Dead Obies is an experimental hip hop band originating from
South Shore (suburbs south of
Montreal
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),
Quebec
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, Canada,
that was formed in 2011 by a collective of five MCs: Jo RCA, Yes McCan, Snail Kid, 20SOME and O.G. Bear, and Quebec producer VNCE CARTER. The group identifies itself as post-rap. They are signed to the independent label
Bonsound
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Dead Obies finished as Top 3 finalists at the ''Francouvertes de Montréal'' held in 2013 and designed for new music talents.
[ The group has also taken part in Francofolies de Montréal, "WordUP! Battles" and "Artbeat" artistic events in Quebec.][ They use a mix of ]French
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, English
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, and French/English known as ''franglais
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Etymology
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''[ Their single "Do or Die + In America" was broadcast on French Canadian stations and the music video played on ]MusiquePlus
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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.
Musical Style
The musical style of ''Dead Obies'' is often considered to be a blend of Québécois hip-hop and "post-rap". The group raps in both French and English (often referred to as franglais
Franglais (; also Frenglish ) is a French blend that referred first to the overuse of English words by French speakers and later to diglossia or the macaronic mixture of French () and English ().
Etymology
The word ''Franglais'' was first at ...
, and often switches languages in the middle of a sentence. This code-switching between the two languages is representative of the Montreal culture more broadly.
Discography
Albums
*2013: ''Montréal $ud''
*2016: ''Gesamtkunstwerk''
*2019: DEAD.
EP
*2017: "Air Max"
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 @"
*2016: "Everyday"
*2016: "Explosif"
*2016: "Waiting"
*2017: "Monnaie"
*2018: "Break"
*2018: Run Away
*2018: André
*2019: Doo Wop
References
External links
Official websiteBonsound: Dead Obies page
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Canadian hip hop groups
Musical groups established in 2011
Musical groups from Quebec
2011 establishments in Quebec