OPM rap star Nik Makino admitted that he was not familiar with Francesca, the supposed daughter of the Filipino King of Rap, Francis Magalona, who is reportedly planning to pursue a career in showbiz, possibly in the rap music genre. 

"Sino yun?" answered Nik when he was recently approached about collaborating with Francesca during a Quezon City listening party to debut unreleased tracks.

When informed that Francesca was the supposed daughter of the late rap icon, Nik answered: "S'ya ba yun? Hindi ko kasi alam eh. I don't know. Maybe yes, maybe not. Bahala na ang Diamond Management makipag-usap doon."

Rising OPM rap artist Mayo Marte, when asked the same question, said: "Depende siguro kung mag jibe yung sounds namin. And siyempre yung Diamond Management po ang bahala."

At the same listening party, Nik and Mayo released their tracks "Shot Puno,” “Solid,” “Ngayong Gabi, “Hindi Ko na Kaya,” “Alak,” and “Alaala” under Believe Music Philippines. 

Nik said he and Mayo have known each other since 2018. A year later, they collaborated for the first time on the song "TSD." They plan to make new music together soon.

“Ang concept nitong unreleased songs ay story of my life. Lahat ng pinagdaanan ko sa buhay at pag-ibig. At nandoon pa rin ako sa reinvention ng sarili ko at kung paano mag gro-grow. Self-reflection din ito," said Nik.

(The concept of these unreleased songs is the story of my life. Everything I've been through in life and love. And I'm still there in the reinvention of myself and how to grow. It is also self-reflection.)

“Ang major theme ng EP ay relationship - simula umpisa hanggang dulo kung paano nasaktan at paano mag mo-move on. Based ito sa experiences ng mga kakilala ko,” said Maryo, in reference to his unreleased tracks.

(The major theme of the EP is relationships - from the beginning to the end. How I get hurt, and how to move on. It's based on the experiences of people I know.)

Nik and Mayo also tackled their respective music-making processes.

“Sa ngayon, tinatanggal ko sa utak ko ‘yung idea na 'sana mahigitan' ‘yung mga una kong hit songs. Nag-eenjoy lang ako. Hindi ko prine-pressure 'yung sarili ko. Kasi before, nangyari na ‘yan sa akin before — na sobrang pressure ako na sana mahigitan ‘yung unang songs — at nakakawala siya ng focus. So ngayon, talagang ine-enjoy ko lang. Kung magugustuhan nila, magugustuhan nila. Kung hindi, gagawa na lang ako ng bago,” he shared. “Mas gugustuhin ko nang mag-share ng positive kesa negative. ‘Yun ang awareness ko.”

(Right now, I'm getting rid of the idea of 'hopefully surpassing' my first hit songs. I'm just enjoying it. I don't pressure myself. Because before, that had happened to me — that I was under too much pressure to beat the first songs — and I lost focus. So now, I'm just really enjoying it. If they like it, they like it. If not, I'll just make something new. I would rather share positive than negative. That's my awareness.)

With more than 95 million streams in 2021, Nik is the artist behind the hit songs "Neneng B" and "Lexi. In 2022, he released his full album entitled Hype's One."

Mayo said: “Ang nagturo sa akin ay ‘yung Tatay ko. Bata pa lang ako, musically inclined na talaga ako. Nag-start ako gumawa ng music noong college. Hindi ko natapos ang college kasi pinagpatuloy ko ang music. Ngayon na nandito na ako, I wanna represent Ilonggos and make them proud.”

(My father taught me. I'm still young, I'm really musically inclined. I started making music in college. I didn't finish college because I continued music. Now that I'm here, I wanna represent Ilonggos and make them proud.)