Edy Junior Edouard (born December 16, 1997), known professionally as SNOT (stylized as $NOT), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Born in New York City, he moved to
Lake Worth Beach, Florida at seven years old, where he would begin his rap career through
SoundCloud
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in 2016.
Snot rose to fame with the release of his breakout single "Gosha" in September 2018. He is currently signed to
300 Entertainment.
Early life and career
Edouard was born to Haitian and Dominican parents in
Brooklyn
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,
New York City
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, and moved to
Lake Worth Beach, Florida at age 7.
In early 2016, he started his music career on SoundCloud. In September 2018, he would release a single, "Gosha", which would blast him into the rap scene and kickstart his widespread media popularity.
Career
2017: Career beginnings
Snot began his music career in 2016 while in high school, revealing to Jack Angell of ''
Complex'' that he "was listening to dudes like Xavier Wulf,
Bones,
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,
Lil Wayne
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, and
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... along with Memphis artists like Shawty Pimp and the influential Memphis-based group
Three 6 Mafia". 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
self-released 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
HBO's American teen drama
''Euphoria''.
2020–present: ''- Tragedy +'', ''Beautiful Havoc'', and ''Ethereal''
Following the success of his singles "Gosha" and "Megan", Snot signed to
300 Entertainment. On March 6, 2020, Snot released ''- Tragedy +'', his debut studio album, which features
Maggie Lindemann and
Wifisfuneral 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
Cole Bennett under his multimedia company
Lyrical Lemonade. Snot teamed up with
Flo Milli for the project's second single, "Mean", on October 15, 2020, accompanied by another
Cole Bennett music video. On October 30, 2020, Snot released his second studio album titled ''Beautiful Havoc'', with 300 Entertainment.
The project features
Iann Dior,
Denzel Curry, and
Flo Milli, 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
Denzel Curry) on February 17, 2021, and "Life" on March 30, 2021.
On April 9, 2021, Snot released the single "
Whipski", which features a guest appearance from fellow rapper and singer
Lil Skies. 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
Bubbling Under Hot 100
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. On May 28, 2021, Snot collaborated with fellow rapper
Cochise on the song "
Tell Em". 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 "
Doja" 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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,
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.
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
Notes
References
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Living people
African-American male rappers
Rappers from New York City
Rappers from Florida
American hip hop singers
21st-century African-American male singers
1997 births
21st-century American rappers
Trap musicians
Lo-fi musicians
Chillwave musicians
Emo rap musicians