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- ↑ "MYXCLUSIVE: SHANTI DOPE REVEALS HIS FAVORITE GLOC-9 ALBUMS!". Myx.aqbs-cbn.com. February 3, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- ↑ "16-year-old rapper Shanti Dope releases "Materyal" EP; Debut single "Nadarang" zooms to No. 1 on Spotify PH's Top 50 Viral Chart!". Wheninmanila.com. December 13, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ↑ Roque, Nica (July 7, 2023). "Shanti Dope joins the cast of 'Black Rider'". GMA Integrated News. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Shanti Dope's 'Amatz' is in the latest episode of 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'". Gmanetwork.com. April 2, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Winners of the MOR Pinoy Music Awards 2019!". Onemusic.ph. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
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