Reptilian Club Boyz was an American internet rap collective formed 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.
In 2016, the Reptilian Club Boyz collective was founded by Nashville rapper Hi-C and Virginia rapper Diamondsonmydick. The group has been described as a 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. In 2020, the group consisted of 10 members.
Rapper Lil Shine joined Reptilian Club Boyz in 2020. Artist Orion Sage Ohana, known professionally as Evanora Unlimited became a member of the collective under his Marjorie W.C. Sinclair side project and producer alias Housepett until its disbandment in 2021. When Ohana was 16, rapper Diamondsonmydick reached out for cover artwork and video editing.
Christian Shaw (born January 31, 1998), known professionally as Hi-C, is an American rapper and record producer. He is the co-founder of the hip-hop collective Reptilian Club Boyz. "High C" was a nickname given by Shaw's then-boss, who thought he was high all the time. Shaw then adopted the nickname as his stage name.
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, mikesbrokeaf, rockstarcliff, selfmadesav, Lil Yawh, Wifigawd, Gods Wisdom, Cooper B. Handy, and former Reptilian Club Boyz member Cartier'God.
Writing for Pitchfork, music critic Kieran Press-Reynolds, noted Lithuanian rapper Yabujin as taking from the "declayed 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.
A collection of Reptilian Club Boyz's singles were compiled into a mix known as Rare RCB hexD.mp3 by artist Stacy Minajj under the alias tomoe_theundy1ng released in June 2019. The mix has been credited by Press-Reynolds with crystallizing the "surge" scene.