Shi Yi Liu, known professionally as Eric Reprid, is a Chinese-Canadian independent rapper, singer and songwriter based in Vancouver.

Career

Reprid dropped out of college to become a rapper with his friend and producer Marc Wavy (then known as Clueless Kit) towards the end of 2016, a decision their parents disapproved of. Then, he joined the street gang "VTS" or Vancouver Top Steppas. After joining the gang, he began releasing music with fellow gang member Marc big Steppa Wavy. The first song they released was "By My Side", featuring fellow artist Kora. From there, he continued to cement his career as an underground artist "from the V", with his first album, titled ''Who Cares'', being released in the summer of 2018, and his second, titled ''Bloom'', being released in early 2020. Some of his first hits were "Cold World" and "Vam"."Young Juno nominees on why they’re moving to the algorithm of TikTok"
''The Canadian Press'', via ''Coast Mountain News'', June 2, 2021. Also in 2020, his single, "Cold World", has since reached 55 million streams on Spotify and was nominated for Rap Recording of the Year at the

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, March 9, 2021. making him the only independent musical artist to be nominated in that category. After the success of "Cold World" and his eponymous-self-titled

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(EP) in December 2020, he came back in the summer of 2021, with a song, called "Thousand Times" and a 3-track extended play (EP), titled "Good Riddance". Towards the end of 2021, he released three singles from his upcoming mixtape, ''3TERNITY'', including the viral song, "Vam". Released in March 2022, ''3TERNITY'' was the last project created in collaboration with producer and friend Marc Wavy, as Wavy chose to pursue his own musical career. Following Reprid's fourth project, he released three singles between July 2022 and January 2023 leading up to his next project, titled ''RIDDY'S REVENGE'', including the songs "Hate On Me" and "8am." He also released a single titled "25" in November for his 25th birthday. In 2024, Reprid released six singles, "Suki", "Ginger", "On the Radar Freestyle", "Like a Ch*nk B*tch (G6)", "Mother", and "WTF". The clips of Reprid performing "Suki" went viral on X and

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that February of that same year, because of a lyric in the song's hook about "bussy". One of Reprid's most recent singles, "WTF", began to gain traction on

in early 2025, by being used as a template for memes.

Awards and nominations

Discography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reprid, Eric Living people Canadian male rappers Canadian musicians of Asian descent Singers from Vancouver 21st-century Canadian male musicians 21st-century Canadian rappers 1998 births