THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “On Red Future, Snotty Nose Rez Kids portray a world where it’s exhilarating to prove people wrong and where focusing on your goals and doing what makes you happy is the only world these hip-hop heads live in — a message we can all relate to. “Red Future is about wanting to see our future generations thriving,” says Yung Trybez. “We were inspired by Indigenous futurism and we see us, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, as a small part in opening doors and inspiring future youth to realize the vision for their own lives, whether it’s music, art or anything else.”
The hip-hop duo welcome you into their world with the title track. Featuring Australian Indigenous electronic music duo Electric Fields, the track sets a new tone for Yung Trybez and Young D, with a sound that moves SNRK in a new sonic direction while building on the foundation they’ve laid over the past eight years of groundbreaking releases. “We met Electric Fields in 2019; we happened on a set they were doing for a Brisbane festival we were both booked on and were blown away by them,” says Young D. “This collaboration has been a long time in the works and we’re blessed to have them involved in this one to kick off Red Future… It summarizes what the whole project is about for us.”
Red Future presents a bold sound and serves as a clarion call. Electric Fields lays down a relentless melody while SNRK gives us their vision. “We dem ground movers, earth shakers, no saviour / While they preying on us, we bin building something greater / ‘N’ if we never meet again, let me do you one favour / Let me pray for you, you a gift from creator, Red Future.” They’re staking their claim simultaneously laying out a big new sound. And it’s also a hip-hop banger, with wicked beats, lush production, and the trademark seamless, sneaky lines that manage to be both political and playful.
It’s not the only collaboration on the album. The duo tap Travis Thompson for Kaleidoscope, produced by Eestbound (Little Simz, Young Thug). The song is an anthem of the hero’s journey towards success in music. As the track kicks off with Travis’s buoyant chorus singing of the sacrifices to make dreams a reality and encouragement to do so, he invites listeners on a journey of beating the odds and coming up from nothing while being counted out. “We’ve been seeing each other do the damn thang for years, we’ve always had respect for each other and always wanted to get one together,” says Yung Trybez. “After linking up on a tour together last year, it was only natural we get in the stu. We set a date for Travis to come to Vancouver and he went back to Seattle with Kaleidoscope. This is one of our favourite songs off this album and we feel it perfectly blends our styles.”
Meanwhile, No Dogs Allowed was produced by the acclaimed dwilly (Megan Thee Stallion, Tinashe). It showcases Snotty Nose Rez Kids’ signature blend of raw energy, sharp lyricism, and unapologetic authenticity. The track is an anthem of resilience and defiance, celebrating the duo’s journey and the strength of their community. “No Dogs Allowed is for all the outcasts who were never invited to the party, those that never fell in with the ‘cool kids,’ ” says Yung Trybez. “It’s an anthem for the weirdos that walk among us, who never really gave a fuck about your opinion of them! It’s for the dreamers that stayed true to themselves no matter the shit they had to crawl through to get there. It’s the anthem that’ll be bangin’ through the speakers when we kick the fuckin doors down to the spaces that never welcomed us in.”
Devil’s Club features Apsaalooke Nation singer-songwriter Rezcoast Grizz and was produced by BZA (Normani, Kevin Gates). “Devil’s Club is a double meaning,” explins said Yung Trybez. “Most people would assume it’s our crew, our ride or dies, but devil’s club is actually a plant that is used as medicine for our people. It’s a dangerous plant, covered in spikes, but when cultivated and prepared properly holds a lot of power.” Young D adds: “This track made total sense for Rezcoast Grizz. We’ve been wanting to get one in with him for a long time and we brought this to him thinking he might hit it with some of his R&B style vocals, but he came at it with an attack and bodied the hook and his verse.”
Hailing from the Haisla Nation in B.C., the Indigenous hip-hop duo tore into the music scene in 2016 with unmistakable talent and an unforgettable name. Showing off their lyrical prowess and natural storytelling ability, Yung Trybez and Young D jumpstarted the band with two back-to-back albums: The Average Savage (2017) and Snotty Nose Rez Kids (2018). Their followup album, 2019’s Trapline, launched their career with hit Boujee Natives, and multiple awards, including their first Juno nomination. Their 2022 project, I’m Good, HBU? elevated their career to new heights, and saw them win for video of the year at the Prism Prize Awards for their Beatles-inspired Damn Right, and four Western Canadian Music Award nominations, bringing their tally to 14 nominations and 10 wins to date.
Throughout it all, SNRK have blazed their own trail, weaving together a musical fabric of hard-hitting lyricism, revealing stories about the struggles they and their people have encountered, empowering protest songs for the front lines, and a humor that keeps even the heaviest of topics something you can vibe to.”
