On July 17, actor-rap artist Carlos Agassi’s comeback music got called out for its transphobic lyrics.

Agassi recently shared an excerpt of his rap song titled ‘Milk Tea’ via Twitter.

The lyrics of the song towards the end of his explicit music video had lines depicting a negatively portrayed encounter with a transwoman, which he initially thought of as a cis-woman.

It sparked numerous reactions from netizens, including prominent trans personalities.

Miss Trans Global 2020 Mela Habijan acknowledged that the actor-rap artist was trying to revive his career but urged him to do it right.

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Other netizens criticized the actor-rap artist for being ‘transphobic.’

Some also called out the ‘outdated’ lyrics in Agassi’s rap song.

One netizen referred to the Php 10,000 Agassi was supposedly giving away for liking and sharing his music while slamming the quality of the rap song.

Agassi responded to the comments on his Twitter account, noting how mocking someone would get an equal response. He also claimed that those making a big deal out of the lyrics were perpetuating issues about his song.

As of this writing, his post currently has 2.3 million views on Twitter.

Agassi was part of ABS-CBN’s Star Circle Batch 3 and was the only rapper among his batchmates.

He was a member of the male group ‘The Hunks’ alongside Piolo Pascual, Jericho Rosales, Diether Ocampo, and Bernard Palanca. He hosted the reality prank show similar to MTV’s ‘Punk’d’ titled ‘Victim’ and co-starred with Claudine Barretto in the Kapamilya series ‘Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggang’from 2001 to 2003.

Agassi founded the Amir Carlos Agassi, Inc, where he created his rap songs and collaborated with other artists.

Some of his rap songs include ‘Showbiz Rapper,’ ‘C.A.R.L.O.S,’ ‘The Amir of Rap,’ and ‘Na Na Na.’ His rap music is currently available on Spotify.