Edy Junior Edouard (born December 16, 1997), known professionally as Snot (stylized $NOT), is an American

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and

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. Born in New York City, he moved to

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at seven years old, where he would begin his rap career through

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in 2016. Snot rose to fame with the release of his breakout single "Gosha" in September 2018. As of 2019, he is currently signed to

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Early life and career

Edouard was born to Haitian and Dominican parents in

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, and moved to

at age 7.

Career

2017: Career beginnings

Snot began his music career in 2016 while in high school, revealing to Jack Angell of ''

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'' that he "was listening to dudes like

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, and

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... along with Memphis artists like Shawty Pimp and the influential Memphis-based group

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". Snot expanded more on the topic by stating to interviewers, "That's how I got into this stuff, and things started happening. My friend Wetback Manny was already putting shit on SoundCloud and he introduced me to recording and how to use a microphone. That's when I did it by myself, but I had a USB mic and it was kind of trash. But then Manny got a condenser mic, so I guess I got lucky."

2018–2019: ''The Tissue Files'' and "Gosha"

On April 24, 2018, Snot

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his first EP ''The Tissue Files'', featuring verses from Cameronazi and Subjectz, as well as production from Frakcija, Kaji, Windxws, and YZ. This EP was Snot's final release before releasing his YZ-produced breakout hit "Gosha" on September 7, 2018. Snot's single "Billy Boy" was featured in the pilot episode of

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's American teen drama ''Euphoria''.

2020–present: ''- Tragedy +'', ''Beautiful Havoc'', and ''Ethereal''

Following the success of his singles "Gosha" and "Megan", Snot signed to

. On March 6, 2020, Snot released ''- Tragedy +'', his debut studio album, which features

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and

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and includes the aforementioned singles. On September 24, 2020, Snot released "Revenge", the first single from his second album, alongside a music video directed by

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under his multimedia company

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. Snot teamed up with

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for the project's second single, "Mean", on October 15, 2020, accompanied by another

music video. On October 30, 2020, Snot released his second studio album titled ''Beautiful Havoc'', with 300 Entertainment. The project features

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, and

, and charted at number 172 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Snot released five additional music videos following the album: "Who Do I Trust" on November 5, 2020, "Watch Out" on December 13, 2020, "Like Me" on January 15, 2021, "Sangria" (featuring

) on February 17, 2021, and "Life" on March 30, 2021. On April 9, 2021, Snot released the single "

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", which features a guest appearance from fellow rapper and singer

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. It is expected to be the lead single to his third album. "Whipski" became Snot's first song to reach a major chart, peaking at number 25 on the

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. On May 28, 2021, Snot collaborated with fellow rapper

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on the song "

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". This would become his and Cochise's debut on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 64. On November 24, 2021, Snot released the single "Go". He followed up with his single "

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" with

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, released on February 4, 2022. Both singles appear on his third album ''Ethereal'', which Snot released on February 11, 2022. The album features ASAP Rocky, Teddi Jones,

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, and

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. Snot had finished 2022 with his single "SIMPLE" and was released simultaneously with a music video on October 14, 2022.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Notes

References

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