Skusta Clee

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Skusta Clee
Birth nameDaryl Jake Borja Ruiz [1]
Born (1996-02-16) February 16, 1996 (age 28)
General Trias, Cavite
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • actor
  • Dancer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2014–present
Labels
Member of
YouTube information
Channels YouTube
Subscribers2.73 million
Total views113 million
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2020
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2021
Last updated: April 18, 2022

Daryl Jake Borja Ruiz (born February 16, 1996), known professionally as Skusta Clee, is a Filipino rapper, singer-songwriter, actor and a member of the Filipino hip-hop collective Ex Battalion. He is known for his numerous hit singles "Zebbiana", "Pauwi Nako", and "Dance With You" and is notably regarded as the pioneer of the Pinoy trap genre, as he first started the mainstream trap movement in the country. He is also a member of O.C. Dawgs, a hip-hop group he formed in 2012. [2]

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History and career

A controversial figure in local hip-hop, Ruiz is perhaps the most prominent hip-hop artist in the Philippines from the late 2010s to the early 2020s. 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.

The singer-rapper is also an artist of Ex Battalion's partner label, Panty Droppaz League. Among the label's greatest hits which gave rise to its phenomenal success are Pauwi Nako, Zebbiana, and Dance With You which were released in 2018, 2019, and 2020, garnering hundreds of millions of views and streams on YouTube and Spotify. [3] [4]

In 2019, Ruiz starred on the box-office feature Sons of Nanay Sabel alongside his groupmates from Ex Battalion.

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]

On June 20, 2021, Skusta Clee released the song "Lagi" (lit. 'Everyday'). The video for the song included his newborn daughter. [6]

On October 31, 2021, Skusta Clee released Karma featuring Gloc-9, with an accompanying Thriller-inspired music video starring Bea Alonzo and Awra Briguela. [7] The short film was premiered on Halloween and gained over 2 million views and took the top trending spot on YouTube PH shortly after its release. [8] Alonzo also considers the music video as her Halloween entry for the year. The song is produced by Daniel "Flip D" Tuazon and Christian "Chriilz" Andalez and the music video is directed by Titus Cee.

In 2022, the music video of Skusta Clee's Dance With You featuring Yuri Dope became the fastest top-grossing OPM music video of all time, it is the first to cross 190 million views to date, surpassing Sarah Geronimo's Tala which came in second with 187 million views in the most-viewed OPM music videos in the country. [9]

Controversies

"Tap Na" controversy

In late 2019, a video clip of Ruiz scoffing at unknown rappers have gone viral. [10] The 12-second video sparked heated debate among netizens for his 'unpleasant' attitude. A year later, the rapper-singer songwriter reused the catchphrase "Tap na" (stop) as a closing line in his verse in Ex Battalion's diss track Yearly. [11] [12] The track depicts the group's success and its presence being 'timely' in the rap scene, and is also a response to its detractors. [13]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays with selected details
TitleAlbum DetailsRef.
Trifecta
(with Flow G)
Track listing
  • 1. "Angas"
  • 2. "Deserve"
  • 3. "Inggit"
[14]

Singles

As a lead artist

YearTitleAlbum
2018Paalam
(with Future Thug)		Non-album singles
Sa Susunod Na Lang
(featuring Yuri Dope)
2019Zebbiana [15]
2020N'Luv
(featuring Leslie)
Umaasa
Nandito Lang Ako
(with Jnske, Leslie, Honcho, Bullet D & Flow G)
Kung Tayo
Dance With You [16]
(featuring Yuri Dope)
2021Lagi [17]
Kung Tayo & Imahe
(with Magnus Haven)
Ang Liwanag
(with Magnus Haven)
Karma [7]
(featuring Gloc-9)
Kaya Natin
2022Alak Pa
(featuring Yuri Dope)
Solo
2023Testing
Ikaw Na Nga Yon
(featuring Flow G)
Noche Buena
Lagabog
(featuring Illest Morena)
YearTitle
2019HBD (Birthday Mo)
(with Donnalyn Bartolome, Bassilyo, Smugglaz, Zaito)
2020Dahil Sayo
(with Jom of ALLMO$T)
You & I
(with Chriilz, Ijiboy, Bosx1ne)
Halika Na
(with Billy Crawford)
Pasensya Na
(with Honcho, Jekkpot)
Iisang Tulay
(with Mike Kosa, OG Sacred)
Wag Na Lang
(with MC Einstein)
2021Pwedeng Ayusin Natin To?
(with Because)
Sabay sa Ulap
(with SLy Kane, Jkris, Zargon)
2022Kumpisal [18]
(with Gloc-9)
2023Bawal
(with Yuri Dope)
Paasa (Remix)
(with Chriilz)
Huli Na
(with Yuri Dope)
Laya
(with Flow G)

Personal life

His former partner, Filipina-Lebanese YouTuber Zeinab Harake, gave birth to a daughter fathered by Ruiz on April 28, 2021. [19] In May 2022, Harake confirmed her break-up with Ruiz. [20]

Awards and nominations

Award ceremonyYearCategoryNominee(s)/work(s)ResultRef.
MYX Music Awards 2020Spotify's Top OPM Hip-Hop ArtistSkusta CleeWon [21]
Wish Music Awards 2019Wishclusive R&B Performance of the YearZebbianaWon [15]

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  2. ↑ "OC Dawgs - Pinoy Hiphop Superstar". pinoyhiphopsuperstar.com. September 4, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
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  6. ↑ "Skusta Clee's new music video "Lagi" features his newborn baby girl Bia". GMA Network . June 21, 2021.
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  11. ↑ Ex Battalion – Yearly Lyrics | Genius Lyrics
  12. ↑ Ex Battalion - Yearly (Official Music Video)
  13. ↑ "21-Gun Salute to 2021, 9-11 of 21 - Ex Battalion". onemusicph.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Trifecta (EP) by Skusta Clee, Flow G". Skusta Clee, Flow G. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024– via Apple Music.
  15. 1 2 "WINNERS ALL: 2021 Wish Music Awards". mb.com.ph. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  16. ↑ "7 Pinoy R&B bops of the moment thanks to TikTok". CNN Philippines. March 15, 2021. Archived from the original on March 15, 2021.
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  18. ↑ "Gloc-9 teams up with Skusta Clee on Latin guitar-flavoured new single 'Kumpisal'". NME.com. May 13, 2022.
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