US rapper Fatman Scoop live in Manila & Pampanga

MANILA, Philippines - Vans and Illest present Grammy-winning hype man, rapper, hip-hop promoter and radio personality Fatman Scoop in Swerve 2013 on June 28 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City and on June 29 at the Party Place Concert Bar in San Fernando City, Pampanga.

Isaac Freeman III, better known by his stage name Fatman Scoop, is famed for his on-stage rough, raw, loud voice. He is known for the track Be Faithful (2003), which went on to become No. 1 in the United Kingdom and Ireland and Top 5 in Australia and Denmark.

The song has been a favorite in clubs around the world for years but it took two years to clear the samples from Jay-Z, Black Sheep, Queen Pen, The Beatnuts and Faith Evans.

In 2005, he was nominated at the Grammys for Best Rap Song for Lose Control with Missy Elliott and Ciara. He won for Lose Control the 2005 Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video. In the 2006 Soul Train Music Awards, he won as Best R&B/Soul or Rap Dance Cut also for Lose Control.

Among the featured highlights of the Swerve 2013 Urban Manila and Pampanga Jam are the S4S Autohub Car Show, Vans BMX Jam, The Philippine All Star Dance Showcase, Crooks and Castles Fashion Show and Rane/Serato DMC World DJ Championship Philippine Finals. Plus, enjoy exciting performances from local artists like Abra with LDP, Loonie and Ron Henley (Stick Figgas), Pikaso with Li’l Humble and Turf Girls andDJ Buddha. 

The Swerve Manila show starts at 2 p.m. and lasts until dawn as presented by Vans and Illest with Funktion One, S4S Autohub, Stagecraft Int’l, Crooks and Castles, Mossimo, Rane/Serato, Solaire Resort and Casino (the official hotel), Dragon Bistro, Heavy Rotation and ABS-CBN. It is supported by MYX Music Channel, Audiophile, Wave 89.1, UNTV, Home Radio 97.9, Easy Rock 96.3, Love Radio 90.7, YES FM 101.1, GV 99.1FM, Manila Concert Scene, SM Cinemas, Costco Pizza, Kangaroo Jack, Phoenix Production, Focalcast Network. For tickets, call SM Tickets (470-2222) and TicketWorld (891-9999).

Swerve in Pampanga starts at 8 p.m. and is supported by DWGV 99.1 FM and Bliss Hotel & Drive Inn (the official residence of Fatman Scoop in Pampanga). Tickets to the Pampanga show are available at SM Pampanga, Partyplace Concert Bar and Steak Street Restaurant in Marisol Village, Angeles City. For details, call Sam Bennett (0916-5577008), Raffy Ong (0927-7373200) or Mark Paulo (0915-7899156).