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Drain Gang

AKA: Gravity Boys Shield Gang, Smög Boys, GTBSG, Shield Gang, Gravity Boys

Drain Gang, formerly Gravity Boys Shield Gang, is a cloud rap/experimental pop collective from Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in 2013 and consists of Bladee (singer), Ecco2k (singer and record producer), Thaiboy Digital (singer), Whitearmor (record producer).

They are known for their frequent collaborations with fellow Swedish rapper Yung Lean and producers Gud and Yung Sherman, who formed the Sad Boys collective, also based in Stockholm. Sherman is also a former member of Drain Gang.

In a 2018 interview with i-D, Bladee explained the meaning of the name “Drain Gang”:

#Drain is about loss and gain; it could be good or bad — you could be drained of energy or you could drain something to gain energy. There’s financial, emotional and physical drains, for example — you could just be draining your bank account at the store. It doesn’t have to be deep. Basically, if I’m talking about ‘eating the night’ that means I drain it for its essence. Everything me and my bros do is connected to that concept — we might drain some blood for good fortune.

The group is also known for their clothing, released as Official Drain© Licensed Product, as well as under Ecco’s label g'LOSS.