O.C. Dawgs

Old Cash Dawgs, more popularly known by the shortened term O.C. Dawgs, is a Filipino hip hop trio consisting of Skusta Clee, Bullet D, and Jnske that was formed in 2012.^[1] The collective is known for their numerous hit singles "Pauwi Nako", "Akala Ko Nung Una", "Kriminal",^[2] and "Hayaan Mo Sila",^[3] the collaborative trap track with Ex Battalion in 2017 that almost topped the now-defunct Billboard Philippines Top 20 chart.

O.C. Dawgs
Origin	Taguig, Philippines
Genres	Pinoy hip hop trap
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Panty Droppaz League Ex Battalion Music
Members	Skusta Clee Bullet D Jnske

History and career

Old Cash Dawgs was formed and founded in 2012 by Skusta Clee, who mostly writes the song hooks, followed by Bullet D and Jnske. Skusta Clee, the lead member of O.C. Dawgs, pioneered the Pinoy trap genre, which helped launch the country's mainstream trap movement. Despite being underground at first, O.C. Dawgs dominated Musical.ly in 2016 with the release of "Kriminal", the same year the group joined Ex Battalion.^[1]

On September 18, 2017, "Hayaan Mo Sila", their collaboration with Ex Battalion, debuted on the Billboard Philippines Top 20 chart.^[4] In their 16th week on the chart, they peaked at #2.^[5] On June 18, 2018, their performance of that song on the "Wish Bus" of Wish 107.5 was uploaded to Youtube.^[6] Two days later, it had topped YouTube PH’s trends list.

The O.C. Dawgs have seen phenomenal success with "Pauwi Nako", which was released in 2018 under the Panty Droppaz League music label, and has amassed millions of streams on both Spotify and YouTube platforms.^[7][8][9] Their performance of that song on the "Wish Bus" ranked third on YouTube PH's top trending music videos for 2019.^[10] It was the fastest video from their channel to hit 10 million YouTube views in no less than two weeks.

Controversies

Plagiarism

Ex Battalion members Skusta Clee and Flow G have been accused of plagiarism for releasing a promotional track entitled "Deym" identical to "Ddaeng" by BTS in September 2020. The contentious piece sparked heated debate, making #SkustaCleeisGoingtoJailParty a trending topic on Philippine Twitter.^[11] A few weeks later, the group's management denied allegations claiming that the two pieces are 'inherently different' and that they used a generic triplet flow. The management also added that "parallel thinking among artists do happen and it cannot be avoided".^[12]

Members

• Skusta Clee – leader, vocalist, rapper^[2]
• Bullet D – rapper^[2]
• Jnske – rapper^[2]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Title	Album
2015	Kriminal^[2]	Non-album singles
2016	Akala Ko Nung Una (featuring Future Thug)
2018	Pauwi Nako (featuring Flow G, Yuri Dope)
2022	Pagmamahal Mo Lang^[13]^[14] (featuring Flow G)

As featured artist

Year	Title
2017	Hayaan Mo Sila (with Ex Battalion)
2018	SouthBoys (with Ex Battalion)

Awards and nominations

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee(s)/work(s)	Result	Ref.
Wish Music Awards	2018	Wish Hip-Hop Song of the Year	Hayaan Mo Sila (with Ex Battalion)	Nominated	^[15]
	2019	Wishclusive Elite Circle — Bronze		Won	^[16]
	2020	Wishclusive Hip-hop Performance of the Year	Pauwi Nako (feat. Yuri Dope, Flow G)^[a]	Won	^[17]
		Wishclusive Elite Circle — Bronze	Pauwi Nako (feat. Yuri Dope, Flow G)	Won
		Wishclusive Elite Circle — Silver		Won
		Wishclusive Elite Circle — Gold		Won
	2021	Wishclusive Elite Circle — Platinum		Won	^[18]

See also

• Filipino hip hop

Notes

1. Received PhP 100K for their beneficiary, Make-A-Wish Foundation Philippines

References

1. "OC Dawgs - Pinoy Hiphop Superstar". pinoyhiphopsuperstar.com. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
2. "SKUSTA CLEE, JNSKE, & BULLET D REUNITE AS O.C. DAWGS TO SHOW A CRIMINAL MIND AT WORK IN 'KRIMINAL'". hiphopdx.com. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
3. "Why did YouTube take down Ex Battalion's hit song "Hayaan Mo Sila?"". GMA Network. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
4. . November 22, 2017. Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
5. . January 12, 2018. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
6. "Beats and Breaks: 10 Hip-Hop Wishclusives That Set Us All Ablaze". Wish FM 107.5. April 14, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
7. "Panty Droppaz League - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
8. "Ex Battalion Music". YouTube. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
9. "O.C. Dawgs on Spotify". Spotify.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
10. "Three Hip-Hop Wishclusives Made YouTube PH's Top Music Videos List for 2019". Wish FM 107.5. December 28, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
11. "Two Ex Battalion members face plagiarism allegations of BTS 'Ddaeng' over 'Deym'". bandwagon.asia. October 5, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
12. "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 February 2, 2022.
13. "Filipino rap group O.C. Dawgs and Flow G share 'Pagmamahal Mo Lang' music video". NME. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
14. "O.C. DAWGS ENLISTS FLOW G IN SKUSTA CLEE-PRODUCED AND DIRECTED 'PAGMAMAHAL MO LANG'". HipHopDX. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
15. "The 4th Wish 107.5 Music Awards: Nominees, New Categories, and More". Wish FM 107.5. December 12, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
16. "A First: Platinum Wishclusive Elite Circle Awards to be Given at the 4th WMA". Wish FM 107.5. December 25, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
17. "5th Wish 107.5 Music Awards: Complete List of Winners". wish1075.com. January 19, 2020.
18. "6th Wish 107.5 Music Awards: Complete List of Winners". Wish FM 107.5. January 17, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2022.