Old Cash Dawgs, more popularly known by the shortened term O.C. Dawgs, is a Filipino

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trio consisting of

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, Bullet D, Tito Odnarb and Jnske that was formed in 2012. The collective is known for their numerous hit singles "Pauwi Nako", "Akala Ko Nung Una", "Kriminal", and "Hayaan Mo Sila", the collaborative trap track with

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in 2017 that almost topped the now-defunct ''Billboard'' Philippines Top 20 chart.

History and career

Old Cash Dawgs was formed and founded in 2012 by

, who mostly writes the song hooks, followed by Bullet D and Jnske. Skusta Clee, the lead member of O.C. Dawgs, pioneered the Pinoy trap genre, which helped launch the country's mainstream trap movement. Despite being underground at first, O.C. Dawgs dominated

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in 2016 with the release of "Kriminal", the same year the group joined

. On September 18, 2017, "Hayaan Mo Sila", their collaboration with Ex Battalion, debuted on the ''Billboard'' Philippines Top 20 chart. In their 16th week on the chart, they peaked at #2. On June 18, 2018, their performance of that song on the "Wish Bus" of

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was uploaded to Youtube. Two days later, it had topped YouTube PH’s trends list. The O.C. Dawgs have seen phenomenal success with "Pauwi Nako", which was released in 2018 under the Panty Droppaz League music label, and has amassed millions of streams on both

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and

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platforms. Their performance of that song on the "Wish Bus" ranked third on YouTube PH's top trending music videos for 2019. It was the fastest video from their channel to hit 10 million YouTube views in no less than two weeks.

Controversies

Plagiarism

members

and

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have been accused of plagiarism for releasing a promotional track entitled "Deym" identical to "Ddaeng" by

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in September 2020. The contentious piece sparked heated debate, making #SkustaCleeisGoingtoJailParty a trending topic on Philippine

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. A few weeks later, the group's management denied allegations claiming that the two pieces are 'inherently different' and that they used a generic triplet flow. The management also added that "parallel thinking among artists do happen and it cannot be avoided".

Members

– leader, vocalist, rapper * Bullet D – rapper * Jnske – rapper

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

{{Authority control Filipino hip-hop groups Hip-hop collectives Musical groups established in 2016