Honcho (rapper)

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Honcho
Born
Mark Ezekiel Maglasang

(1995-06-13) June 13, 1995 (age 29)
Consolacion, Cebu, Philippines
Other namesBosx1ne
Occupations
Years active2012–present
SpouseErika Tolosa Maglasang [1]
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Labels
Formerly of
YouTube information
Channels TheGreatHoncho
Subscribers225 thousand
Total views6.5 million
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2020
Last updated: September 23, 2024

Mark Ezekiel Maglasang (born June 13, 1995), also known mononymously as Honcho (formerly Bosx1ne), is a Filipino rapper, singer and songwriter. He founded the Filipino hip-hop group Ex Battalion in 2012, [2] whose collective gained nationwide prominence with hits such as "Hayaan Mo Sila" and "No Games", the only trap tracks that charted the Top 10 of the now-defunct Billboard PH Top 20.

Contents

Career

2012—2022: Ex Battalion

Bosx1ne founded Ex Battalion who gained nationwide fame in 2018 after the release of "Hayaan Mo Sila", he changed his screen name to Honcho in mid-2020. [3]

In April 2021, Honcho announced a lenten special EP entitled "Rosario", which he would be releasing on YouTube on a one-track-a-day arrangement from April 1 to 4, starting with the first song entitled "Ulap" featuring Jekkpot, Brando, and MC Einstein, and finally ending with the titular song itself. [4]

In August 2022, Honcho apparently was "kicked out" of Ex Battalion after an alleged altercation with Skusta Clee, according to a cryptic post by the latter indicating Honcho has left the group and has since released solo work on his record label DeeFyre Records. [5] [6]

Feud

Ex Battalion

In August 2022, Ex Battalion released a track titled "Chismis" with lyrics referencing Honcho, the group's founder, being ousted. [7] On the track, Flow G's verse took a jab at Honcho's signature ad-lib. 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.

In the same month, Ex Battalion member Skusta Clee posted a photo of the main members without their founder with the caption "kumpleto walang kulang" (lit. '"the group is still complete"') indicating that Honcho has left the group. [7] Since then, the group and the founder were caught in an exchange of diss tracks.

In October 2022, Ex Battalion released the "We The Best" music video on YouTube. It is the second track from the group without the founder. It is also the first track released under the acronym EXB on the group's YouTube channel. [8] While the track is directed at the group's skeptics, an ad-lib similar to Honcho's can be heard on King Badger's verse, which was preceded by Badger's lines "Yeah, meron whip lahat ay sa'kin, 'Di sa nakaw 'yan nanggaling" (lit. '"Yeah, there's a whip, it's all mine, it was not stolen"'). [9] The line references to a report in August 2022 that Honcho was allegedly ousted due to an altercation about the transparency in their earnings. [7] The music video has garnered 37 million views to date.

In December 2022, Ex Battalion released the "IDOL" music video on YouTube. [10] The music video, directed by Titus Cee, is set in a university-like theme featuring the group members in their casual outfits. While the track is mostly a love song, the music video featured several instances of the group's achievements reported by the media posted on the Ex Battalion University Bulletin Board, including posters that say "Farewell Bosx", which points out Honcho's former stage name Bosx1ne. The music video has garnered 4 million views to date.

On January 1, 2024, Ex Battalion member Yuridope released a diss track titled "Brrt Pow!" featuring groupmates Flow G and Emcee Rhenn on YouTube. [11] On the same day, Honcho responded with "Kaya Pala" (lit. '"I can"'), released under DeeFyre Records, with lyrics indicating that he can go solo without the group. [12]

On March 7, 2024, Ex Battalion members Skusta Clee and Flow G released the Trifecta (EP). Deserve, one of the EP's tracks, is a subliminal response to the group's founder with Clee's verse saying "Sa sobra mong hapdi, tinataboy ka ng 'yong squad" (lit. '"Because of how you act, your squad is pushing you away"'). [13] The track's music video has 4 million views to date.

On May 6, 2024, Ronnie Villa released "Apas" featuring Honcho and Kali Hoods. [14] On the track, Honcho's verse is mostly written in Bisaya, with the lines "Niabot ko sa taas pero ganahan sa ubos" (lit. '"I reached the top but liked the bottom "') which references his past affiliation with the group which has seen mainstream success.

On August 26, 2024, H Beat released "Go" featuring Honcho. [15] On the track, Honcho directly slams the group with the lines "Nakita mo naman kung pa'no ko pinalaki (sila)" (lit. '"You saw how I raised (them)"') which references how he majorly contributed to the group members to go mainstream.

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays with selected details
TitleAlbum DetailsRef.
Rosario
Track listing
  • 1. "Ulap"
    (feat. Jekkpot, Brando, MC Einstein)
  • 2. "Yakapin"
    (feat. JRoa)
  • 3. "Pagkakamali (Live Version)"
  • 4. "Rosario"
    (feat. Flow G, Skusta Clee)
 [16]
M.E (Marcus & Ethan)
Track listing
  • 1. "247"
  • 2. "Little One"
  • 3. "Liam"
[17]

As a lead artist

As Bosx1ne

TitleYearAlbumLabelRef.
"Aayusin Kita"
(feat. Mckoy, Emcee Rhenn, Jekkpot)		2015Non-album singles Ex Battalion Music [18]
"Fuck Buddy"
(featuring Skusta Clee)		2016 [19]
"Number One Rule"
(featuring H Beat)		2017 [20]
"Di Na Muna"2018 [21]
"Miss Flawless"
(with Flow G featuring Sachzna)		2019 [22]

As Honcho

TitleYearAlbumLabelRef.
"Flower"
(featuring Bullet-D)		2020Non-album singles Ex Battalion Music [23]
"Pasensya Na"
(featuring Jekkpot, Skusta Clee)		 [24]
"Kasalanan"2022 Ex Battalion Music/DeeFyre Records [25]
"Tamang Panahon"
(featuring Floydiebanks, Thugprince)		DeeFyre Records [26]
"KATAWAN"
(with Jemay Santiago, BLuNaYr featuring EIJ)		2023 [27]
"Kaya Pala"2024 [28]
"Captain" [29]
"Kasal Kana" [30]

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  2. ↑ "Why Ai Ai taught Ex B boys a lesson". philstar.com. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ Gabinete, Jojo. "Mark Maglasang, aka Bosx1ne, kumalas na sa Ex Battalion". PEP.ph. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  4. ↑ Video on YouTube
  5. ↑ "Skusta Clee sinapak: Ex-Battalion nilayasan ni Honcho". Abante News. August 13, 2022.
  6. ↑ Angan, Kara (August 9, 2022). "Ex Battalion are done with rumormongers with new track, Chismis". hiphopdx.com. HipHopDX Asia. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 "Skusta Clee sinapak: Ex-Battalion nilayasan ni Honcho". Abante News. August 13, 2022.
  8. ↑ "We The Best - EXB (Official Music Video)". Ex Battalion Music. October 7, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2024– via YouTube.
  9. ↑ "We The Best - Genius Lyrics)". October 7, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2024– via Genius.
  10. ↑ "IDOL - EXB (Official Music Video)". Ex Battalion Music. December 19, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2024– via YouTube.
  11. ↑ "Yuridope - Brrt Pow! Ft. Emcee Rhenn & Flow G (Official Lyrics Video)". Yuridope. January 1, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024– via YouTube.
  12. ↑ "Honcho - Kaya pala (Lyric Video)". Honcho. January 1, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024– via YouTube.
  13. ↑ "DESERVE - Skusta Clee & Flow G (Official Music Video)(Prod. by Flip-D)". Panty Droppaz League. March 7, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024– via YouTube.
  14. ↑ "Ronnie Villa - Apas (ft. Honcho, Kali Hoods) (Official Visualizer)". Ronnie Villa. May 6, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024– via YouTube.
  15. ↑ "Go - Single by H Beat". H Beat. August 26, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024– via Spotify.
  16. ↑ "Rosario (EP) by Honcho". Honcho. April 4, 2021. Retrieved February 29, 2024– via Spotify.
  17. ↑ "M.E (Marcus & Ethan) (EP) by Honcho". Honcho. November 23, 2023. Retrieved February 29, 2024– via Spotify.
  18. ↑ "Aayusin Kita by Bosx1ne". Bosx1ne. August 5, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2024– via Spotify.
  19. ↑ "Fuck Buddy by Bosx1ne". Bosx1ne. December 29, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2024– via Spotify.
  20. ↑ "Fuck Buddy by Bosx1ne". Bosx1ne. July 7, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2024– via Spotify.
  21. ↑ "Di Na Muna by Bosx1ne". Bosx1ne. September 21, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2024– via Spotify.
  22. ↑ "Miss Flawless by Bosx1ne". Bosx1ne. September 9, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2024– via Spotify.
  23. ↑ "Flower by Honcho". Honcho. March 2, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2024– via Spotify.
  24. ↑ "Pasensya Na by Honcho". Honcho. August 10, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2024– via Spotify.
  25. ↑ "Kasalanan by Honcho". Honcho. June 13, 2022. Retrieved February 29, 2024– via Spotify.
  26. ↑ "Tamang Panahon by Honcho". Honcho. June 13, 2022. Retrieved February 29, 2024– via Spotify.
  27. ↑ "KATAWAN by Jemay Santiago, BLuNaYr, Honcho". Jemay Santiago, BLuNaYr, Honcho. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 29, 2024– via Spotify.
  28. ↑ "Kaya Pala by Honcho". Honcho. January 1, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024– via Spotify.
  29. ↑ "Captain by Honcho". Honcho. January 17, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024– via Spotify.
  30. ↑ "Kasal Kana by Honcho". Honcho. February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024– via Spotify.
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