Skusta Clee
Daryl Jake Borja Ruiz, known professionally as Skusta Clee, is a Filipino rapper and a member of the Filipino hip-hop collective Ex Battalion. He is known for his numerous hit singles "Zebbiana", "Pauwi Nako", "Dance With You", and "Kalimutan Ka". He is also a member of O.C. Dawgs, a hip-hop group he formed in 2012.
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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 signed to Panty Droppaz League, a partner label of Ex Battalion. Among the label’s biggest hits, which contributed to its widespread success, are "Pauwi Nako" (2018), "Zebbiana" (2019), and "Dance With You" (2020). These tracks have collectively accumulated hundreds of millions of views and streams on YouTube and Spotify.
In 2019, Ruiz starred in 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.
On June 20, 2021, Skusta Clee released the song "Lagi" (lit. 'All the Time'). The video for the song included his newborn daughter.
On October 31, 2021, Skusta Clee released "Karma" featuring Gloc-9, with an accompanying "Thriller"-inspired music video starring Bea Alonzo and Awra Briguela. The short film gained over 2 million views and took the top trending spot on YouTube PH shortly after its release. The song was produced by Daniel "Flip D" Tuazon and Christian "Chriilz" Andalez and the music video was directed by Titus Cee.
In 2022, the music video of Skusta Clee's "Dance With You" featuring Yuri Dope became the most-viewed music video by an OPM artist on YouTube. As of April 2022, the music video had crossed 190.2 million views, surpassing Sarah Geronimo's "Tala" which ranked second with 187.6 million views.
Controversies
In late 2019, a video clip of Ruiz scoffing at unknown rappers have gone viral. 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. The track depicts the group's success and its presence being 'timely' in the rap scene, and is also a response to its critics.
Personal life
His former partner, Filipina-Lebanese YouTuber Zeinab Harake, gave birth to their daughter Zebbiana “Bia” on April 28, 2021. In May 2022, Harake confirmed her break-up with Ruiz.
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