The energy was lit during the Folk on the Rocks weekend, including on Saturday night for the closing performance by Snotty Nose Rez Kids.
Speaking with them backstage at the Long Lake music festival, just a few minutes before their show, Quinton Nyce and Darren Metz SA国际影视传媒� or Yung Trybez and Young D, respectively SA国际影视传媒� shared insight on their recent journey in music and their grounded roots as young Haisla, growing up in British Columbia together. They are originally from Kitamaat Village, B.C.
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Metz agreed, adding, "You know, it took us a little while to get here but we got here and now it's just a part of our journey. It took us about 10 years to get here and weSA国际影视传媒檙e looking forward to the next 10.SA国际影视传媒�
When asked about how they work together musically, Nyce remarked on how long he and Metz had been friends, growing up together in Haisla territory, and even living together in high school.
"Me and him are like yin to each other's yang. I make him turn up when its time to turn up, and he grounds me when its time to get grounded. You know, we grew up together. We grew up as kids. From the time we were five years old we were homies. We rolled around the rez together. We trained together. All throughout high school we lived together, practically. And, up until now, it takes somebody who understands each other's strengths and weakness to make it this far. I think one thing that's crazy about us is our polar opposites. When they say opposites attract, they really mean it. Without one another, we could not co-exist.SA国际影视传媒�
The Yellowknives Dene Drummers joined SNRK on stage Saturday night for their hit single 'Bougie Natives.' Metz said, SA国际影视传媒淲e always love to incorporate that whenever we can, you know, especially us being from the Northwest. It's just a special moment. WeSA国际影视传媒檇 love to travel with a big drumming group and a band. But, whenever we can get these moments weSA国际影视传媒檙e happy to do it.SA国际影视传媒�
Nyce added that SA国际影视传媒渙ne thing about Snotty Nose Rez Kids is, you know, like, before us came A Tribe Called Red, before us came the Tanya Tagaqs, before us came legends that, in their own right, brought their cultures into the mix. So for us, as Snotty Nose Rez Kids, in a culture like hip hop, we always wanted to make it our own. When you hear people talk about Snotty Nose Rez Kids, and our music, we have our own sound, we have our own message and we come from who we truly are.
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SNRK are on tour until the end of the year with their most recent release, Red Future, available on all streaming platforms. You can find out more on tour and album details at https://snottynoserezkids.com/
