Best Rap Album of the Year, Snotty Nose Rez Kids Rewrites History at the 2025 Juno Awards

Is Red Future a musical manifesto?

The Indigenous hip-hop duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids (SNRK), composed of Darren " Young D " Metz and Quinton " Yung Trybez " Nyce, from Kitamaat Village in British Columbia, made history by winning the 2025 Juno Award for Best Rap Album/EP for Red Future, their sixth studio album.

Considered their “magnum opus”, this ambitious project, released in September 2024 under the Sony Music label, embodies a bold vision of the Indigenous Futurism (indigenous futurism), combining cultural claims, artistic collaborations and innovative production.

Designed over four years, Red Future explores a decolonial vision where Indigenous voices shape the future. The album brings together 12 emerging and legendary Indigenous artists, forming a kind of " Avengers musical." Titles like No Dogs Allowed and Let Ya Hair Down combine hard-hitting beats with messages about resilience and Indigenous excellence, while renowned producers (dwilly, Eastbound) bring an international touch.

"Red Future, for us, is about seeing our place in the future. For Indigenous people, we have to think about the next seven generations."

explain Yung Trybez.

A consecration at the Juno 2025

At the ceremony in Vancouver, SNRK delivered an electrifying performance alongside Tia Wood (Saddle Lake Cree Nation), emphasizing their commitment to representing Indigenous excellence. In their speech, Young D expressed his surprise, while Yung Trybez recalled the importance of oral traditions:

“Our voices matter. We have imagined a future where our leadership and our stories redefine culture.”

This victory caps a year marked by three Juno nominations (including Contemporary Indigenous Artist and Album of the Year), confirming their growing influence in the Canadian music industry.

SNRK deliberately chose collaborations with 100 indigenous % for Red Future, refusing to " chasing famous names " for the benefit of the community. Among the guests: the Navajo rapper Travis Thompson (Reservation Dogs) and the MC screams Drezus, who accompany them on tour. Their setlist of 40 songs, presented during the Red Future Tour (32 dates in North America), mix of old committed titles (Skoden, The Warriors) and new futuristic anthems.

From Kitamaat Village to international

Formed in 2016, the duo has established itself with award-winning albums (The Average Savage, TRAPLINE) and explosive stage energy. Their signing with Sony in 2023, followed by a series autobiographical television series announced for 2024, illustrates their rise well.

Red Future now embodies a cultural phenomenon where humor, political demands and identity pride meet, proving that indigenous hip-hop has its place on the world stage.

For more information, you can visit the official website of Snotty Nose Rez Kids