Star Powerhouse

At 18 years old, Janina Vela’s achievements as a YouTuber and social media personality goes far beyond what is imaginable for a girl her age. With various awards and recognition, Janina is now ready to challenge herself with a new path in her career, this time as a musician. “My biggest goal as a musician is to create songs that people can relate to and share parts of my life that I’ve never shared before,” she said.

Shanti Dope is a 16-year-old rapper from Manila, who started writing verses in 2013 following the footsteps of local rappers who use songwriting as a way to tell stories. Influenced by the idea of storytelling through rap, his first long verse got him into rapper Smugglaz 2015 album Walking Distance. 2017 marks the year he comes out with his own EP with Universal Records.