This Unearthed Clip Shows a Sabrina Carpenter x Shanti Dope Collab at ASAP

(SPOT.ph) Social media went into a frenzy when pop princess Sabrina Carpenter interacted with Andrea Brillantes in her Manila concert on July 25. Way before her emails i can’t send show though, Carpenter was already serenading Filipinos in the most unlikely of places with the most unlikely of people.

A clip had recently resurfaced on X (formerly Twitter) where Carpenter was seen performing her single “Almost Love” with no other than Shanti Dope rapping the verses in Filipino at Sunday noontime show ASAP. We’re not kidding. 

Here's some context: In 2018, Carpenter went to the Philippines for a series of mall shows. Her local stop culminated in a live performance with Shanti Dope, which was roughly the same time the Filipino rapper was rising to popularity. 

As for Carpenter, it's the same pop princess we know, only younger at 19 years old and in masculine clothes. Fans are freaking out at this revelation and calling the collaboration “ahead of our time.” Truly.

It's also worth mentioning that Shanti Dope wasn’t in the original track of “Almost Love,” but the collaboration version of the song is up on Spotify.

Watch the performance below:

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Following the performance, Carpenter and Shanti Dope was featured in ASAP’s online interview segment, ASAP Chillout, alongside ASAP G! members like Darren Espanto.

That's not all. On the more fun side of things, Carpenter was also asked to do several Filipino tongue twisters with Shanti Dope. Yes, she says nakakapagpabagabag in case you were wondering.

Carpenter rose to fame through her multifaceted talents as an actress, singer, and songwriter. She initially gained recognition as Maya Hart on the Disney Channel series "Girl Meets World," which ran from 2014 to 2017. Leveraging her platform, she ventured into a successful music career with hits like "Nonsense," "Thumbs," "Eyes Wide Open," and "Feather."

The American singer-songwriter is currently opening for Taylor Swift’s record-breaking The Eras Tour as well, including the Singapore shows in March 2024.

All that leads us to now. In her emails i can’t send show in New Frontier Theater, Carpenter thanked her Filipino fans for helping “Nonsense” turn into the hit song it is today.

“This place was the first place that that song was taking off. You, guys, made sense in the very beginning and you started making hella videos on TikTok of you dancing. It kinda all started here, so thank you, guys, for everything you’ve done.”

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