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Snotty Nose Rez Kids Seeking New Home for TV Show After CBC and APTN Withdraw
The TV show inspired by the Haisla rappers' lives was set to premiere as part of CBC's 2024-2025 comedy programming.
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Haisla rap duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids are looking to find a new home for a TV show about their life.
CBC and APTN have both withdrawn from the program, The Globe and Mail reports, though it was previously scheduled to premiere as part of CBC's 2024-25 comedy programming.
The show is based on the lives of the duo's Yung Trybez and Young D, fictionalizing their rise in the music industry in Vancouver.
In real life, Snotty Nose Rez Kids have become one of the country's biggest hip-hop acts in the last ten years, with several nominations for the Polaris Prize and a recent Juno win for rap EP/album with their major label debut Red Future on Sony Music Canada.
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The TV news is the latest setback they've faced this spring, after suffering a fire that burned down their east Vancouver studio earlier this month.
“Unfortunately, we simply don’t really know what happened here,” the duo said in a statement to The Globe about their show. “We felt the show was in a good place. We had a great team put together and good scripts, and we were taken aback by CBC’s decision not to move ahead.”
Joëlle Saltel of APTN cited creative, logistical and financial factors as influencing the decision to withdraw from the show. “This decision was not made lightly, and we deeply appreciate the dedication and hard work of all parties involved,” she said.
The duo are not giving up on the show, though, which was created with Vance Banzo of Tallboyz and Matt Kippen of Kim's Convenience.
“We’re currently looking for a new home for it. We haven’t given up on this and we’ll get this show made. We’re used to setbacks, but we always persevere," their statement said.
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