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CBC
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Hip-hop duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids lose recording studio in Vancouver fire
Recent Juno winners Snotty Nose Rez Kids lost their recording studio, equipment, clothing store and more in an East Vancouver fire that took place on April 23. 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.
CBC
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Indigenous artists take home 5 awards at 2025 Junos in Vancouver
There was no shortage of Indigenous representation at this year's Juno Awards; there were five wins from over 19 nominations for Indigenous artists at the awards. The 54th Juno Awards were held in Vancouver's Rogers Arena this past weekend. Leading the charge was Snotty Nose Rez Kids, leaving with Rap Album/EP of the Year for Red Future. "We made this album to add voices for Indigenous people in the future," Quinton "Yung Trybez" Nyce said during their acceptance speech. "We created a vision for ourselves and where we can see ourselves in the future and what Indigenous excellence truly looks like." Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year nominee Tia Wood joined the Snotty Nose Rez Kids on stage for a performance during Sunday's broadcast that blended the traditional and contemporary. After Elisapie's incredible 2024 that included a stamp by Canada Post in their "Indigenous Leaders" collection, her Inuktitut album brought home the award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year. Elisapie gave her acceptance speech in Inuktitut and English. "I'm so proud to be an Inuk woman, I'm so proud to be singing in my language," she said. The Juno for Classical Composition of the Year went to Deantha Edmunds. The Inuk singer from Newfoundland and Labrador won for her piece, Angmalukisaa. Tataskweyak Cree Nation citizen Sebastian Gaskin won Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year for his song Brown Man. He performed his track Medicine at Saturday night's Juno Awards gala. It was also a big night for Quebec's Black Bear Singers, winning for Traditional Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year. Black Bear faced tough competition in their category, vying for the award alongside Brianna Lizotte, Cree Confederation, Northern Cree and Young Spirit. Métis songstress Celeigh Cardinal, with two nominations for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year and Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year for Boundless Possibilities, performed Light Of The Moon during the In Memoriam portion of Saturday night's gala.
