Snotty Nose Rez Kids 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. Preparing for 2020, SNRK are back in the
studio writing new music, working on new collaborations with artists
in multiple genres, and further developing their craft. They are
looking forward to taking their artistry to new heights and into new
parts of the world this year.
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