Regarded as one of the best Filipino rappers of all time, his fast-flowing vocal style has made him one of the best-selling and most successful hip-hop artists in the Philippines.
[5][6][7] His albums Liham at Lihim (Platinum) and MKNM: Mga Kwento Ng Makata (Gold), both earned sales certifications by the PARI.
[10] He has collaborated on almost a dozen songs with other OPM artists; "Lando" with the late Francis M, "Upuan" with Jaezelle, "Bagsakan" with Parokya ni Edgar, "Baon" with Gab Chee Kee of Parokya ni Edgar and Francis M, and "Sari-Saring Kwento" with Noel Cabangon and Champ Lui Pio.
After a phone call with Beware, he joined the group in which he began to make a name for himself in the local underground hip hop scene.
[12] Within the same year, the duo of Gloc-9 and Hi-Jakkk started to release albums not carrying the name of Death Threat under Viva Records.
While working as a duo, both Gloc-9 and Hi-Jakkk continued to submit their solo demos until the year 2000, when Christian Martinez of Star Music finally discovered Gloc-9's talent after 3 months of searching, when an executive of ABS-CBN accidentally put on his demo from a recording found in a scrap box.
In this song-writing competition, one of his competitors was Jimmy Antiporda with the song "Hindi Na Bale" performed by Jessa Zaragoza.