Snotty Nose Rez Kids

Snotty Nose Rez Kids
Background information
OriginKitimaat Village, British Columbia
Genres
Years active2016 - present
Labels
MembersDarren "Young D" Metz
Quinton "Yung Trybez" Nyce

Snotty Nose Rez Kids are a First Nations hip hop duo composed of Haisla rappers Darren "Young D" Metz and Quinton "Yung Trybez" Nyce. They are originally from Kitamaat Village, British Columbia.[1][2] Their 2017 album The Average Savage was shortlisted for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize,[3] and for the Juno Award for Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2019.[4] In 2018, the duo received nominations for Best Hip Hop Album at the Indigenous Music Awards,[5] and for Indigenous Artist of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards.[6] Their third album TRAPLINE was released on May 10, 2019 and was later shortlisted for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize. Their fourth album Life After (2021) was shortlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize and was followed by their fifth album I’M GOOD, HBU? in 2022.

Career

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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 Trans Mountain Pipeline,[12] and signed to Jarrett Martineau's RPM Records.[13] After a brief stint with RPM, Snotty Nose Rez Kids decided to part ways and release their next album independently. Their third album, TRAPLINE, was released on May 10, 2019.[14] In June 2019, TRAPLINE was shortlisted for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize.[15] Exclaim! named the album the 7th best hip hop album of the year.[16]

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]

In 2024, CBC Television announced that the duo are slated to star in an eponymous comedy television series, playing fictionalized versions of themselves prior to their rise to fame, which will premiere in the 2024-25 television season.[24]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Snotty Nose Rez Kids (2017)
  • The Average Savage (2017)
  • TRAPLINE (2019)
  • Life After (2021)
  • I’M GOOD, HBU? (2022)
  • RED FUTURE (2024)

EPs

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  • Born Deadly (2020)

Singles

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  • "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!!!" (2020)
  • "Red Future" ft. Electric Fields (2024)

Compilation albums

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  • Tiny House Warriors (2018)

References

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  1. ^ "How Haisla hip-hop duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids took on stereotypes and won fans in 2017". CBC News British Columbia, January 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Snotty Nose Rez Kids Flip The Script With Wit And Wordplay". BeatRoute Magazine, December 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "Polaris Music Prize Reveals 2018 Short List". Exclaim!, July 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "See the Full List of 2019 Juno Awards Nominees". Exclaim!, January 29, 2019.
  5. ^ "Here Are the Nominees for the 2018 Indigenous Music Awards". Exclaim!, March 20, 2018.
  6. ^ "Here Are the Nominees for the 2018 Western Canadian Music Awards". Exclaim!, May 2, 2018.
  7. ^ Trapunski, Richard (2018-10-17). "Snotty Nose Rez Kids represent the minay movement". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  8. ^ "Thelma Plum to Snotty Nose Rez Kids: meet young Indigenous artists leading the next wave". CBC Music, July 18, 2017.
  9. ^ "100 best Canadian songs of 2017". CBC Music, November 20, 2017.
  10. ^ "Graffiti au château d'eau du Grand Sudbury : la police enquête". Ici Radio-Canada, July 11, 2018.
  11. ^ Trapunski, Richard (October 17, 2018). "Snotty Nose Rez Kids represent the minay movement". Now Toronto.
  12. ^ Snotty Nose Rez Kids Fight the Trans Mountain Pipeline with "The Warriors". Noisey, May 30, 2018.
  13. ^ Haisla Hip-Hop Duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids Sign to RPM Records, Drop New Single “The Warriors”. Revolutions per Minute, June 5, 2018.
  14. ^ "Snotty Nose Rez Kids Introduce Us to "Boujee Natives" in New Video". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  15. ^ "Meet the 10 artists shortlisted for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize". CBC Music.
  16. ^ "Exclaim!'s 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2019". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  17. ^ a b "Snotty Nose Rez Kids Announce 'Born Deadly' EP, Share New Video". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  18. ^ "Snotty Nose Rez Kids Say "Cops with Guns Are the Worst!!!" on New Song". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  19. ^ Johnson, Rhiannon (Aug 15, 2022). "Shortlist shortcut to Snotty Nose Rez Kids' Life After". CBC Music.
  20. ^ "Snotty Nose Rez Kids Drop New Album 'I'm Good, HBU?'". Complex. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  21. ^ "Here's the 2023 Polaris Music Prize short list". CBC Music, July 13, 2023.
  22. ^ Francis, Jennifer. "Snotty Nose Rez Kids stay true to themselves, sign with new label, launch tour". CBC.
  23. ^ "Snotty Nose Rez Kids’ ‘Damn Right’ wins Prism Prize for top music video". Toronto Star, July 7, 2023.
  24. ^ Alex Nino Gheciu, "Allan Hawco, Snotty Nose Rez Kids among familiar names behind upcoming CBC lineup"]. Canadian Press, May 24, 2024.
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