Snotty Nose Rez Kids facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Snotty Nose Rez Kids
Background information
Origin	Kitimaat Village, British Columbia
Genres	First Nations hip hop
Years active	2016 - present
Labels	Independent
Members	Darren "Young D" Metz Quinton "Yung Trybez" Nyce

Snotty Nose Rez Kids is a cool hip hop group! It's made up of two Haisla rappers, Darren "Young D" Metz and Quinton "Yung Trybez" Nyce. They are part of the First Nations community.

They come from Kitamaat Village in British Columbia. Now, they live in Vancouver. Their album The Average Savage was a big hit in 2017. It was even nominated for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize and a Juno Award! In 2018, they were nominated for more awards, like Best Hip Hop Album at the Indigenous Music Awards. Their third album, TRAPLINE, came out in 2019. It was also nominated for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize.

The Journey of Snotty Nose Rez Kids

Darren Metz ("Young D") and Quinton Nyce ("Yung Trybez") first met in high school. Darren loved writing poetry, and Quinton was a great storyteller. They soon found out they both loved hip hop music!

They started making music together. They called their first project Minay Music. This was for a school assignment Darren had in his audio engineering class.

Early Albums and Hit Songs

The duo released their first album, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, in January 2017. Later that year, they released The Average Savage. One of their songs, "Skoden," became very popular. It was played on CBC Music and was named one of the best songs of the year!

The word "Skoden" means "let's go then." It's a phrase that many Indigenous people have used for a long time. In 2018, someone even spray-painted "Skoden" on a water tower in Sudbury!

Music with a Message

In May 2018, they released a new song called "The Warriors." This song was a protest against the Trans Mountain Pipeline. It showed how they use their music to speak up about important issues.

After a short time with a record label, Snotty Nose Rez Kids decided to release their music on their own. Their third album, TRAPLINE, came out in May 2019. It was a big success and was nominated for the Polaris Music Prize. The music magazine Exclaim! even called it one of the best hip hop albums of the year.

In 2020, the duo announced a new collection of songs called Born Deadly. It came out in April. Before that, they released two songs from it: "Real Deadly" and "Cops with Guns Are the Worst!!!".

Snotty Nose Rez Kids' Music

Here are some of the albums and songs Snotty Nose Rez Kids have released.

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!!!"

Compilation Albums

• Tiny House Warriors (2018)