Hip-hop duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids lose recording studio in Vancouver fire
The Haisla rappers Quinton "Yung Trybez" Nyce and Darren "Young D" Metz took to Instagram to share the news, writing: "With a heavy heart we had to watch while a fire took out our recording studio, our shop housing RBRTH clothing and our shop for Savage Kids, not to mention irreplaceable items like paintings, artwork, custom mask carvings and other items we'd come to cherish."
"So much time, energy, money and effort went into these and we watched it either burn up or get pummeled by water for 6+ hours," they continued.
The fire burned the Wohlford & Company building where their recording studio and Savage Kids clothing shop were located. Two other buildings were damaged in the blaze, and the fire is being investigated as suspicious.
In their Instagram post, Yung Trybez and Young D also shared that they launched a GoFundMe to raise money for the store and studio, which is where they recorded their last release, Red Future.
The album focused around themes of Indigenous futurism and featured collaborations with Sebastian Gaskin, Princess Nokia and more. Red Future won the rappers their first ever Juno Award in March for rap album/EP of the year, and they performed live during the broadcast in Vancouver.
WATCH | Snotty Nose Rez Kids and Tia Wood perform Red Future, Dirt Roads, One of the Best, Shapeshifter and Free live at the 2025 Juno Awards:
On the GoFundMe page, they wrote that they had lost all of their recording equipment, soundproofing panels and "everything you would need to run a recording studio."
"If you want to offer a donation to support us getting through this and building these places back up, you can do so through the link in our bio. Either way, all love and I guess it's only up from here," they concluded in their Instagram post.
As of April 28, more than $15, 000 has been raised.
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