Snot

Biography

Edy Junior Edouard (born December 16, 1997), known professionally as SNOT (stylized as $NOT), is an American singer-songwriter and rapper. 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 in 2016. Edouard rose to prominence with his 2018 song "Gosha×Gosha14 September 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Gosha2:00", which received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The following year, he signed with 300 Entertainment to release his second studio album, Beautiful Havoc×Beautiful Havoc30 October 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Watch Out (intro)2:262Revenge2:283Life2:244Demanding2:325Who Do I Trust2:256Like Me2:477Toni Braxton2:098Four2:179Sangria2:0610Mean2:0511Havoc2:0612Horizon2:32 (2020).

Early life

Edy Junior Edouard was born on December 16, 1997, in Brooklyn, New York City. He is of Haitian and Dominican descent. His family would move to Lake Worth Beach in Florida when he was seven. When he was in high school, $NOT and his friend would begin experimenting with music, and recording themselves using a USB microphone. In an interview with Jack Angell of Complex, $NOT stated that he "was listening to dudes like Xavier Wulf, Bones, Yung Lean, Lil Wayne, and Tyler, the Creator... 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."

2018–2019: The Tissue Files and "Gosha"

In April 2018, Snot had self-released his first extended play (EP) The Tissue Files×The Tissue Files24 April 2018 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1SKEEZER1:252STEEZ2:053WAVY SEAL1:184COUNT IT UP2:585PULL UP2:146STORMS, 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×Gosha14 September 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Gosha2:00" on September 7, 2018.
Snot's single "Billy Boy×Billy Boy25 January 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Billy Boy2:16" 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×Gosha14 September 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Gosha2:00" and "Megan×Megan21 June 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Megan2:13", 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×Revenge24 September 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Revenge2:28", 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×Beautiful Havoc30 October 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Watch Out (intro)2:262Revenge2:283Life2:244Demanding2:325Who Do I Trust2:256Like Me2:477Toni Braxton2:098Four2:179Sangria2:0610Mean2:0511Havoc2:0612Horizon2:32, 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. On May 28, 2021, Snot collaborated with fellow rapper Cochise on the song "Tell Em×Tell Em28 May 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Tell Em3:00". 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 ASAP Rocky, released on February 4, 2022. Both singles appear on his third album Ethereal×Ethereal11 February 2022 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1My World (intro)2:092Doja2:513BLUE MOON2:574Go2:1255AM2:366ALONE2:167BENZO2:288EYE EYE EYE2:459Euphoric2:3910Halle Berry2:2411How U Feel2:4412Fighting Me2:1313high IQ2:5614Once Upon a Time (outro)2:00, which Snot released on February 11, 2022. The album features ASAP Rocky, Teddi Jones, Trippie Redd, Kevin Abstract, Juicy J, and Joey Badass. Snot had finished 2022 with his single "SIMPLE×SIMPLE14 January 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1SIMPLE2:34" and was released simultaneously with a music video on October 14, 2022.