Reptilian Club Boyz, also known as RCB or Blood Rayne Boys, was an American modern hip hop collective based in Tennessee. RCB was founded by rappers Hi-C and Diamondsonmydick in 2016, they have been credited as influential in the 2020s underground rap scene and development of the hexD genre.
History In 2016, the Reptilian Club Boyz collective was founded by Nashville rapper and producer Hi-C and Virginia rapper Diamondsonmydick. The group was a Tennessee-based collective of producers and rappers. The collective released singles in 2017 such as "prettyboydemongang anthem SURFS UP WHITE BOY ROCK NIGGA SWAGG" which marked their evolution from cloud rap to the early surge style. The group were managed by rapper Marcy Mane from 2019 to 2021. The Fader described the group as an "Internet rap collective".
Reptilian Club Boyz released its debut mixtape, Reptilian Shrine, in 2017. Its last mixtape, #RockOutGang, released on March 15, 2020, shortly before the collective's disbandment in 2021.
Musical style and artistry According to music journalist Kieran Press-Reynolds, writing for Complex, "Reptilian Club Boyz sprinkled their original tunes with a panoply of pretty digital effects—lots of stuff from the video game Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow."
Members In 2018, Cartier God, Draco Murcielago (also known as Draco Montana / GxTHCHYLD), FileFantasy, 48run0, LazyGod, and Matty Vanilla joined the collective. In 2019, Lil Mai, Marjorie -W.C. Sinclair (also known as Evanora Unlimited / Housepett), Truly Based, and sadparappa joined. In 2020, Blxxdy, Lil Shine, PLAYWITHGUNS, Stunny, and vulp3sv3lox (Vulpixxx) joined. FileFantasy departed in 2019, and Draco Murcielago departed in 2020. In 2021, Flansie and KRXXK joined. Members with unknown join years were Jugg6k and Lil Kawaii, the former left RCB in 2021. Lil Kawaii died of a fentanyl overdose in August 2021 when he took a counterfeit percocet pill that was cut with the substance, unbeknownst to him.Rapper Lil Kawaii death: Lil Tracy affiliate reportedly dead from drug overdose Monsters and Critics
Hi-C
Christian Shaw (born January 31, 1998), known professionally as Hi-C, is an American rapper and record producer. Hi-C co-founded the collective Reptilian Club Boyz in 2016. He began making music in the early 2010's originally adopting the aliases Chris the Pharoah and then Crystvr before settling on Hi-C. The pseudonym "High C" was inspired by Shaw's then-boss at a job he used to work at, who erroneously believed he was high all the time when he was actually overheated and experiencing exhaustion.
In 2023, The Fader reviewed Hi-C's album L3Ft 4 D3ad and noted him as "a key force in the development of HexD music". Shaw has been noted as an influence on rappers Xaviersobased and preme4l. He has also collaborated with Xaviersobased, MikeBrokeAsf, rockstarcliff, selfmadesav, Lil Yawh, WiFiGawd, Gods Wisdom, Cooper B. Handy, and former Reptilian Club Boyz member Cartier'God.
Influence Writing for Pitchfork, music critic Kieran Press-Reynolds noted Lithuanian rapper Yabujin as taking from the "decayed glimmer" of Reptilian Club Boyz. American rapper Xaviersobased credited the "tempo changes" in his music on tracks like "crisp dubs" as inspired by the work of Reptilian Club Boyz. Press-Reynolds later noted the group as being at a new vanguard in the early 2020s underground, which was "splintering" from digicore and hexD.
In June 2019, a collection of Reptilian Club Boyz's songs were compiled into a mix with the use of bitcrushing effects and released as Rare RCB hexD.mp3 by artist Stacy Minajj under the alias tomoe_theundy1ng. The mix has been credited with crystallizing the "surge" scene.
Discography
Mixtapes TitleMixtape detailsReptilian Shrine Released: 2017 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingDemons n Tokyo tha Movie Released: 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingBlood Rain Boys the Game Released: 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingReptilianClubBoyz Bizzare Adventure Vol. 1 Released: 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming#RockOutGang Released: 2020 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming
EPs TitleEP detailsReptilian Cashapp Boyz EP Released: 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming#BloodThirsty Released: 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming
Singles TitleSingle detailspop a green goblin (frakenstn wlk) Released: 2016 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingDemon With the Scope Released: 2017 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingReptilian Ritual Released: 2017 Collaborators: Slug Christ & Sickboyrari Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingPalice Released: 2017 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingog gass! Released: 2017 Collaborators: Diamondsonmydick & Hi-C Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingPalice Released: 2017 Collaborators: Diamondsonmydick & Hi-C Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingTake That Pussy Nigga Soul Released: 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingDraculina Released: 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingIn Da Underworld Playing San Andreas Released: 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingPrettyboydemongang Anthem Surfs Up White Boy Rock Nigga Swagg Released: 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingDemonsinyotrap! Released: 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingOhh Yeaaa Juiced Up Pop Punk Emo Swag Released: 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingPretty Boy Demon Shottah Gang Shit Released: 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingHang 10 Released: 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingOK! (hard in tha paint) Released: 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingPrettyDemonRockstarz (It's the Drugs) Released: 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming#PrettyBoyHideout Released: 2020 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming#GuitarBuisness Released: 2020 Collaborators: RCB Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingCorpse Bridee Released: 2021 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingMarceline Released: 2021 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingPuffyAmiYumi Released: 2021 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingWaffle House Released: 2021 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingRockstar Released: 2021 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming
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