Skusta Clee

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Borja and the surname or paternal family name is Ruiz.

Skusta Clee
Birth nameDaryl Jake Borja Ruiz
Also known as
  • Skusta Clee
Born (1996-02-16) February 16, 1996 (age 25)
Taguig, Philippines
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • actor
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2014–present
Labels
Associated acts
YouTube information
ChannelsYouTube
Subscribers2.51 million
Total views96 million
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers 2020
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg 1,000,000 subscribers 2021
Updated: October 31, 2021

Daryl Jake Borja Ruiz (born February 16, 1996), known professionally as Skusta Clee, is a Filipino rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and member of the Filipino hip-hop group Ex Battalion.

Career[]

Daryl Ruiz is known for his numerous internet and nationwide viral hit songs as a solo artist, as a member of the collectives Ex Battalion and Panty Droppaz League, and as the former leader of the now-defunct trio, O.C Dawgs (Old Cash Dawgs).[1]

A controversial figure in local hip-hop, Ruiz is the most prominent hip-hop artist in the Philippines today. He has amassed billions of combined streams on all digital platforms, such as Spotify and YouTube. He is the pioneer of the Pinoy trap genre, as he started the mainstream trap movement in the country. His tracks dominated Musical.ly in 2016, and which he joined the collective Ex Battalion in the same year.[2]

The singer-rapper is also a member of Ex Battalion's partner group, Panty Droppaz League. It is a 6-member hip-hop group formed in 2014, with Ruiz as the lead singer and songwriter. Its beat maker is Daniel "Flip-D" Tuazon, who is behind all the group's popular tracks. Other members include Jnske, Bullet-D, Yuri Dope, Jekkpot, and Leslie. Among the group's greatest hits which gave rise to its phenomenal success are "Sa Susunod Na Lang", "Pauwi Nako", "Zebbiana", and "Dance With You" which were released in 2018, 2019, and 2020, garnering millions of streams and views on Spotify and YouTube.[3][4]

In Coco Martin and Angelica Panganiban's 2021 romantic comedy film Love or Money, Ruiz's "Zebbiana" was used as the movie's theme song and became part of its official soundtrack.[5]

Controversies[]

In September 2020, Flow G released a promotional track called "Deym", involving Skusta Clee as an ambassador of the brand. They were accused of plagiarizing the song Ddaeng by BTS, which was released on SoundCloud in 2018.[6]

Personal life[]

In December 2020, his partner, Filipina-Lebanese YouTuber Zeinab Harake, hailing from Bacoor City, Cavite, announced that she and Ruiz were expecting a child together.[7] She gave birth on April 28, 2021.[8]

Awards and nominations[]

Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Ref.
MYX Music Awards 2020 Spotify's Top OPM Hip-Hop Artist "Skusta Clee" Won [9]
Wish Music Awards 2019 Wishclusive R&B Performance of the Year "Zebbiana" Won [10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Why Ai Ai taught Ex B boys a lesson".
  2. ^ "Skusta Clee". IMDb. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Ex Battalion Music". YouTube. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "Panty Droppaz League - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  5. ^ News, Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN (March 2, 2021). "Angelica Panganiban, pinili ang 'Zebbiana' bilang theme song ng 'Love or Money'". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  6. ^ "BTS fans call out Ex Batallion members for allegedly copying K-Pop group's "Ddaeng"". GMA News Network. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  7. ^ News, ABS-CBN (December 11, 2020). "Vlogger Zeinab Harakiri announces she's expecting first child with rapper Skusta Clee". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  8. ^ News, GMA (May 1, 2021). "Zeinab Harake gives birth to baby girl!". GMA News. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "MYX AWARDS 2020 WINNERS: THE COMPLETE LIST". myx.abs–cbn.com.
  10. ^ "WINNERS ALL: 2021 Wish Music Awards". mb.com.ph. Retrieved January 18, 2021.


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