Fil-Am rapper MBNel shows what it's like to be a popstar in new music

Fil-Am rapper MBNel showed what it's like to be a popstar in his latest single Popstar, the music video of which was filmed around Manila.

- By CHARMIE JOY PAGULONG

"I was just in the studio. I was just having fun with it. And as far as the video, I just wanted to show a little bit of this turned-up lifestyle just to switch up the mood and the vibes of the music. The song was just a vibe, what happened to be the mood in the studio. And when I made that, I just wanted to switch it up from the last couple drops that I had," he told The STAR in a virtual chat.

For MBNel, being a popstar and a rap star is almost the same thing, the only difference is the genre of music. "As far as the lifestyle and, you know, just living life and turning up and living spontaneous. You know what I'm saying? It's just how I see it. But to each his own though, everyone has a different opinion. That's just mine," he explained.

Interestingly, MBNel didn't even sit down to write the freestyle track. "I just went in there and freestyled on the mic.