Flow G

Archie Basilio dela Cruz (born August 15, 1996), known professionally as Flow G, is a Filipino rapper, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as a member of the Filipino hip-hop collective Ex Battalion and for his hit solo releases, including "Rapstar" and "Praning", both released in 2022, and "Nandyan Agad Ako" from the Ex Battalion extended play (EP) "6 Years" in 2018.

He bagged the Wish Artist of the Year and Spotify Artist of the Year awards at the 9th Wish Music Awards in 2024. In the same year, he won the Rap Artist of the Year award at the 16th PMPC Star Awards for Music.

Career

2020—present: Solo activities

On January 17, 2020, Gloc-9 released a collaborative track entitled "Halik" featuring Flow G. In March 2020, they performed the song on Wish 107.5, and the performance dominated the charts, reaching the No. 1 spot on YouTube's trending chart in the Philippines a few hours after the upload. On April 15, 2020, the video became a trend for a third week in a row, alongside Gloc-9's 24 bars challenge video.

On February 3, 2020, Flow G released his single "Araw-Araw Love" (lit. Every Day Love) and the track's music video, with a special appearance in the video to feature his YouTuber girlfriend Angelica Jane Yap, also known as Pastillas Girl on the show '' It's Showtime''. It dominated the charts and took YouTube Philippine's #3 spot a day after the upload.

In December 2020, Flow G's single "Araw-Araw Love" became one of the 'most viewed' music videos on YouTube PH, which has almost 73 million views to date, topping the South Korean group Blackpink who came in second. As of now, it is still one of the most streamed tracks so far.

On February 4, 2021, Flow G joined Gloc-9's talent management Asintada.

On April 19, 2021, Flow G along with JRoa released their single "Hangga't Maaari" in which the track portrays the changes in a relationship. The track then dominated YouTube PH's trending chart sitting in the No. 3 spot and gaining over two million views in a day.

On April 26, 2021, Flow G released a collaborative track entitled "Ibong Adarna" featuring Gloc-9. The video then garnered millions of views in a day. This was his first single under Gloc-9's talent management Asintada, along with his first track featuring Gloc-9. He published the song on digital platforms (including Apple Music) days later under Viva Records Corporation, making it his return to the label.

Controversy

Brand for 199x

In September 2020, Flow G released a promotional track "Deym" to endorse their clothing line "Brand for 199x", involving fellow Ex Battalion member Skusta Clee as an ambassador of the brand. They were allegedly accused of plagiarizing the song "Ddaeng" by BTS, which was released on SoundCloud in 2018. Surprisingly, the group's management debunked allegations and made a clarification that the two songs are 'inherently different'. The manager also claimed that the artists used a generic flow and added that “parallel thinking among artists do happen and it cannot be avoided".

Feud

Sixth Threat

On April 18, 2020, Flow G had beef with FlipTop Isabuhay 2019 Champion Sixth Threat. He released his diss track entitled "Unli", a response to "Pilipinong Wack" by 3 Digitz, a Sixth Threat group. A few weeks later, he released his second diss track entitled "Pasaload", a response to "Expired" by Sixth Threat, pointing out Flow G in the song.FLOW G AND SIXTH THREAT'S ONGOING FEUD IS TURNING FANS' HEADS!
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Netizens were suspicious of Gloc-9 for 'alluding' Sixth Threat on his social media accounts. Sixth Threat also called out Gloc-9 for being Flow G's 'ghost writer' in the making of "Pasaload".

Honcho

In August 2022, Ex Battalion released "Chismis" with lyrics referencing Honcho, the group's founder, being ousted. On the track, Flow G, being a member of the group, took a jab at Honcho's signature ad-lib, suggesting a gap between the two. Honcho's ad-lib can be mostly heard at the intro of Ex Battalion's tracks prior to the beef between the members and the founder.

On January 1, 2024, a diss track titled "Brrt Pow!", which Flow G was a part of, was released. It's a collaboration with groupmates Yuridope and Emcee Rhenn from Ex Battalion. On the same day, Honcho responded with "Kaya Pala" (), released under DeeFyre Records, with lyrics indicating that he can go solo without the group.

On May 6, 2024, A track named "Apas", which Honcho was featured on was released. It's a collaboration with producer Ronnie Villa and rapper Kali Hoods. On the track, Honcho's verse is mostly written in Bisaya, with the lines "Niabot ko sa taas pero ganahan sa ubos" () which references his past affiliation with the group which has seen mainstream success when he was still a member.

On August 26, 2024, a track named "Go", which Honcho was featured on, was released. It featured instances on Honcho throwing jabs at the group. On the track, Honcho directly slams the group with the lines "Nakita mo naman kung pa'no ko pinalaki (sila)" () which references how he majorly contributed to the group members to go mainstream.

Other ventures

Endorsements

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As a lead artist

As a featured artist

Awards and nominations

Notes

See also

* Filipino hip hop
* Ex Battalion

References

External links

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1996 births
Living people
Filipino male rappers
Tagalog people
Universal Records (Philippines) artists
21st-century Filipino male singers
Ex Battalion members
People from Muntinlupa