4TheFans: Drain Gang Tour LA Show w/ Bladee, Ecco2k, Thaiboy Digital & Whitearmor

#OurGenerationMusic #DrainGang #Bladee #4thefans #OGM
What does it mean to be a Drainer? “For me, it’s like a family atmosphere,” a fan told OGM host Emwell in line for Drain Gang’s recent Los Angeles show. While the Stockholm bred collective has become notorious for their niche underground sound - curated by members in Bladee, ThaiBoy Digital, Ecco2k and Whitearmor - each artist brings something otherwordly and unique to the table. Combining for a genre-less soundscape and a fan base that reflects the group’s dedication to their craft, Drain Gang has not only become a cultural phenomenon over the last decade, but a staple in hip-hop’s “cloud rap” culture. Associated acts in Swedish superstar Yung Lean and Gud further bolstered the collective’s standing as one of music’s most tantalizing acts, as Emwell and company scoured the lines to catch up with fans during Drain Gang’s April 10 show at the Globe Theater in LA. Highlighting tons of personalities, feel-good stories and appreciation for Drain Gang’s impact in the game, our latest episode of 4TheFans is all about self-expression. “[Being a Drainer] literally means to be yourself. It’s ethereal, heavenly and it means to love everyone… it’s a lifestyle.”
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[@youngthug5889]

dg fans are why i don’t say i listen to bladee ecco and thaiboy in public

[@WowShooting]

that guy in the camo hat is the worst….

[@blakeengle4153]

fr

[@ooommmiiii5016]

i agree young thug

[@onmoron4175]

@@WowShooting he was kinda funny in a cringe way tho

[@WowShooting]

@@onmoron4175 im literally the guy in the camo hat LMFAO yall are so gullible

[@blakeengle4153]

holy shit, I am actually kind of embarrassed to be a dg fan now. Please tell me everyone who listens to them isn't like this.

[@duranium4445]

yes everyone is like that, i can confirm.

[@finessinheartts2796]

@@duranium4445 no…

[@duranium4445]

@@finessinheartts2796 you don't seem to be a dg fan then.

[@edor44]

old fans aint liek dis

[@duranium4445]

@@edor44 They definetly are. Especially the og fans.

[@windom9922]

i'm sorry but some americans must be stopped

[@miller3784]

damn whole time i thought it was a meme the way they described dg fans but its fr like that💀 glad i live in europe lol

[@merlan913]

Truee

[@NerdgazmCS]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="353">5:53</a> ecco has never once mentioned his sexuality or gender where are people getting this stuff from

[@nry5485]

most these people discovered dg from tiktok they don't know anything and are alt-left extremists

[@Vstrum]

Yeah fr

[@fernandocuevas7526]

I twas confused fr

[@mibott]

He may not have ever explicitly talked about it but [i think] gender queerness is sometimes a theme in his music + the way he dresses etc. is often undeniably non conforming and what that person said wasn’t completely senseless 😭 y’all are just looking for reasons to be mad like there are dg fans that are 10x worse

[@tai5370]

You might be right but cmon he acts very gay and you know it buts it’s okay because he’s Ecco everyone loves him (((:

[@v2sgo]

“The people that edit their pictures on instagram” Like deepfried? “Yeah” 💀

[@onmoron4175]

they got confused with sematary

[@alexcargo3358]

she had to be on something

[@80dimebagzboominlikealiciakeys]

young vesgo back in da building you already know

[@v2sgo]

@@80dimebagzboominlikealiciakeys dawg wtf u are actually a real one… *daps u up*

[@80dimebagzboominlikealiciakeys]

@@v2sgo fr *daps up back*

[@ripgtbsg]

Holy shit i do not want to be associated with any of those ppl wtf did i just watch

[@mkyuno9232]

Facts hahaha wtf

[@mb-pz5ds]

Fax

[@jo3l188]

why not

[@bamse3256]

@@jo3l188 They weird asl

[@irocc]

young lean's long lost son @ 7:56

[@boyliferyan]

dawg i wish we were back in 2016 again and just vibing to 7 eleven and butterfly instead of dealing with this

[@rosez6737]

Never gonna forgive the people that didn't gatekeep

[@boyliferyan]

@@rosez6737 LOL im fine with new people enjoying dgs music but jesus christ the new fans really made dg their entire personality after listening to be nice 2 me

[@gustavofreng]

this comment is significantly more cringey than anything said in this video

[@boyliferyan]

@@gustavofreng i’m just saying i’m tired of estrogen obsessed art hoes alt girls with dyed hair turning dgs work into their personality, kind of like 14 yrolds joking about communism and karl max and saying how good it is

[@tweektweak3274]

@@gustavofreng the worst opinion

[@dantekiwi7926]

message of drain gang: "be confident of what you truly are!" the comments: "this people are cringy as hell for enjoying their own lifestyle 😂😂😂😂"

[@PuLsarSevenMC]

No literally these ppl seem chill it’s kind of funny ppl are trying to act like none of these people are normal

[@0.person885]

these ppl are weirdos

[@virkots]

but they all look and appear the same rather than unique and "themselves". judging from these videos from dg show, it seems like there's a defined mainstream style within the subculture that people who's more introvert and just into the music and message feel alienated by. also to some degree, i think people watching this feel cringe because it dawns upon them that they are also like this. they thought they were unique and had a special spiritual bond with the d9, but when all the unique drainers gather together it acts as a mirror and shows them how much they've actually fallen in line into this whole cliché drain culture. They thought (silly them) they were unique and that this was something they invented themselves by listening to bladee and reading about gnosticism on wikipedia.

[@Wavyso]

@@virkots lmao go outside nigga

[@grey_vetiver]

yes

[@davidfosford]

The cool dg fans are in europe

[@worldtec9098]

That's what I have theorized as well

[@1fault]

nerds*

[@steezgawdextraswa6906]

true

[@masonmiller9658]

I’m a very normal, normal, person. I like the boys because if their unique style, vision, sound, and mysterious personality. I don’t think too hard into it past that. I don’t tie in spirituality or sexuality at all. That being said, I’m embarrassed to be associated with this fan base. Is there any “normal” Bladee fans out here? I went to the San Antonio show and felt very out of place the whole time

[@alexsickntired]

im from eu and drainers are normal n chill most of the time its just americans that r like this

[@DanielJimenez-nw7zv]

Normal drainer here

[@masonmiller9658]

@@alexsickntired glad to hear that tbh. I’ll come to an EU show if I can one day

[@masonmiller9658]

@@DanielJimenez-nw7zv what’s up

[@guskerby2048]

I don’t think there’s anything to be embarrassed about. Most of the people except for the first dude seem pretty down to earth and chill. Everyone finds their own interpretation and connection to their music and that’s kind of the beauty in it. Also I think there definitely are some spiritual undertones especially with Crest and a lot of the more recent Bladee. Maybe not sexuality so much as like identity specifically with Ecco.

[@gameofvelets6421]

the guy in the exeter shirt yelling “open the pit” is the embodiment of corny

[@justinoo5367]

I feel like some of the people were either really wholesome or just pure cringe no in between

[@joyybugg]

see this is a good take. ppl in the cs are hating too much

[@user-jp4ci5ny3v]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="442">7:22</a> "How long have you been a fan" "Oh i am an OG. I've been a fan since Icedancer"

[@wingzknarleyy3632]

i was thinking that too like bro thats not even the beginning i found bladee on unknown death 2002 long ago.

[@draedonlongley2259]

some of these fans are so chill and most I wish I didn't have to see being interviewed

[@8enzoo]

been drain since 2013 crazy how the fanbase shifts just because of tiktok lol

[@alexsickntired]

just because bladee started makin shitty pop music

[@nry5485]

and the tiktok fans like to think the fanbase has been like this from the start

[@ripgtbsg]

@@nry5485 and then call you a hater

[@dylan2k1]

Frr ngl since dg changed there style the fans changed 2 I just can't fw w it the same way

[@gloinpeace]

It wasn’t just because of tiktok I think it’s mostly because of the change of style drain has taken in their music

[@anime101ist]

no racial, but yt people are weird asf

[@daf676]

😭😭😭

[@YazawaGrey]

I was looking forward to seeing a Drain Gang show one day, but after this video... I think I wanna stay away from Drain Gang fans and just enjoy the music on my own

[@rosez6737]

Just don't be American

[@aitordoval3364]

just go to a european DG show and you will be fine, we are not weirdos here

[@joellopez143]

@@aitordoval3364 fax

[@1fault]

@@aitordoval3364 you are nerds.

[@umadxdlol6930]

The girl talking about ecco being queer is cringe literally fake drainer.

[@dariti6516]

yeah i hate it it's very annoying when people draw their own conclusions about a person they don't know and a person that has never talked about that topic

[@umadxdlol6930]

@@dariti6516 they assume bc he wears dresses etc. and i imagine them crying when they find out about the 2 straight up model girls he been fuccin recently

[@kodasamvs]

Actually so cringe man I can’t

[@Luxarium]

Proper strange how they don’t know wtf they’re talking about and they think they right

[@op8]

wtf is wrong with that guy at the start 😭😭

[@247ghost3]

Idk😭😂

[@EMWELL]

HE LIT

[@unmuchoproblem0]

CRINGE GANG. get wit it or get lost

[@Toobrokeforagram]

I was there and bro was yelling open the pit during the whole concert too lmao

[@unmuchoproblem0]

@@Toobrokeforagram uhm open that bih and get to smackin den

[@gloop9400]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="445">7:25</a> "Ive been here since day one" "What's day one?" "Idkkkkk Icedancer?" Im going to literally die who are these people

[@tweektweak3274]

Makes me sick just listening to that man speak

[@foxeal8038]

bro, i feel you. makes me wanna puke. How the fuck can you think you a day one when you started with icedancer

[@WayofORO]

​@@tweektweak3274chill

[@abadtyme]

“i been here since day one” what’s day 1 “i don’t know”

[@5kjordn]

I'm so glad DG came so far. Watching them grow has been an honor.

[@kevk4908]

Would never expect them to come this far when I first listen to their music back in 2013-2014, crazy how far they came.

[@deargatekeeper]

theres so much fake drain in this video jesus

[@kodasamvs]

Cringe ahh fans 💀

[@core4119]

facts, average white people behaviour

[@jonny410sega]

LA is just so cringe LMAOO

[@yungdiego]

lots of people in this vid making the fanbase seem really cringe hahaha. especially that girl at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="300">5:00</a> she aint a real drainer. this show was an amazing experience tho glad y'all documented this

[@pharmacreep]

all 2020- on drainers

[@gia9757]

THEY CUTOUT MY WHOLE RESPONSE LMAAOOOOOOO i am literally a goth girl who listens to bands 😭 i got invited

[@o1iver525]

@@gia9757 what

[@gia9757]

@@o1iver525 i am goth woman who listens to bands but i got invited and they interviewed us and i made up stuff. i’m not a drainer at all

[@vustra4121]

@@gia9757 ur friend on the left is cute asf

[@vvs7092]

I’m just gonna drain at home after seeing this

[@morethanthrills1616]

The real fans are when gluee and unknown death first came out, literally been 8 years

[@slughorrible]

period..

[@kashtucker910]

💯

[@rossshua]

fr I wouldve never guess it'd turn into this in 2014 when I heard reborn LMAO

[@mcqn0400]

8 years ago i was like 8 or 9 bro no way i was finding dg back then 😭 gluee best bladee project tho love the sound of that era

[@morethanthrills1616]

@@mcqn0400 dang, I’m old then

[@darthsullen]

Corny asss tiktak fans

[@ykitskanyenorth847]

Sheisty at the bladee show is crazy💀💀💀

[@Sena2gK]

bro all gas no brakes should go to a drain gang show

[@treesdied3696]

No dg fans are some of the most uninteresting people, there’s a reason why they dress so goofy, so they can pretend they are interesting

[@ekstoqast]

Every time i feel bad about myself i watch this video

[@mkyuno9232]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="440">7:20</a> ice dancer is day 1 ?

[@martin8313]

to these people, yes

[@lossagain]

I mean icedancer came out like 5 years ago so…

[@mkyuno9232]

@@lossagain 3 1/2 years ago*

[@br4ndyaw4l]

bros heard be nice 2 me once and said this is my new personality

[@andrewgarcia8231]

-"I've been here since day 1" *quirky chuckle -"What's day 1?" -"idk, iCeDanCEr"

[@tweektweak3274]

Icedancer as in he listened to icedancer three months before and decided he preferred like Good Luck or some shit

[@CRYSTLCSTLES]

Holy fuck, could’ve sworn Sneako was interviewing drain gang fans by the way that interviewer sound.

[@TheFredMG]

Bro the whole time I was trying to figure who he sounded like ahaha

[@mau1806]

lmaooo imagine sneakos opinion on dg 💀💀

[@laserheadpie06]

these the fans that make drain gang look bad a lot of drainers aren't like this. a few of these people seemed chill tho ig

[@jo3l188]

Wdym by like this what is "this"

[@laserheadpie06]

@@jo3l188 kinda weird

[@rosez6737]

@@jo3l188 embarrassing

[@minty.5438]

yeah it’s just LA lmao the rest of drainers are fine

[@tweektweak3274]

The majority are not like this these people are the reason gatekeeping exists

[@Gago3000LP]

All of you need to chill and realize the drain is all about love No drainers hate other drainers even if they are cringey or „dont get it“ Literally just start to not care guys and everything is more positive

[@justinoo5367]

The guy in the beginning could be a character in the All Gas No Brakes Universe no kizzy 😂😂

[@WowShooting]

i am lol

[@liamlyons8355]

I hope this is just dg fans in LA

[@10alyx17]

Who ever edited this needs a pay raise

[@Evans2Far]

Nah fr

[@melarbi]

way too many goofies interviewed, this ain’t real drain aha, it’s time to bring back gatekeeping

[@iinterventionn]

What TikTok does to a fan base

[@ppher-oy9ns]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="486">8:06</a> this guy got the right idea.

[@Scorpionblush]

thank u

[@ekstoqast]

No he doesn’t

[@ppher-oy9ns]

@@ekstoqast damn mb, the mfer in the mask not the balenci raver fool.

[@daf676]

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THIS COMMENT SECTION?? WHY THESE PEOPLE ARE SO TOXIC LMAOO?

[@charmainecalvino7209]

Did not pass the vibe check.. whole point of drain is to be urself. So what if they’re cringe? You do you and let these mfs do them. We all enjoy the music and that’s all that matters.

[@Nokitron]

idk y lmao

[@Wavyso]

Cause y’all sum lames

[@sayonara9377]

Yeah you not gonna catch me saying I listen to bladee now

[@TOM-dr7bc]

Why can't they just be chill and normal

[@steezgawdextraswa6906]

Fr

[@Elias-gj8tc]

„he never comes to the us“ yea i can imagine why now

[@x_x.2003.mp4]

never felt more out of place than I did at the dg show

[@kittenfawn]

real as fuck

[@zims2k920]

Naw, everyone else out of place, you one of the few normal ones if you felt out of place

[@tweektweak3274]

Same bro it’s like they don’t even enjoy the music it’s all fucking hype to these people and dressing like street pixies or some shit I miss the Gluee-Redlight era

[@x_x.2003.mp4]

@@tweektweak3274 fr man I literally wore clothes I wear everyday basic fit and there was niggas out looking like they cosplaying as bladee😭

[@x_x.2003.mp4]

@@tweektweak3274 none of them knew any of the lyrics or were actually hype felt so fake

[@imeatingaburgerful]

Just as much as the tiktok fans can be cringe some of the older fans with a superiority complex are unbearable

[@cmemo6508]

new fans weird af always sexualising them

[@Felix-yk4ln]

At least the sketchers guy is self aware

[@apug8810]

what is going with the comments here

[@scarletrot]

Toxic fr

[@johan12ab]

Love the video, somebody documenting an important urban event and having fun, thank you!

[@01mail19]

bro wtf happened since warlord tour? jesus christ

[@Kevin-nr7zf]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="317">5:17</a> real af

[@rosez6737]

Only non cringe person in this

[@user-ci7cp8lh5i]

dam wtf happened 2 dg fans

[@cuviemadeit]

its really sad seeing how much of an impact tiktok and them blowing up has had on the fanbase. Not that I am one of those people that are genuinely mad (and im happy they have reached this level and still put out bangers ) but if you were there in the early years you understand what i'm saying. gtb til i rip boys

[@cuviemadeit]

@vandal gtbsg and dg are two different groups in my eyes. For that last bit i didnt think of it like that but your completely right, the amount of groups and amazing artists ive found throughout the years because of the boys is nuts, they have a pallete for talent

[@laserheadpie06]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="436">7:16</a> bro really said ice dancer

[@rosez6737]

New mfs won't understand that icedancer was considered mid when it first dropped, shit was literally just a collection of loose songs that never made the cut

[@yumi8787]

so embarrassing omg ☠️

[@hfrealty7007]

i actually didnt know the rate of photosynthesis was that fast... thanks

[@snoopdoggdankkush9285]

I remember seeing similar video for ppl waiting in line for a Yung Lean concert back in like 2014 or 2015. Sam Pepper had the mic and AssPizza was in line. I know I saved the link somewhere, but I can't find it now. It might've been a video on the Noisy channel.

[@Ijustshat]

90% of them just started listening to dg in the past year or 2 😂

[@byakugan1857]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="122">2:02</a> shorty tweakin😂

[@charmainecalvino7209]

No fr hahahha

[@mlbAct]

first dude was like if you told chat gpt “act like you are a bladee drain gang fan and say why you like them”

[@mky3039]

The fanbase is so awful jfc this makes me wanna quit draining

[@Yuskee4]

2014 - 2018 was the best times to be drainer nowdaws fanbase if filled with these weirdos

[@710cs]

it’s a joke fr miss the old rip bladee / red light / eversince

[@user-jp4ci5ny3v]

Is this really what the fanbase has turned into? I'm glad i left this fanbase 2 years ago. This is beyond cringe.

[@___whateverr]

same

[@cmemo6508]

music got way worse so u not missing much

[@user-jp4ci5ny3v]

@@cmemo6508 Yeah, ive tried to listen to the new stuff, and i'm really not feeling it.

[@yungyoshu3758]

i hit a joint from that dude in the white tee tweakin and i regret it so much he was tweakin the whole fuckin show

[@princediop8190]

These aren’t Drainers, just some Cali people

[@user-ux5vg4hk5v]

Real

[@alexaguilar2678]

So grateful to be in the video, thank y’all so much I was the dude with the space buns and glasses

[@slushy2350]

god the new fans are so annoying

[@Drewstir68]

The introverted fans are cooler

[@cdkey1719]

just bought tickets for his show in NY in a few months and was excited asf til i watched this video lol.

[@DirtySenpai]

Bruh, I wish this happened during the Emo-Bladee (2016 Eversince), these cringy people wouldn’t be here

[@deadinfebruary]

Dude ya'll should have known this would be bad, it's LA.

[@analeyesanalyzeanallies5579]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="196">3:16</a> “since I started dating him” 🤣🤣🤣

[@Felix-yk4ln]

that shit killed me

[@charmainecalvino7209]

@@Felix-yk4ln what’s wrong with that? She got put on where’s the crime?

[@charmainecalvino7209]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="266">4:26</a> had a great message that I think a lot of us can resonate with. He a real one.

[@punkhazard6855]

Cant stand these fake drainers

[@jakesaylor3646]

Damn this is awful 🛡🛡

[@jo3l188]

wdym y

[@rosez6737]

@@jo3l188 corny tiktok ppl

[@Godlikegio]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="380">6:20</a> is like the 1 thing that brings you back from the rabbit hole😂😂

[@ethanmendoza5216]

Post 2018 drain fans are the worst lmfao

[@bunazoot]

shits like a Halloween contest

[@jefu]

Lol the people I met in line were mad chill, it was a fun night besides the line taking several hours to move

[@maiphuong3338]

Big difference between EU and American fans

[@rosez6737]

Americans have been ruining this for years now tbf

[@bamse3256]

These people are the reason I don’t tell people i listen to dg.

[@moises9090]

Same.

[@710cs]

fact

[@steezgawdextraswa6906]

true

[@phattmonk3611]

Yk what, us niggas was gatekeeping dis era of music for a while 2016-2020, let da nerds listen to it now, im coo off it this Detroit music fye fosho tho

[@alexsickntired]

new gens r so annoying i swear

[@ApartmentAngelsFireStarters]

ah, so that's why i get blocked when I tell people that I'm a drainer

[@lategod]

these guys all lied they only found his music from tiktok

[@goatkill9r]

dawg we get it u like incel gluee era bladee let the new fans do what they want they dont even play pre 2017 music live anymore

[@rawa4170]

what is wrong with the people in this video lmao

[@ugly4711]

The shroom guy is a king only real drainer in the crowd

[@DrastikTrap]

bro cringe as hell talking about killing himself. Get a grip lad

[@vdj18.64]

@@DrastikTrap okay true i agree but u gotta realize bladee says edgy stuff like that all the time

[@playboipoop]

Emwell sounds like Sneako so fucking much

[@status0]

Facts

[@unmuchoproblem0]

nah lmaoo i searched up “ nation of thizzlam” and this video popped and im just tryna test the masses rn

[@jodiegravil1573]

Bladee watching this video lol

[@romana6567]

Someone said the white boy from chicago looks like duster 😂😂

[@beatricecinquepalmi]

please tell me that everyone was a paid actor

[@rickastley4993]

TikTok and it’s consequences on full display.

[@IlIllIlIIlIII]

bro said she been there since day 1 then says since icedancer

[@madvillainish]

Not all of them were weird, just a couple 😭