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What is the true meaning behind 'Amatz' by Shanti Dope? What is the concept of the song? Whose idea was it to write this hit rap song which drew flak from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and eventually got featured in Marvel's 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'?  Well, you get the picture. If 'Amatz' reached the Hollywood scene 2 years after its release and controversy, then clearly, the lyrics for Amatz was misunderstood by those who tried to ban the song from the airwaves.  Here's the story for the track from its conception to its finest day. OPM rap is king!  Click here to subscribe to OG:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIj3xiW-RIO2cpr5LBvokRg/?sub_confirmation=1  About OG  Using the power of video to tell one good story at a time... ONLY GOOD... OG.   OG is Summit Media's video first brand. And like all Summit Media brands, OG is anchored on top-notch storytelling to delight, inspire, and connect with our audiences.    We are deliberate in creating content that spread positivity, inspiration, and good vibes. Expect only good here at OG. Subscribe and be part of the community!    VIDEO CLIPS COURTESY OF:  AMATZ (Official Video) https://youtu.be/ugGJ3tzw7Rk AMATZ (Behind The Scenes) https://youtu.be/SKdOalFE0Xw Nadarang (Official Video) https://youtu.be/59UY2ZS4cko Amats (Filipino Song) Scene | Marvel Studios' The Falcon and The Winter Soldier | Disney+ https://youtu.be/xgpUrfOzw7U Shanti Dope - Chinese New Year 2020 Street Party Countdown in Binondo (January 24, 2020) https://youtu.be/1G96CkLt4tE Gloc-9 ft. J.Kris, Abaddon, Shanti Dope - Norem (Official Music Video) https://youtu.be/JyukE1hPARU  #shantidope #opmrap #OG

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00:00 We thought it would be controversial for a good reason.

00:03 "Oh, that's not the message."

00:06 We thought it was a party vibe.

00:09 I was surprised that the song came out like that.

00:13 When we were making that song,

00:24 my producer gave me the concept.

00:26 "Let's make a song like this.

00:27 Let's make it a title. I'm sorry."

00:30 I expected it to be about a party or something.

00:33 But he said it's about natural high.

00:37 We heard some songs that are really lame.

00:41 It's like you're losing yourself.

00:43 But when you listen to the verse,

00:46 it's not like that. It's the opposite.

00:48 But it's hooked. It's different.

00:50 When you realize that this is just another message.

00:54 It's so natural. There's no chemical.

00:56 It's so natural. There's no chemical.

01:00 When I was young, I always brought my AirPods to the temple.

01:04 That's how I got exposed to that.

01:06 That's when I saw the natural high.

01:08 They're happy even if they're not taking anything.

01:12 It's just their lifestyle.

01:14 They don't do intoxication.

01:16 That's why we made the concept based on that.

01:20 We learned from Hinduism and yoga that my AirPods helped me practice.

01:28 Kuya Clumsy is a great partner in brainstorming the song.

01:34 I feel like he's a great help in giving feedback on the songs you're saying.

01:40 If it's okay, it depends on how they perceive the song.

01:45 The concept is always solid.

01:48 After that, we got another unexpected hype.

01:53 At first, I was under a lot of pressure on how to do the song.

02:05 I wasn't able to get the concept.

02:15 I was surprised that the song was so well received.

02:18 The concept of the scene was that they're in Asia.

02:21 It's an Asian bar, so they used Asian music.

02:26 It was solid and inspiring.

02:28 They chose a very random Filipino-Tagalog rap.

02:33 It was very random.

02:35 It was solid and unexpected.

02:37 It was challenging to create that kind of vibe.

02:42 Sometimes, I think about whether I should remix the song.

02:48 We thought it would be controversial for a good reason.

02:51 "Oh, that's not the message."

02:54 We thought it was a party vibe.

02:58 But we just changed it to catchy hooks so they can enjoy it.

03:04 It's nice to say that the song is free.

03:06 The context of the song is that

03:10 you can be happy and enjoy yourself without any intoxicants.

03:17 The concept is natural high.

03:18 We're in a temple, a Hare Krishna temple.

03:22 We're doing yoga and meditating.

03:25 The place we shot the scene was beautiful.

03:28 It's like Thailand, but it's in the Philippines.

03:31 That's where we decided to shoot.

03:33 The result was very solid.

03:35 It was my first time to create a song like that.

03:40 It was a fast-paced song.

03:42 It was a hype song.

03:45 I realized that a lot of people are listening to the song.

03:48 I need to be more open.

03:54 The song is for parents to understand.

03:59 But I realized that a lot of kids are listening to the song.

04:03 Thank you.

04:04 Yo, I'm Shanti.

04:16 Please like and subscribe to OJ YouTube channel.

04:20 Ah ha ah ha.

04:21 Ye!

04:21 Yay

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