Reptilian Club Boyz

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 N**** SWAGG" which marked their evolution from cloud rap to the early surge style. 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. PLAYWITHGUNS, Stunny, and vulp3sv3lox (Vulpixxx) joined. Shaw then adopted the nickname as his stage name. He has also collaborated with Xaviersobased, MikeBrokeAsf, Gods Wisdom, Cooper B. Handy, == 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. 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 EPs Singles == References ==