Flow G
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| Born | Archie Basilio dela Cruz August 15, 1996 Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2016–present | |||||||||
| Partner | Angelica Jane Yap (2018-present)[1] | |||||||||
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| Channels | FLOW G | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 2.34 million | |||||||||
| Total views | 688.7 million | |||||||||
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Archie Basilio dela Cruz[2] (born August 15, 1996),[3] known professionally as Flow G,[3] 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 "Rapstar", "Praning", and "Araw-Araw Love". He bagged the Wish Artist of the Year[4] and Spotify Artist of the Year[5] awards at the 9th Wish Music Awards in 2024.
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.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8]
On February 4, 2021, Flow G joined Gloc-9's talent management Asintada.[9]
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.[10]
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.[11] He published the song on digital platforms (including Apple Music) days later under Viva Records Corporation, making it his return to the label.[12]
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.[13] 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".[14]
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",[15] a response to "Pilipinong Wack" by 3 Digitz, a Sixth Threat group. A few weeks later, he released his second diss track entitled "Pasaload",[16] a response to "Expired" by Sixth Threat, pointing out Flow G in the song.[17] Netizens were suspicious of Gloc-9 for 'alluding' Sixth Threat on his social media accounts.[18] Sixth Threat also called out Gloc-9 for being Flow G's 'ghost writer' in the making of "Pasaload".[19]
Other ventures
Endorsements
| Year | Product | Company | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2023 | "Hataw Mode Sa Sting" | Sting Philippines | Flow G, along with Alden Richards and Eruption T., as brand ambassadors | [20] |
| 2024 | "Nasa Atin Ang Panalo" | Puregold | Flow G, along with SB19, BINI, and SunKissed Lola, as brand ambassadors | [21] |
| "G Ang Flow Alhambra" | Alhambra Light Brandy | Flow G as brand ambassador | [22] |
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album Details | Ref. |
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| Trifecta (with Skusta Clee) |
Track listing
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[23] |
Singles
As a lead artist
| Title | Year | Album | Ref. |
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| "Nandyan Agad Ako" | 2018 | Non-album singles | |
| "Mabisa" (with Brown Squad) |
2019 | ||
| "Miss Flawless" (with Bosx1ne feat. Sachzna) |
[24] | ||
| "Araw-Araw Love" | 2020 | [8] | |
| "Unli" | [17] | ||
| "Pasaload" | [17] | ||
| "Hangga't Maaari" (with JRoa) |
2021 | ||
| "Ibong Adarna" (featuring Gloc-9) |
[25] | ||
| "G Wolf" | [26][27] | ||
| "Ebeb" | |||
| "Batugan" | 2022 | [28] | |
| "Praning" | [29] | ||
| "Gaga" (with Skusta Clee, Yuri Dope) |
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| "Rapstar" | |||
| "Diamond" (with JRoa) |
2023 | ||
| "High Score" | |||
| "Laya" (featuring Skusta Clee) |
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| "Burgis" (with Hev Abi) |
2024 | ||
| "Fullclip" (with Apekz) |
As a featured artist
| Year | Title |
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| 2018 | Pauwi Nako (with O.C. Dawgs, Yuri Dope) |
| 2019 | Titig (with MC Einstein, Jekkpot, Yuri Dope) |
| 2020 | Halik[6] (with Gloc-9) |
| Mahal Mo Rin Ba Ako? (with LIRAH, Bosx1ne) | |
| Panalangin (with Nik Makino, Honcho) | |
| Pull Up (with H Beat, Honcho, Classiclove, NJ Ova, Hash One, Quad T) | |
| Nandito Lang Ako (with Skusta Clee, Jnske, Leslie, Honcho, Bullet D) | |
| Where Ya' From[30] (with Tiny Montana, Raf Davis, Third Flo', Don Pao, Omar Baliw) | |
| Oops (with Yuri Dope) | |
| Bahala Ka (with MC Einstein, Jekkpot, Yuri Dope) | |
| 2021 | Ballin' (with Paul N Ballin) |
| Pare (with Abaddon) | |
| Stig[31] (with Bugoy na Koykoy) | |
| 2022 | Pagmamahal Mo Lang[32] (with O.C. Dawgs) |
| Eyes On The Price (with Pricetagg) | |
| Moon[33] (with Nik Makino) | |
| Kamusta[34] (with Shanti Dope) | |
| Parinig (with Jekkpot, Jackmow, Brando, Yuri Dope) | |
| Dem Dayz (with YB Neet) | |
| Talk To Me Nice (with SV Squad, Kris Delano, Tiny Montana, Jekkpot, Jackmow, Brando) | |
| Bahay Yugyugan[35] (with Gloc-9) | |
| Panis (with Yuri Dope) | |
| 2023 | Atin-Atin Lang[36] (with Al James) |
| Alabambang (with Paul Cassimir) | |
| Civic (with Emcee Rhenn) | |
| Karanasan (with Guddhist Gunatita) | |
| Pikit[37] (with Loonie) | |
| Yung Naniniwala Sa'min (with Juanthugs, Mike Kosa, OG Sacred, Mista Blaze, Kemikal Ali) | |
| Paumanhin (with Adie) | |
| 2024 | We Made It[38] (with Nik Makino) |
| Brrt Pow! (with Yuri Dope, Emcee Rhenn) | |
| Top Dawg (with Gat Putch) |
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Wish Music Awards | 2024 | Wish Artist of the Year | "Flow G" | Won | [4] |
| Spotify Artist of the Year | Won | [5] | |||
| 2023 | Wish Hip-hop Performance of the Year | Praning | Won | [39] | |
| 2022 | Wish Hip-hop Song of the Year | Ibong Adarna (Flow G feat. Gloc-9) |
Won | [25] | |
| PMPC Star Awards for Music | 2021 | Rap Artist of the Year | Miss Flawless (Bosx1ne, Flow G feat. Sachzna) |
Won | [24] |
| Music Video of the Year | Won | ||||
| Wish Music Awards | 2020 | Wishclusive Hip-hop Performance of the Year | Pauwi Nako (O.C. Dawgs feat. Flow G, Yuri Dope) |
Won | [40] |
Notes
- ^ Kakaiboys is a sub-unit of the Filipino hip-hop collective Ex Battalion. The group is composed of Skusta Clee, Flow G, and then-member Honcho (formerly Bosx1ne).
See also
References
- ^ "21 photos of Pastillas Girl Angelica Yap with her boyfriend Flow G". ent.abs-cbn.com. October 6, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ Flow G on TikTok
- ^ a b "Who is Flow G". iconsfeed.net. March 11, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ a b "ASIA FLOW G COMES AWAY WITH 3 TROPHIES AT THE 9TH WISH MUSIC AWARDS". liftedasia.com. January 17, 2024.
- ^ a b "Here Are The Winners Of The 9th Wish Music Awards". billboardphilippines.com. January 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "Gloc-9 tops YouTube trending chart with 'Halik' and 24 bars rap challenge". pop.INQUIRER.net. April 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ a b "Rapper Flow G's music video is 'most viewed' on YouTube PHL this 2020". LatestChika.com. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- ^ "Ex Battalion's Flow G joins Gloc-9's talent management outfit Asintada". TrueID.ph. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ "Ex Battalion's JRoa and Flow G release video for new collaboration, 'Hanggat Maaari'". NME.com. April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ Ibong Adarna (feat. Gloc-9) - Single by Flow G on Apple Music
- ^ "Two Ex Battalion members face plagiarism allegations of BTS 'Ddaeng' over 'Deym'". bandwagon.asia. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ "Filipino ARMYs accuse Skusta Clee of plagiarizing a BTS song; Ex-Battalion management hits back with statement denying allegations". pop.inquirer.net. October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ "Unli on Spotify". Spotify.
- ^ "Pasaload on Spotify". Spotify.
- ^ a b c FLOW G AND SIXTH THREAT'S ONGOING FEUD IS TURNING FANS' HEADS!Archived October 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Gloc 9, kumakampi nga ba kay Flow G sa kaalitan nitong si Sixth Threat ng Fliptop?". iconsfeed.net (in Tagalog). May 6, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ and th fued is already done, sixth threat, Already confirm that they already talk and they are good now. In his latest battle on fliptop/ "Sixth Threat, dinamay na si Gloc 9 sa girian nila ni Flow G?". iconsfeed.net (in Tagalog). May 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Daming Energy Humataw!". YouTube. March 24, 2023.
- ^ "SB19, BINI, SunKissed Lola, Flow G & Puregold debut the ultimate OPM collaboration with the 'Nasa Atin ang Panalo' music video". BusinessWorld. May 25, 2024.
- ^ "ALHAMBRA X FLOW G "G ANG FLOW" (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)". Facebook. September 6, 2024.
- ^ "Trifecta (EP) by Skusta Clee, Flow G". Skusta Clee, Flow G. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ a b "ABS-CBN artists win at 12th PMPC Star Awards for Music". news.abs-cbn.com.
- ^ a b "7th Wish Music Awards: Complete List of Winners". wish1075.com. January 30, 2022.
- ^ "FLOW G INCINERATES 'G WOLF'". Lifted Asia. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "21-Gun Salute to 2021, 9-11 of 21 - Ex Battalion". onemusicph.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ "Filipino rapper Flow G releases superhero-themed music video for 'Batugan'". NME. January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "FLOW G ASSERTS HE OWES HIS SUCCESS TO HARD WORK, FLASHES NEW GOLD TEETH IN 'PRANING' VIDEO". HipHopDX.com. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "TINY MONTANA, ABADDON, PRICETAGG, AND MORE REPRESENT THEIR HOMETOWNS IN 'WHERE YA FROM 2'". hiphopdx.com. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "BUGOY NA KOYKOY SHARES SURPRISE NEW MIXTAPE '2022 JOINTS'". hiphopdx.com. January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Filipino rap group O.C. Dawgs and Flow G share 'Pagmamahal Mo Lang' music video". NME. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ "Nik Makino gets mature with Hype One's". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Severo, Jan Milo (May 27, 2022). "Shanti Dope, Flow G collaborate for song reminding people to check friends". philstar.com. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ^ "WATCH: Gloc-9 releases new single 'Bahay Yugyugan' with Flow G". news.abs-cbn.com. December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Al James & Flow G Drop New Song". myx.global. August 24, 2023.
- ^ "LOONIE MAKES A TRIUMPHANT RETURN AFTER A DECADE ON MERON NA". liftedasia.com. January 2, 2024.
- ^ "Watch Nik Makino x Flow G 'We Made It'". myx.global. January 11, 2024.
- ^ "8th Wish Music Awards Winners, Highlights, and More". wish1075.com. January 22, 2023.
- ^ "5th Wish 107.5 Music Awards: Complete List of Winners". wish1075.com. January 19, 2020.