Honcho (rapper)

{{Short description|Filipino rapper}} {{Use Philippine English|date=March 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{About|the Filipino rapper|other uses|Honcho (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox person | name = Honcho | image = Honcho in 2025.jpg | image_upright = | caption = Honcho in 2025 | birth_name = Mark Ezekiel Maglasang | other_names = {{hlist|Bosx1ne {{small|(formerly)}}|The Great Honcho{{efn|YouTube channel username.}}}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|6|13}} | birth_place = [[Consolacion|Consolacion, Cebu]], Philippines | occupation = {{hlist|[[Rapping|Rapper]]|singer-songwriter}} | years_active = 2012–present | spouse = Erika Tolosa Maglasang<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex Battalion members profile: real names, age, birthday, songs|url=https://kami.com.ph/97995-ex-battalion-members-profile-real-names-age-birthday-songs.html |access-date=12 May 2022 |work=Kami.com.ph |date=12 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref> | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | background = | genre = {{hlist|[[Pinoy hip hop]]|[[Trap music (EDM)|trap]]}} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals}} | label = {{hlist|[[Ex Battalion|Ex Battalion Music]] (2012–2022){{efn|Member status disputed.}}|[[Viva Records (Philippines)|Viva Records]]|DeeFyre Records|NOVWLZ{{efn|Pronounced no-vowels.}}}} | past_member_of = {{hlist|[[Ex Battalion]]|[[Ex Battalion|Kakaiboys]]{{efn|''Kakaiboys'' is a sub-unit of the Filipino hip-hop collective Ex Battalion. The group is composed of Skusta Clee, Flow G, and then-member Honcho (formerly Bosx1ne).}}}} | module = {{Infobox youtuber | child = yes | youtube_id = UCBMPnn0ED9Zy7TDNFWG3aBg | youtube_display_name = TheGreatHoncho

| youtube_years_active = | youtube_genre = | youtube_subscribers = 241 thousand | youtube_views = 9.4 million | stats_update = December 26, 2025 }} }} }}

'''Mark Ezekiel Maglasang''' (born June 13, 1995), also known mononymously as '''Honcho''' (formerly '''Bosx1ne'''; pronounced boss-one), is a Filipino rapper, singer and songwriter. He founded the Filipino hip-hop group [[Ex Battalion]] in 2012,<ref>{{cite web |title=Why Ai Ai taught Ex B boys a lesson|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/06/26/1827828/why-ai-ai-taught-exb-boys-lesson|website=philstar.com |access-date=June 26, 2018}}</ref> whose collective gained nationwide prominence with hits such as "Hayaan Mo Sila" and "No Games", the only trap tracks that charted the Top 10 of the now-defunct [[Billboard Philippines|Billboard PH Top 20]]. He reportedly left the group in 2022.<ref name=":1" />

==Career== ===2012—2021: Solo activities and Ex Battalion=== Bosx1ne founded [[Ex Battalion]] who gained nationwide fame in 2018 after the release of "Hayaan Mo Sila", he changed his screen name to Honcho in mid-2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gabinete |first1=Jojo |title=Mark Maglasang, aka Bosx1ne, kumalas na sa Ex Battalion |url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/143153/mark-maglasang-aka-bosx1ne-kumalas-na-sa-ex-battalion-a734-20190509 |website=PEP.ph |access-date=May 9, 2019}}</ref>

In April 2021, Honcho announced a [[lenten]] special EP entitled "Rosario", which he would be releasing on [[YouTube]] on a one-track-a-day arrangement from April 1 to 4, starting with the first song entitled "Ulap" featuring Jekkpot, Brando, and MC Einstein, and finally ending with the titular song itself.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOtIIPsit4k Video on YouTube]</ref>

===2022: Departure from Ex Battalion and solo emergence=== In August 2022, Honcho apparently was "kicked out" of [[Ex Battalion]] after an alleged altercation with [[Skusta Clee]], according to a cryptic post by the latter indicating Honcho has left the group and has since released solo work on his record label DeeFyre Records.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Skusta Clee sinapak: Ex-Battalion nilayasan ni Honcho |url=https://www.abante.com.ph/2022/08/13/skusta-clee-sinapak-ex-battalion-nilayasan-ni-honcho/ |website=Abante News |date=August 13, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Angan |first1=Kara |title=Ex Battalion are done with rumormongers with new track, Chismis |url=https://hiphopdx.com/en_asia/news/id.72405/title.ex-battalion-are-done-with-rumormongers-with-new-track-chismis |website=hiphopdx.com |date=August 9, 2022 |publisher=HipHopDX Asia |access-date=August 9, 2022}}</ref>

===2025—present: New singles, and label signing with NOVWLZ === In December 2025, Honcho was revealed as part of NOVWLZ (pronounced no-vowels), a new music label backed by the Viva Music Group, marking the artist's return to both the music scene and Viva Records. Part of the label's first set of roster included hip-hop acts ronrookie, Vambre, Bad Dee, Ram Millr, Ricochét, Wolbsgvng, Kiervy, Aliya, and TRA₱ BOY$.<ref>{{cite web |title=Viva Music Group unveils new hip-hop powerhouse in grand launch of NOVWLZ |url=https://www.pikapika.ph/pikadaily/viva-music-group-unveils-new-hip-hop-powerhouse-in-grand-launch-of-novwlz |website=pikapika.ph |date=December 10, 2025 |publisher=Pikapika |access-date=December 26, 2025}}</ref>

On the same month, Honcho released "Disorder" as part of the label launch. A self-produced track together with NOVWLZ co-founder Archie Malate, "Disorder" is described as a ''hard-hitting, beat-heavy single that captures the chaos, conflict, and clarity of navigating a world that constantly pulls you in different directions'' by entertainment publication Pikapika.<ref name="Disorder">{{cite web |title=Honcho reintroduces himself through gritty new track “Disorder” |url=https://www.pikapika.ph/pikadaily/honcho-reintroduces-himself-through-gritty-new-track-disorder |website=pikapika.ph |date=December 10, 2025 |publisher=Pikapika |access-date=December 26, 2025}}</ref> From one track to another, "Disorder" was followed by the release of "Talk To Me" (featuring Tanikala) with an accompanying music video<ref>{{cite web |title=Honcho - Talk To Me ft. Tanikala (Official Music Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGCTc4R5jcE |website=youtube.com |date=December 14, 2025 |access-date=December 26, 2025}}</ref>, which gained a hundred thousand views two weeks from release.<ref>{{cite web |title=Honcho's 'Talk to Me' ft. Tanikala OMV now has 100K views! |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122162492420773400&set=a.122118220808773400 |website=facebook.com |date=December 26, 2025 |access-date=December 26, 2025}}</ref>

==Discography==

=== Extended plays === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of extended plays with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |Title ! scope="col" style="width:18em;" |Album Details ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" |''Rosario'' | * Released: April 4, 2021 (PH) * Label: [[Ex Battalion|Ex Battalion Music]] * Format: [[Digital download (music)|digital download]], [[streaming media]] {{Collapsible list | title = Track listing|1. "Ulap" {{small|(feat. Jekkpot, Brando, MC Einstein)}}|2. "Yakapin" {{small|(feat. JRoa)}}|3. "Pagkakamali (Live Version)"|4. "Rosario" {{small|(feat. [[Flow G]], [[Skusta Clee]])}} }} | <ref>{{cite web |date=April 4, 2021 |title=Rosario (EP) by Honcho |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/14XEnFM1sSkMVxUNVYUaVV |access-date=February 29, 2024 |publisher=Honcho |via=Spotify}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |''M.E (Marcus & Ethan)'' | * Released: November 23, 2023 (PH) * Label: DeeFyre Records * Format: [[Digital download (music)|digital download]], [[streaming media]] {{Collapsible list | title = Track listing|1. "247"|2. "Little One"|3. "Liam" }} | <ref>{{cite web |date=November 23, 2023 |title=M.E (Marcus & Ethan) (EP) by Honcho |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5FGaVPG6223fjbmUQJDgUJ |access-date=February 29, 2024 |publisher=Honcho |via=Spotify}}</ref> |}

=== As a lead artist === ====As Bosx1ne==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:2em;"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16.5em;"| Album ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16.5em;" | Label ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" |"Aayusin Kita" {{small|(feat. Mckoy, Emcee Rhenn, Jekkpot)}} | 2015 | rowspan="5" align="center" |Non-album singles | rowspan="5" align="center" |[[Ex Battalion|Ex Battalion Music]] |<ref>{{cite web |date=August 5, 2015 |title=Aayusin Kita by Bosx1ne |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/67MWDS4ltMGM5zOhiAvpyN |access-date=March 1, 2024 |publisher=Bosx1ne |via=Spotify}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Fuck Buddy" {{small|(featuring [[Skusta Clee]])}} | 2016 | <ref>{{cite web |date=December 29, 2016 |title=Fuck Buddy by Bosx1ne |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/7JKjh5QwxO7TYWrRYGgD6t |access-date=March 1, 2024 |publisher=Bosx1ne |via=Spotify}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Number One Rule" {{small|(featuring H Beat)}} | 2017 | <ref>{{cite web |date=July 7, 2017 |title=Fuck Buddy by Bosx1ne |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/7s6PrEleA90lQLLjmULnEb |access-date=March 1, 2024 |publisher=Bosx1ne |via=Spotify}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Di Na Muna" | 2018 | <ref>{{cite web |date=September 21, 2018 |title=Di Na Muna by Bosx1ne |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6VtlXQkfcLvuQTJTdXxQ4L |access-date=March 1, 2024 |publisher=Bosx1ne |via=Spotify}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Miss Flawless" {{small|(with [[Flow G]] featuring Sachzna)}} | 2019 | <ref>{{cite web |date=September 9, 2019 |title=Miss Flawless by Bosx1ne |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/40Cz6d6DELbPHoEQqlnPpE |access-date=March 1, 2024 |publisher=Bosx1ne |via=Spotify}}</ref> |}

====As Honcho==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:2em;"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16.5em;"| Album ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16.5em;" | Label ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" |"Flower" {{small|(featuring Bullet-D)}} | rowspan="2"| 2020 | rowspan="14" align="center" |Non-album singles | rowspan=2" align="center"|[[Ex Battalion|Ex Battalion Music]] |<ref>{{cite web |date=March 2, 2020 |title=Flower by Honcho |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0vPtyarPx6omm1w4DkWdvk |access-date=February 29, 2024 |publisher=Honcho |via=Spotify}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Pasensya Na" {{small|(featuring Jekkpot, [[Skusta Clee]])}} | <ref>{{cite web |date=August 10, 2020 |title=Pasensya Na by Honcho |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1vgHXSih8xXRMsxK09WYEO |access-date=February 29, 2024 |publisher=Honcho |via=Spotify}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Kasalanan" | rowspan="2"| 2022 | [[Ex Battalion|Ex Battalion Music]]/DeeFyre Records | <ref>{{cite web |date=June 13, 2022 |title=Kasalanan by Honcho |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/58SKujLM38GTmiBsDgzcfz |access-date=February 29, 2024 |publisher=Honcho |via=Spotify}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Tamang Panahon" {{small|(featuring Floydiebanks, Thugprince)}} | DeeFyre Records | <ref>{{cite web |date=June 13, 2022 |title=Tamang Panahon by Honcho |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4WxfML0hp29oTNRImwSsWF |access-date=February 29, 2024 |publisher=Honcho |via=Spotify}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"KATAWAN" {{small|(with Jemay Santiago, BLuNaYr featuring EIJ)}} | 2023 | {{n/a|Independent}} | <ref>{{cite web |date=February 3, 2023 |title=KATAWAN by Jemay Santiago, BLuNaYr, Honcho |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0xlstqR5Y8GX105ZaXzx9j |access-date=February 29, 2024 |publisher=Jemay Santiago, BLuNaYr, Honcho |via=Spotify}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Kaya Pala" | rowspan="3" | 2024 | rowspan="3"|DeeFyre Records | <ref name="Kaya Pala">{{cite web |date=January 1, 2024 |title=Kaya Pala by Honcho |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5rTRx6KMuavSdM4UN6wpcu |access-date=February 29, 2024 |publisher=Honcho |via=Spotify}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Captain" | <ref>{{cite web |date=January 17, 2024 |title=Captain by Honcho |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3zbbCDmTPPQM09kInfjjFX |access-date=February 29, 2024 |publisher=Honcho |via=Spotify}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Kasal Kana" | <ref>{{cite web |date=February 4, 2024 |title=Kasal Kana by Honcho |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4ULp5RZ30k4T0cy9PBts1c |access-date=February 29, 2024 |publisher=Honcho |via=Spotify}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Wag Kang Tanga" {{small|(with Hambog Ng Sagpro)}} | rowspan="6" | 2025 | Asero Records | <ref>{{cite web |date=February 14, 2025 |title=Wag Kang Tanga by Hambog Ng Sagpro and Honcho |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/7JIQByE1Cas31s6sdTmzDO |access-date=December 26, 2025 |publisher=Honcho |via=Spotify}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"GateKups" {{small|(with Ritzz)}} | rowspan="2" | DeeFyre Records | <ref>{{cite web |date=April 14, 2025 |title=Captain by Honcho |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0uY4r5Uj1DsaHsqhmjXSCw |access-date=December 26, 2025 |publisher=Honcho |via=Spotify}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Ginto" | <ref>{{cite web |date=May 11, 2025 |title=Ginto by Honcho |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/63NmN0BXjroRHC4utMkWgq |access-date=December 26, 2025 |publisher=Honcho |via=Spotify}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Sobrang Latina" {{small|(with DollaPooch and Kairos Graphein)}} | HighLife Records | <ref>{{cite web |date=June 5, 2024 |title=Sobrang Latina by DollaPooch, Kairos Graphein and Honcho |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4hAyZP5F1aNDWJhQfzG3FB |access-date=December 26, 2025 |publisher=Honcho |via=Spotify}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Disorder" | rowspan=2" align="center"| NOVWLZ | <ref name="Disorder" /> |- ! scope="row" |"Talk To Me" {{small|(featuring Tanikala)}} | <ref>{{cite web |date=November 28, 2025 |title=Talk To Me by Honcho and Tanikala |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5abxz4bSCwGj3b0L0bFStM |access-date=December 26, 2025 |publisher=Honcho |via=Spotify}}</ref> |}

==See also== * [[Filipino hip hop]] * [[Ex Battalion]]

==Notes== {{Notelist}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Honcho}} [[Category:1995 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Cebuano people]] [[Category:21st-century Filipino male singers]] [[Category:Filipino male rappers]] [[Category:Filipino male singer-songwriters]] [[Category:Musicians from Cebu]] [[Category:Singers from Cebu]] [[Category:Universal Records (Philippines) artists]] [[Category:Visayan people]] [[Category:Ex Battalion members]] [[Category:21st-century rappers]]