Janine Ramos - http://musicofjug.cjb.net   - listen to her solo tracks.

Jug Honeyluv is the first female rapper/singer who came out with an album in the Philippines as a member of a Hiphop/R&B group called, 4 East Flava. There were other female solo mc's before her, though. However, during the outbreak of Filipino Hiphop groups in the early 90s, she was the only active female MC at the time. Her experiences as an artist started long before that time. Becoming the only "lady rapper" of that time was something that came as a surprise to her. While vacationing in her native country, a groupmate approached her to be part of the Hiphop group. Before that, she was offered to be part of an all-girl R&B/Hiphop group, just like TLC. It was the start of a dream come true for Jug. Since the age of 3, Jug, as what her family and friends call her, has been singing and performing in front of people. She's always dreamed of becoming a singer and a successful musician someday. That's in her high school yearbook. Growing up as a teenager in NY has influenced her in a lot of ways, including the preference of listening and appreciating R&B/Hiphop music. Since that time, not to mention her other interests such as musical theater, she has always been working towards her goal: to become just like the artists who she listens to! Not in the manner of style or "copying" the artist, but in the artists' achievement of evolving into a success story: fulfilling his/her dream to be a singer, artist, rapper or musician. And so goes history for Jug. Being given the chance to be a Rap/R&B recording artist in her native land boosted her confidence and, furthermore, encouraged her to go for what she's always wanted. As an artist in the Philippine's Jug has had the priveledge of performing along side the country's top recording artists and respected musicians, such as Kulay, Lloyd Umali, Introvoyz, Ima Castro, Jude Michael, Rivermaya, After Image, fellow hiphop artists, Mastaplann, Death Threat, Legit Misfitz, and many more. She's had the chance to meet very influential people in the Music industry due to her talent and undying effort to succeed. These meetings and affiliations with them has given her the experience and knowledge which are necessary to go up a step further towards her goal. Credits include two full-length albums as a member of 4 East Flava: TOO MUCH FLAVA released in 1994 (Polycosmic Records) and the latest one, BUTTA-FLAVA 1, released independently (Full House Records and Butta-Flava Entertainment). In addition, she has appeared with her group in a commercial for shoes, which they endorsed. In related matters, she is also a vocal coach who teaches at her own center and also offers her services to different schools as extra-curricular activities.