Isbi Cror

Full Name: Nina Sofia Isobel Manaligod

Nationality: Filipino

Birthday: June 20, 2001

Hometown: Isabela, Philippines

Languages: Filipino, English, Korean

Active Years: October 31, 2018, April 19, 2020-present

Label: None

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Isbi Cror (formerly ISM) was rapping without knowing that it was rap and instead, considered it as differently tuned singing at age 8. She slowly perceived rap and it was at age 12 when she got more interested and passionate with rap and hip-hop, leading her to discover the artists of that genre through different ways and places in which she also found inspiration. Isbi Cror first attempted with her writing capability for her own lyrics at 15 and through the process, she practiced creating instrumentals and arranging free tracks until she decided to produce her own songs.

She started posting on Youtube on September 26, 2018 despite already existing (as a viewer) there since May 1, 2013, after she had discovered how to edit and upload a video. She began with Korean Pop dance covers, first of those being on Facebook. Her rap was first showcased through her debut as ISM with her free first mixtape 'Cerulean Memoir' (October 31, 2018-August 4, 2019) on Youtube, being her first time to record and mix without traditionally studying it, hence the low quality. Her first music production was executed on her original debut and first album (as ISM) 'Blue Paws' (April 19, 2020), still being an amateur. Isbi Cror soon developed those overall production skills further when she made her Filipino first single album 'Kulay ng Katahimikan (Tint of Serenity)' (July 24, 2020). She tends to be serious, deep and lyrical with character, her philosophy, and point of view, reflecting  on and rapping for herself and others; her rap being accompanied by her distinct cold dark voice that naturally developed throughout her teenage years without a single problem.

Youtube is where Isbi Cror posts her self-produced rap music. SoundCloud is where her music audios are posted and streamed.

Apart from rap and hip-hop, Isbi Cror's field is tourism, that she has chosen to complete in college and to pursue in the future. Writing is another interest, that she uses on music production and  had applied through stories on Wattpad from September 2015 to October 11, 2020. Isbi Cror began to officially distribute her music through the site Bandcamp on February 1, 2021, and through United Masters on February 4, 2021, though her first distributed release is her single 'Strong Independent Female' (February 15, 2021) with Routenote that led her to achieve and mark her official artist Youtube channel on May 15, 2021.

September 29, 2020 was when Isbi Cror's website Midnight Blue Booth came to life, that she provided a lot of time for without paying anything. This is where her work is compiled and personally presented.

On June 9, 2022, the underground rapper-producer's stage name officially changed from ISM to Isbi Cror.

 

"I will stand out and be heard no matter how I am invisibly treated. Invincible over invisible."

-Isbi Cror, November 9, 2020