Abra

Raymond Mikael C. Abracosa, better known by his stage name Abra, and under the moniker Makatang Hibang, is a Filipino rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Abra, along with his solo career, is a member of his rap group LDP, the Lyrically Deranged Poets, with Rjay Ty and Alex Omiunu. Abra is one of the most successful artists in the Philippines having won Best New Artist in the 2013 Aliw Awards, Best Rap Artist in the 2014 Urban Music Awards, Best Rap Recording in the 2015 Awit Awards, Best Music Video in the 2016 Myx Music Awards, Best Film for Respeto (Abra's top billing acting debut) in the 2017 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, and Best Actor in the 2018 Gawad Urian Awards, to name a few. Abra is also one of the pioneers of the phenomenal Philippine rap battle league FlipTop and boasts one of the highest view count of any local battle emcee. In 2019, Abra represented the Philippines in the Asian edition of Yo! MTV Raps.