Snotty Nose Rez Kids
Snotty Nose Rez Kids | |
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rap | |
Years active | 2016 - present |
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Members | Darren "Young D" Metz Quinton "Yung Trybez" Nyce |
Snotty Nose Rez Kids are a
Career
Metz and Nyce first connected as writers during high school - Metz wrote poetry and Nyce was a storyteller - realizing they both had a love of hip-hop. The two started recording together under the name Minay Music for a project Metz was assigned during his audio engineering program at Harbourside Institute of Technology.[7]
The duo released their self-titled debut album in January 2017, and followed up with The Average Savage in September. Their single "Skoden" was playlisted on CBC Music's Reclaimed,[8] and was named one of the year's 100 best songs by the network.[9] The song received renewed attention in 2018 when a graffiti artist spraypainted "Skoden" on the water tower in downtown Sudbury.[10] The word "Skoden" is a phrase that means "let's go then", and has been a long-standing popular phrase in Indigenous circles.[11]
In May 2018, they released the new single "The Warriors", a protest song opposing the
In 2020, the duo announced that they would releasing the EP Born Deadly on April 3.[17] The EP was preceded by two singles: "Real Deadly" and "Cops with Guns Are the Worst!!!".[18][17]
In 2021, the duo released their fourth album Life After, which was later shortlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize.[19] In 2022, they released their fifth album I'M GOOD, HBU?,[20] which was shortlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.[21]
In 2023 the duo signed with Sony Music Canada[22] and their video for "Damn Right", directed by Sterling Larose, won the Prism Prize.[23]
Discography
Albums
- Snotty Nose Rez Kids (2017)
- The Average Savage (2017)
- TRAPLINE (2019)
- Life After (2021)
- I’M GOOD, HBU? (2022)
EPs
- Born Deadly (2020)
Singles
- "The Warriors" (2018)
- "Homeland" ft. Mob Bounce (2018)
- "Creator Made an Animal" ft. Boslen (2019)
- "I Can't Remember My Name" ft. Shanks Sioux (2019)
- "Real Deadly" (2020)
- "Cops with Guns Are the Worst!!!"
- "Boujee Natives" (2022)
- "Red Future" ft. Electric Fields (2024)
Compilation albums
- Tiny House Warriors (2018)
References
- ^ "How Haisla hip-hop duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids took on stereotypes and won fans in 2017". CBC News British Columbia, January 1, 2018.
- BeatRoute Magazine, December 15, 2017.
- ^ "Polaris Music Prize Reveals 2018 Short List". Exclaim!, July 17, 2018.
- ^ "See the Full List of 2019 Juno Awards Nominees". Exclaim!, January 29, 2019.
- ^ "Here Are the Nominees for the 2018 Indigenous Music Awards". Exclaim!, March 20, 2018.
- ^ "Here Are the Nominees for the 2018 Western Canadian Music Awards". Exclaim!, May 2, 2018.
- ^ Trapunski, Richard (2018-10-17). "Snotty Nose Rez Kids represent the minay movement". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ "Thelma Plum to Snotty Nose Rez Kids: meet young Indigenous artists leading the next wave". CBC Music, July 18, 2017.
- ^ "100 best Canadian songs of 2017". CBC Music, November 20, 2017.
- ^ "Graffiti au château d'eau du Grand Sudbury : la police enquête". Ici Radio-Canada, July 11, 2018.
- ^ Trapunski, Richard (October 17, 2018). "Snotty Nose Rez Kids represent the minay movement". Now Toronto.
- Noisey, May 30, 2018.
- ^ Haisla Hip-Hop Duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids Sign to RPM Records, Drop New Single “The Warriors”. Revolutions per Minute, June 5, 2018.
- ^ "Snotty Nose Rez Kids Introduce Us to "Boujee Natives" in New Video". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- ^ "Meet the 10 artists shortlisted for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize". CBC Music.
- ^ "Exclaim!'s 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2019". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ a b "Snotty Nose Rez Kids Announce 'Born Deadly' EP, Share New Video". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Snotty Nose Rez Kids Say "Cops with Guns Are the Worst!!!" on New Song". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ Johnson, Rhiannon (Aug 15, 2022). "Shortlist shortcut to Snotty Nose Rez Kids' Life After". CBC Music.
- ^ "Snotty Nose Rez Kids Drop New Album 'I'm Good, HBU?'". Complex. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ "Here's the 2023 Polaris Music Prize short list". CBC Music, July 13, 2023.
- ^ Francis, Jennifer. "Snotty Nose Rez Kids stay true to themselves, sign with new label, launch tour". CBC.
- ^ "Snotty Nose Rez Kids’ ‘Damn Right’ wins Prism Prize for top music video". Toronto Star, July 7, 2023.