1992 marked a turning point for Pinoy rap with the release of Francis M's influential second album, "Rap Is Francis M", which is highly regarded as one of the greatest Pinoy rap albums ever. Ushering in a socially awoken wave not seen in the Philippine music industry since the heyday of Juan De La Cruz, Sampaguita and 1970s Pinoy rock, Magalona's tracks dissected the various cultural, social and political problems that plagued his country such as drug addiction in "Mga Praning" (""The Addicts""), political corruption and instability in "Halalan" (""Election"") as well as the detrimental effects of a colonial mentality to Filipino culture in "Tayo'y Mga Pinoy" (""We Are Filipinos""). The record's complexity and socially sentient message quickly earned it its classic status and became the standard by which future albums of the genre were to be compared to. Magalona's enduring contributions to the genre would later be recognized in the "All Music Guide to Hip-Hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap and Hip-Hop" (2003) published by Backbeat Books; as well as in the U.S.-based hip hop publication "The Source" (May 2004).