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-hopcollectiveEx Battalion and for his hit solo releases, including "Rapstar"[c] and "Praning", both released in 2022, and "Nandyan Agad Ako" from the Ex Battalionextended play (EP) "6 Years" in 2018.
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. In the same year, he won the Rap Artist of the Year award at the 16th PMPC Star Awards for Music.[6]
Career
2020—2021: Solo activities and rise to prominence
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.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9]
On February 4, 2021, Flow G joined Gloc-9's talent management Asintada.[10]
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.[11]
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.[12] He published the song on digital platforms (including Apple Music) days later under Viva Records Corporation, making it his return to the label.[13]
2022—2024: "Rapstar" and peak popularity
On December 31, 2022, the music video for "Rapstar" was released. In the track, Flow G dishes out on how his effort, struggle, and planning led him to success, dismissing those waiting for him to fail and expressing commitment to fans, all while keeping the same attitude. Having accumulated over 171 million views to date, "Rapstar" has earned him a Wish Hip-hop Song of the Year award at the 9th Wish Music Awards in 2024.[14] In the same year, he also bagged the Wish Artist of the Year and the Spotify KALYE Artist of the Year award, which won him three awards in total.
In May 2024, Flow G was tapped along with SunKissed Lola, and P-Pop groups SB19 and BINI as Puregold's brand ambassadors for their campaign 'Nasa Atin Ang Panalo,' which brought all four artists in one music video. The campaign also featured four separate versions of the song performed by each artist, with Flow G making his entry rap-centric.[15]
On September 6, 2024, Flow G collaborated with Alhambra Light Brandy for a pre-meditated rap piece, making him the ambassador of the brand.[16]
On October 28, 2024, Flow G's "Rapstar" won the Rap Artist of the Year award at the 16th PMPC Star Awards for Music.[6]
On August 11, 2025, four days before his birthday, Flow G announced a vinyl release of his debut album "247" in a limited edition set.[18] The album, featuring 12 tracks, explores the theme of a person's routine (being active 24 hours a day, seven days a week), hence the title "247".[19] Part of the set includes a custom turntable designed by Austrian company Pro-Ject Audio Systems, with both the record and the record player being numbered to only 100 pieces worldwide, priced at Php 100,000.
The exclusive turntable set provided fans early access to the album, while the album was made available on streaming platforms on his birthday, August 15, 2025.
On August 16, 2025, Flow G announced that the 100-piece limited edition vinyl set had sold out.[20] A day later, the album entered the Top 5 of Apple Music PH albums chart.[21]
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.[22] 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".[23]
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",[24] a response to "Pilipinong Wack" by 3 Digitz, a Sixth Threat group. A few weeks later, he released his second diss track entitled "Pasaload",[25] a response to "Expired" by Sixth Threat, pointing out Flow G in the song.[26] Netizens were suspicious of Gloc-9 for 'alluding' Sixth Threat on his social media accounts.[27] Sixth Threat also called out Gloc-9 for being Flow G's 'ghost writer' in the making of "Pasaload".[28]
↑After the conflict with the Ex Battalion founder Honcho mid-2022, Flow G has since then published tracks independent from the group's label. However, despite the label change, Flow G is seen remaining with the group.
↑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).
↑The music video of "Rapstar" was released in December 31, 2022. It was made available to digital streaming platforms on January 2, 2023.
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