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Dead Obies
OriginSouth Shore (Montreal), Quebec, Canada
Genresexperimental hip hop / post-rap
Years active2011-present
LabelsBonsound
MembersJo RCA (Jonathan Quirion)
Yes McCan (Jean-François Ruel)
Snail Kid (Greg Beaudin)
20some (Charles-André Vincelette)
O.G. Bear (Pierre Massé)
VNCE (Vincent Banville)
Websitewww.deadobies.com

Dead Obies is an experimental hip hop band originating from South Shore (suburbs south of Montreal), Quebec, Canada,[1][2] that was formed in 2011 by 6 members, a collective of five MCs Jo RCA, Yes McCan, Snail Kid, 20some, O.G. Bear and Quebec producer VNCE.[3] which identifies itself as post-rap. They are signed to the independent label Bonsound.

Dead Obies finished as Top 3 finalists at the Francouvertes de Montréal held in 2013 and designed for new music talents.[1] The group has also taken part in Francofolies de Montréal, "WordUP! Battles" and "Artbeat" artistic events in Quebec.[1] They use a mix of French, English, French/English known as franglais[4] in their songs.[2] Their single "Do or Die + In America" was broadcast on French Canadian stations and the music video played on MusiquePlus .

They released their first mixtape in April 2012 titled Collation Vol. 1 followed by the album Montréal $ud (digital and vinyl format) in 2013.

In 2014, one year after the release of Montréal $ud, Dead Obies released the album in cd format and a book. [5]


Discography

Albums

  • 2013: Montréal $ud
  • 2016: Gesamtkunstwerk

Mixtapes

  • 2012: Collation Vol. 1
  • 2014: Collation Vol. 2 – Limon Verde: La experiencia

Singles

  • 2013: "Tony Hawk"
  • 2013: "Montréal $ud"
  • 2014: "Do or Die + In America"
  • 2015: "Aweille !"
  • 2015 : "Jelly"
  • 2016: "Where They @"

References

  1. ^ a b c Émilie Côté (17 November 2013). "Dead Obies: brasser la cage du "petit Québec"" (in French). La Presse Montreal. Retrieved 4 June 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b Stéphane Martel (30 March 2014). "Dead Obies - South Shore mercenaries". Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  3. ^ Bonsound - Dead Obies biography
  4. ^ Alex Hudson (16 October 2013). "Dead Obies Bring Their "Frenglish" Rhymes on 'Montréal $ud' LP". Exclaim magazine. Retrieved 4 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Dominic Tardif (28 November 2014). "Le petit dico Dead Obies' LP" (in French). La Presse Montreal. Retrieved 3 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)