he showed signs that music was in his future. Last week I got to have a conversation with the New York hometown hottie and found out this rap-artists musical methods. As a lyrical interpreter, Hydroponikz a.k.a. Ryan Abugan, forms beat and rythm into langauge, making Hydroponikz a artist in a league of his own. Here is a little Excerpt of our conversation… More »


This is an archived blog post. Jason Linetsky is no longer a Ningin blogger.

The sounds of hip-hop, Soul, and a little violin filled the air in one of the trendiest Brooklyn bars, Public Assembly, as Resonating Awareness Worldwide (R.A.W) brought together the coasts for the AM Classic. At first it appeared to be a coastal split with East Coast artists taking up the stage in one room and West Coast in the other but the tech and audio crews created a more harmonious idea. The main room focused on the spinners, scratchers, and MCs mixing their beats with a little freestyling flair. Artists from both coasts came up including Hydroponikz, Magnetic North, the Misnomer(s), and the combo of DJ Dstrukt, Dumbfounded, Youthinasia, and Lyraflyp. The back room had the sounds of live musicians with Heather Park, Cynthia Lin, Kelly Tsai, and Warhol Soup. Filling out the rest of the bill for the night were Jay Legaspi, Deep Foundation, DJ Boo, and Brooklyn’s own Koba.

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