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q's Thursday Headliner: Rapper Han Han fuses hip-hop with traditional Filipino folklore

The Filipina-Canadian rapper drops by the q studio to perform some new songs from her latest album, Urduja.
Han Han is a Filipina-Canadian artist who raps in her native Tagalog and Cebuano languages. (Submitted)

In a segment that we call the q Thursday Headliner, we invite a band or artist we think you need to hear to kick off the show with a live performance. This week, Filipina-Canadian rapper Han Han drops by the q studio to perform some new songs from her latest album, Urduja, which drops today. She also sits down with guest host Laurie Brown to talk about fusing traditional Filipino folklore and hip-hop. Han Han was accompanied by Alexander The and Gee Soropia.

Watch Han Han's performances below.

Download our podcast or click the 'Listen' link near the top of this page to hear Han Han's full live session and conversation with Laurie Brown.

— Produced by ​Vanessa Nigro

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