Ongoing History of Protest Music Episode 24: Where They At (with Snotty Nose Rez Kids)

This episode features Quinton “Yung Trybez” Nyce and Darren “Young D” Metz of the Canadian indigenous hip-hop duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids. They talk about their latest single “Where They At”, which features fellow indigenous rapper Drezus. We also discuss their previous recordings, plans for a new album, using their platform to elevate others and systemic racism within Canada. 

The beginning and during the episode features a portion of “Where They At”. Also features a snippet of “Skoden Remix (ft. Drezus)” and “KKKanada” off their 2017 album The Average Savage. A portion of the title track from David Strickland‘s 2020 album Spirit of Hip-Hop is also featured and the episode concludes with “Cops With Guns Are The Worst!!! (ft. Shanks Sioux)” off their 2020 EP Born Deadly, played in its entirety. We didn’t feature any tracks from it, but we also discussed their 2019 album Trapline which is one of the best protest albums of 2019 and the 2010s.