As two friends that grew up close to one another in Kitimat, BC, Yung
Trybez and Young D, naturally connected through their love of music,
wrestling and pop culture. Growing up on the ‘Rez’, close to a
predominantly white town, the two faced similar challenges, but
ultimately found refuge in Hip-hop and inspiration in each other’s
talents. SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS (SNRK) was born in 2016, forged from a
life-long friendship between two emcees that used music to create,
connect with their culture and language, and as an outlet to express
themselves. SNRK released two albums in 2017, the first a self-titled
project, and the second, The Average Savage, just nine months later.
Both solid projects by a new group, The Average Savage gained unlikely
notoriety for a small release. The Average Savage resulted in SNRK
winning Best Hip Hop Act at the Western Canadian Music Awards (WCMA),
landed them on the coveted Polaris Prize Top-ten Shortlist, and
received a nomination for Best Indigenous Music Album from the
Juno’s. Rising popularity prepared them for their strongest release
in 2019, TRAPLINE, which centred their nation, The Haisla Nation,
Haisla teachings, the matriarchs in their lives, and created a bridge
to other marginalized experiences, tapping The Sorority, Cartel
Madras, Brevner, Boslen, and Kimmortal all for features. TRAPLINE has
been streamed over 3million times, it’s music videos, viewed over
800,000 times, and it’s constant radio play kept it on the Earshot
Top 10 Hip-Hop charts for over 20 weeks. The album was shortlisted for
the Polaris Prize, making SNRK one of only 3 artists to ever be
shortlisted in back-to-back years. Amidst it’s success, the duo was
recognized as Breakout Artist of 2019 at the WCMA’s.
Having spent over two years perfecting their live show, SNRK embarked
on an ambitions tour in 2019 with over 80 dates across Canada,
Australia, Mexico, US, UK and Netherlands. Their Canadian headline
tour was a success selling out across the country, and they were
headliner or surprise hit of multiple festivals, sharing stages with
Method Man & Red Man, Ice Cube, and Cypress Hill. Best described as
thought-provoking club bangers, SNRK’s live performance has
unparalleled energy and audiences will dance and sweat, but they’ll
leave with new knowledge.
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