Most supergroups don’t usually like being called supergroups, perhaps out of sheer modesty, or the fact that they don’t like riding on the popularity of their other musical credentials. Whether they like it or not, though, Corporate Lo-Fi are a supergroup, and one with an impressive resume at that; Sun Valley Crew, the Itchyworms, Sugarfree, Wahijuara, Ciudad, Saxophoro, Bagetsafonik, and Salindiwa are just a number of the dynamic Filipino outfits that the members of Corporate Lo-Fi have hailed from.

But in reality, this nine-piece hip hop juggernaut doesn’t need any affiliations or qualifications to ride on, as their music itself is nothing but first-rate stuff, with MCs RyanArmamento and Marcushiro spewing and juggling rhymeslike they’ve been doing it since birth, bassist ApolDy-Yap and drummer Groovemaster K2 keeping it tight and sticky, guitarists KakoyLegaspi and Justin Case adding sonic oomph and six-string flash, keyboardist Leo Saño giving a dash of color, and horn section Richie Gonzaga (trumpet) an