Wack05
Members: Foxy & Cap
Issue 8: "The Next Gen"
Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CA
I knew about Wack05 for probably about two years before I actually met them. In 2020, UNDRGRND Magazine connected with Thousand Oak’s artist @prodfrankiii and the 4K crew, and the door was opened to a whole younger clique brewing along the 805’s southern edge.
With that wave came my personal discovery of Foxy the Finesser (@foxythefinesser) and Cap’ — Wack05’s two standing members. My first memories seeing their content include flailing baseball bats, ski masks, dope merch, and an abundance of girls and confidence. Chances are this duo has popped up somewhere on your feed.
Foxy, born Walter Kay Leon Gause IV) doesn’t claim a specific hometown (“I moved around a lot”) but went to Thousand Oaks’ High School. Cap’ (born Jake Dillon Sebek) reps Woodland Hills, but also attended TOHS for the school’s football program. The two became close sophomore year as teammates on junior varsity.
Fast forward over half a decade, and Wack05 has opened for the likes of Sada Baby, Smokepurpp, Young M.A, and Robb Bank$. The two are natural marketers, placing important emphasis on high quality music videos and consistent releases. They’ve dropped two official music videos so far in 2023—”Hit ‘Em Up” and “RAW.” On May 20th, Wack05 dropped their first official project of the 2023, Senior Project, featuring Lil Vada, PacyP, and EBK BACKDOE.
Wack05 has one of the highest ceilings for a hip-hop duo coming out of SoCal right now. With multiple projects now on all streaming platforms, combined with the fact that the two front runners have now graduated college and have more time to lock in on music, Wack05 has set the foundation for success in the rap game.
