In our current reality, music videos serve as welcome — if not essential — partners for many fans that miss the excitement of live performances. Admit it, casting them on a TV screen in order to sing and dance our hearts out to our favorite tunes within the comforts of our own homes made things slightly more tolerable.
As such, the drop of OPM rap icon Gloc-9’s “Macho Rap” music video was a much welcome zing to wrap up one of the most surreal years ever. The very first jingle of the iconic brand Mang Tomas All-Around Sarsa offered a delicious respite from 2020 and a joyous salubong to the shimmering promises of 2021.
“Shooting this video was such a joy, syempre lalo na dahil may handa para sa amin,” said Benjie, “In the Paras household, we love how Mang Tomas instantly makes any ulam something special. It doesn’t matter if it’s liempo, lechon manok, or even pinritong isda o kaya itlog, Mang Tomas makes every ulam a macho ganado feast.”
Their unabashed appreciation for all the dishes lathered with Mang Tomas goodness made working on the music video more enjoyable. Admittedly, it was a bit nerve-wracking for Kat to lip sync in front of Gloc-9 himself.
“At first, I was a bit tense because it’s a lot of pressure to do the rap song when you know that the original composer and the rapper of the song are both on the set,” said Kat.” But, the directors were very helpful and patient, so that made it a lot easier for me.”
Kat is quick to admit that she really outdid herself when it came to sampling all the Mang Tomas dishes available during the shoot.
“Mang Tomas has been my favorite sauce in meals since I was a kid so collaborating with this brand is such a blessing,” reveals Kat, “I could never say no to the free lumpiang shanghai and Mang Tomas combo that was on set! This is definitely one of the best prods I’ve ever worked with!”
To complement the music video, Mang Tomas and NutriAsia also launched the #MachoRapChallenge, where users are spurred to post their own lip-sync dubs of Gloc-9’s Macho Rap on TikTok—just like the Paras duo. All interested Mang Tomas enthusiasts have to do is upload their cover of Macho Rap on Facebook or YouTube with the hashtag #MangTomasPinakaMachoRap for a chance to win a meet-and-greet with Gloc-9 himself.
