Darrin O'Brien better known by his stage name Snow, is a Juno Award

Juno Award for Reggae Recording of the Year

The Juno Award for "Reggae Recording of the Year" has been awarded since 1985, as recognition each year for the best reggae album in Canada.-Best Reggae/Calypso Recording :*1985 - Liberty Silver & Otis Gayle, Heaven Must Have Sent You...

-winning Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 rap

Rap

Rap may refer to:*Rapping, performance in which rhyming lyrics are used, with or without musical accompaniment ; while an MC performs spoken verses in time to a beat/ melody**Hip hop subculture**Hip hop music...

 and reggae

Reggae

Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...

 musician

Musician

A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....

. He is best known for his 1992 single "Informer

Informer (song)

"Informer" is a 1992 single by Canadian reggae musician Snow. It features and is produced by Queensbridge-bred rapper MC Shan, and is from Snow's debut album 12 Inches of Snow. The single was released shortly before Snow was imprisoned for a year on an assault charge...

", which reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

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Life and work

Darrin O'Brien was born and raised in the North York district of Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

. For much of his childhood, he lived in the Allenbury Gardens public housing

Public housing

Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. Social housing is an umbrella term referring to rental housing which may be owned and managed by the state, by non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the...

, and at the age of 16 moved to Ajax, Ontario

Ajax, Ontario

Ajax is a town in the Durham Region in the Greater Toronto Area.The town is named for the HMS Ajax a Royal Navy cruiser that served in World War II. Ajax is a part of the Greater Toronto Area and the...

. Growing up in a diverse neighbourhood, O'Brien blended dancehall and reggae with rock and popular music to create his own unique style of music. In 1988, Jamaican-born DJ Marvin Prince witnessed O'Brien deejaying at a party and quickly, the two became friends. For the next few years, they practiced in Prince's basement with Snow providing vocals and Prince scratching the turntables

Turntablism

Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music using phonograph turntables and a DJ mixer.The word 'turntablist' was coined in 1995 by DJ Babu to describe the difference between a DJ who just plays records, and one who performs by touching and moving the records, stylus and mixer...

. While on a trip to New York City, Prince mentioned Snow to rap star M.C. Shan. Shan then invited Snow to New York and introduced him to music producers, David Eng and Steve Salem. Snow eventually signed a contract to record on their Motorjam/Elektra

Elektra Records

Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....

 record label

Record label

In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

 and in 1993

1993 in music

This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.-January–February:*January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992....

 released his debut album  12 Inches of Snow

12 Inches of Snow

12 Inches of Snow is the debut album by Canadian reggae musician Snow, released in 1993. Edmond Leary and MC Shan produced the entire album, apart from one track which was produced by John Ficarrotta. The album was produced shortly before Snow was imprisoned for a year on an assault charge. Upon...

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While Snow served prison time for an assault

Assault

In law, assault is a crime causing a victim to fear violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more...

 charge, M.C. Shan, David Eng, Steve Salem, and Marvin Prince promoted the recordings.
Upon his release from prison, Snow's first single "Informer

Informer (song)

"Informer" is a 1992 single by Canadian reggae musician Snow. It features and is produced by Queensbridge-bred rapper MC Shan, and is from Snow's debut album 12 Inches of Snow. The single was released shortly before Snow was imprisoned for a year on an assault charge...

", written by Snow, M.C. Shan, and Edmond Leary, became a chart-topping hit. The album sold over 8 million records worldwide, with the "Informer" single remaining number 1 on the American Billboard charts for seven consecutive weeks. "Informer" has been recorded twice in the Guinness Book of World Records as the best selling reggae single in US history, as well as the highest charting reggae single in history. A second single, "Girl I've Been Hurt", reached Number 19 on the Hot 100. In Japan, Snow received the Recording Industry Association of Japan

Recording Industry Association of Japan

The Recording Industry Association of Japan is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved the music industry...

's 1994 Gold Disc Award for Best New Artist.

Origin of Stage Name

As Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau

Pierre Trudeau

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...

 continued reforming immigration policies

Immigration Act, 1976

The Immigration Act in Canada was created in 1976 by then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. It focused on who should be allowed into Canada, not on who should be kept out. The Act came into force in 1978 along with new Immigration Regulations. This Act gave more power to the provinces to set their own...

, instituting social reforms, and promoting multiculturalism in Canada

Multiculturalism in Canada

Multiculturalism in Canada was adopted as the official policy of the Canadian government during the prime ministership of Pierre Elliot Trudeau in the 1970s and 1980s. The Canadian government has often been described as the instigator of multiculturalism as an ideology because of its public...

, a larger influx of Jamaicans immigrated into the greater Toronto area. One of Snow's neighboring Jamaican families, the Browns, first introduced the teenager to reggae and began calling him "Snow" and "Snow White." With the help of his neighbors, Snow began borrowing and ordering reggae dub tapes to perform over. After befriending Marvin Prince, Prince began referring to Snow with a phrased backronym meaning "Superb Notorious Outrageous Whiteboy." Snow himself, however, never claimed the name and simply continued to perform with the stage name of Snow.

Legal dispute over production of 12 Inches of Snow

While touring as Snow's DJ in December 1994, Marvin Prince abruptly left the tour after discovering Snow, according to court documents, "was receiving more money from management than he was." While listed as only the co-writer of the song "Runway" on the 12 Inches of Snow album, Prince claimed to have co-written five songs and co-produced the album with Shan, Eng, and Salem. Furthermore, Prince alleged in court that Eng and Salem provided "a draft of a multi-album production and recording agreement" for both Snow and himself. Unable to understand the contract, Prince allegedly "sent a copy to his mother to get legal advice from her friend" and "never saw the agreement again." Moreover, Prince claimed to have entered an "oral agreement" with Snow implying that the two would share profits from the album "fifty-fifty." The first agreement, Prince alleged, occurred "in 1990, when the two men began working together on songs in Prince's basement and he "allegedly suggested to" Snow, "if something comes out of this, let's be partners." The second oral agreement, according to Prince, took place in August 1991 while Snow auditioned for Shan. While Snow frequently referred to Prince as his partner in promotional videos, he claimed to have used the term "only in the slang sense." Prince, moreover, "admitted that these discussions were not concrete; the parties never organized a formal business plan, nor was plaintiff in New York to advance defendant's career."

Shan, Eng, and Salem testified that they were unaware of a partnership between Snow and Prince, and Shan denied that Prince co-produced 12 Inches of Snow and co-wrote the five songs in question. While initially winning a $1.5 million judgment, the court overturned the original ruling and dismissed Prince's suit on grounds that he had "no viable claims" to a partnership with Snow.

International success

In the mid 1990s, Snow's executive producer David Kenneth Eng broadened his artistic horizons and deepened his personal and spiritual roots by establishing a base in Asia. Eng included Snow as part of this expansion, leading the Canadian artist into a new market. As a follow-up to 12 Inches of Snow, Snow recorded his second album Murder Love in Jamaica, Canada, and New York. While not a commercial success in North America, the album featured Snow performing with reggae and dancehall legends Ninjaman

Ninjaman

Ninjaman, alias Don Gorgon, is a popular dancehall deejay / Actor, known for his controversial and pro-gun lyrics and his stuttering and melodramatic style...

, Junior Reid

Junior Reid

Delroy "Junior" Reid is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician, best known for the songs "One Blood" and "Funny Man", as well as being the man that replaced Michael Rose as lead vocalist for Black Uhuru.-Biography:...

, Half Pint, Buju Banton

Buju Banton

Buju Banton is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae musician.Banton has recorded pop and dance songs, as well as songs dealing with sociopolitical topics....

, Beenie Man

Beenie Man

Anthony Moses Davis , better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Grammy award winning Jamaican reggae artist. He is the self-proclaimed "King of the Dancehall".-Biography:...

, Dave Kelly

Dave Kelly (producer)

Dave Kelly is a Jamaican Record Producer. He began his career as an Engineer in the late eighties. After getting into producing at the "Penthouse" label of Donovan Germain, he started his own label "Madhouse" together with business partner Janet Davidson in 1991...

, and Sly and Robbie

Sly and Robbie

Sly and Robbie is the prolific Jamaican rhythm section and production team of drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare who joined in the mid 1970s after having established themselves separately in Jamaica as professional musicians...

. The "Anything for You

Anything for You (Snow song)

Anything For You is a 1995 single from Canadian reggae recording artist Snow’s second album, Murder Love. While becoming a club favorite and a grassroots hit on The Box in the United States and Canada, the single only peaked at 74 on the Canadian Singles Chart...

" remix became a club favorite and, according to Billboards Elena Oumano, made Snow a figure of respect on the Jamaican music scene. Indeed, "Anything For You" became the top-selling single in Jamaica in 1995 and "Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We

Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We

"Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We," also known as Si We... , is a 1994 reggae dancehall single, only released as a 12 inch maxi, featuring Snow, Ninjaman, and Junior Reid. Recorded in Jamaica and produced by Junior Reid's One Blood production company, Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We also served as the first track on...

" also reached the number one slot in Jamaica. Murder Love proved to be a popular album in Asia, with the single "Sexy Girl" remaining on Japan's Top Singles chart for 16 weeks, ultimately reaching number one. The success of Murder Love allowed Snow to tour Asia and collaborate with Thai rap artist Joey Boy

Joey Boy

-Biography:Born into a Thai-Chinese family, Joey Boy started listening to hip hop when he was 14 years old and skateboarding. In 1994, he was signed to Bakery Music. His first release was a self-titled EP. He recorded nine more albums with the label....

. In 1996, Eng created Dimsum Entertainment, producing Joey Boy's album Fun, Fun, Fun. Ultimately, Snow performed on the chart-topping Thai single "Fun, Fun, Fun" and appeared in the music video. Joey Boy returned the favor by appearing on Snow's Thai single Me and Joey. In 2008, Snow also featured Joey Boy on the track "Catch a Kick."
That same year, Snow collaborated with Cyndi Lauper

Cyndi Lauper

Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...

 on Junior Vasquez's Homegrown and Sly and Robbie's Pop Goes the Dancehall remix of Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Girls Just Want to Have Fun may refer to:In music:* "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", the first major single released by singer Cyndi Lauper on She's So UnusualIn film:...

(retitled Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)). By the end of 1996, Murder Loves Si We Dem Nuh Know We received a Juno nomination

Juno Awards of 1996

The Juno Awards of 1996, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 10 March 1996 in Hamilton, Ontario at a ceremony in the Copps Coliseum...

 for Best Reggae Recording. Overall, the album produced three music videos: Anything For You

Anything for You (Snow song)

Anything For You is a 1995 single from Canadian reggae recording artist Snow’s second album, Murder Love. While becoming a club favorite and a grassroots hit on The Box in the United States and Canada, the single only peaked at 74 on the Canadian Singles Chart...

, Anything For You (All Star Cast Remix), and Sexy Girl. In the film Klash, Snow appears performing Rivertown.

Snow followed up Murder Love with an album named after his daughter, Justuss. The first single "Boom Boom Boogie

Boom Boom Boogie

"Boom Boom Boogie" is a 1997 single from Canadian reggae recording artist Snow’s third album, Justuss. The track proved to to be Snow's most successful single from "Justuss," reaching number 29 on Tokio Hot 100 and reaching gold certification in Japan...

" took Asia by storm, achieving gold status with the music video appearing on MTV Japan five to six times a day. Released in the United States and Canada in 1997, the single If This World Were Mine failed to chart but the video regularly appeared on The Box. The album reached number 12 on the U.S. reggae charts and in 1998 was nominated for Best Reggae album at the Juno Awards in Vancouver, British Columbia. In late 1997, Snow released a Greatest Hits compilation, called "The Greatest Hits of Snow."

In 1999, Snow reunited with M.C. Shan, producing the album Cooler Conditions

Cooler Conditions

Cooler Conditions is the fourth studio album by Canadian reggae musician Snow. Released only in Japan, many of the tracks later appeared on the more widely released Mind on the Moon album...

in Japan. The only single, "The Plumb Song", spent eight weeks on the Japan Singles chart, peaking at number 27.

Return to the Canadian charts

In 2000, Snow released Mind on the Moon

Mind on the Moon

Mind on the Moon is an album by Canadian reggae musician Snow, released in 2000. Despite being his fifth album, this was the first disc since his 1993 debut 12 Inches of Snow that Snow returned to the pop charts and received mainstream airplay on both radio and television.The initial single...

. The single "Everybody Wants to Be Like You

Everybody Wants to Be Like You

"Everybody Wants to Be Like You" is a single by Canadian pop/reggae singer Snow, from his 2000 album, Mind on the Moon. The song was very successful in Canada, peaking at #2 on the RPM Singles Chart.-Awards and Honors:...

" landed Snow back on the Canadian Singles chart and earned him three Juno nominations.

In 2002, Snow worked with Shaggy

Shaggy (musician)

Orville Richard Burrell , better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican-American reggae singer and rapper. He is perhaps best known for his 1995 single "Boombastic" and 2000 single "It Wasn't Me"...

 and Blu Cantrell

Blu Cantrell

Blu Cantrell is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter.-Biography:Tiffany Cobb was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1976. Her father was a Narragansett Native American and Cape Verdean, and played in the National Basketball Association...

's producer to record Two Hands Clapping

Two Hands Clapping

Two Hands Clapping is 2002 album by reggae singer Snow. The single "Legal" hit the Canadian Singles Chart, peaking at #13. It was also Snow's first album to have a Parental Advisory sticker due to sexually explicit lyrics.- Track listing :...

. "Legal

Legal (song)

"Legal" is the title of a song recorded by Canadian reggae singer Snow. It was released in 2002 as the first single from his 2002 album, Two Hands Clapping.-Music video:The music video for "Legal" features Trailer Park Boys character Bubbles....

", the first single, reached #13 on the Canadian Singles Chart

Canadian Singles Chart

The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays....

.

Snow today

In November 2009, Snow's common law wife and the subject of many of his songs, Tamei Edberg, was diagnosed with cancer; she died later that month on November 27, 2009. In June, Snow held a fundraiser called "ClosURE For Cancer." Snow also started his own non-governmental organization

Non-governmental organization

A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...

 called "Pure Snow NGO," which assists "tenants living in non-profit housing". Periodically, Snow releases new songs from his site and over the internet.

Television and film appearances

Drew Carey

Drew Carey

Drew Allison Carey is an American actor, singer, comedian, photographer, sports executive, and game show host. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, Carey eventually gained popularity starring on his own sitcom, The Drew Carey Show, and serving as...

, a long time Snow fan, had Snow record a reggae version of The Drew Carey Show theme song, "Moon Over Parma", for the series' eighth and ninth seasons.

In 2001, Snow played a prison guard in the film Prison Song

Prison Song

Prison Song is a 2001 United States prison film about a boy brought up in group homes with a gift and passion for art.- Overview :The film centers around a character named Elijah , who is an adolescent at the story’s outset. His mother Prison Song is a 2001 United States prison film about a boy...

.

Ethnicity and Canadian identity

In Ethnicity, Politics, and Public Policy: Case Studies in Canadian Diversity, Rebecca J. Haines examined Snow as a symbol of Canadian ethnic identity. Instead of hiding his "whiteness" and "Canadian-ness," Haines argues, Snow proudly boasts of his Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 heritage and traces his reggae roots to the diverse community of Allenbury. While other artists, such as Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...

, don a Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 jersey

Hockey jersey

A hockey jersey, traditionally called a sweater , is a piece of clothing worn by hockey players to cover the upper part of their bodies. "Sweater" is the correct reference in Canada, despite the material...

 because of its resemblance to cannabis, "in the video for his single Anything For You, shot on location in Jamaica, the white Canadian reggae artist Snow is seen wearing the same jersey (Maple Leafs), perhaps in an attempt to proclaim his Canadian roots among the all black cast of this video".

Despite Snow's Canadian roots and unique path to reggae music, many reggae purists viewed him, along with Ini Kamoze

Ini Kamoze

Cecil Campbell , better known by his stage name Ini Kamoze is a Jamaican reggae singer. He is best known for his signature song, "Here Comes the Hotstepper", which was released in 1994, and subsequently topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart...

, Diana King

Diana King

Diana King is a reggae fusion singer-songwriter who specifically performed a mixture and fusion of R&B, reggae, pop and dancehall...

, Shaggy

Shaggy (musician)

Orville Richard Burrell , better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican-American reggae singer and rapper. He is perhaps best known for his 1995 single "Boombastic" and 2000 single "It Wasn't Me"...

 and Shabba Ranks

Shabba Ranks

Shabba Ranks is a Jamaican dancehall musician.He was one of the most popular dancehall artists of his generation. He was also one of the first Jamaican deejays to gain worldwide acceptance, and recognition for his 'slack' lyrical expressions and content, when "ridin' di riddim"...

, as another example of "watered down" commercial reggae that rose to international popularity in the 1990s. The sketch comedy show In Living Color

In Living Color

In Living Color is an American sketch comedy television series, which originally ran on the Fox Network from April 15, 1990 to May 19, 1994. Brothers Keenen and Damon Wayans created, wrote, and starred in the program. The show was produced by Ivory Way Productions in association with 20th Century...

, in a mock video featuring Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey

James Eugene "Jim" Carrey is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He has received two Golden Globe Awards and has also been nominated on four occasions. Carrey began comedy in 1979, performing at Yuk Yuk's in Toronto, Ontario...

 as Snow, famously parodied the criticisms of reggae purists. Throughout the video, Carrey flees from angry Jamaican rasta

Rasta

Rasta may refer to:* The Rastafari movement or, particularly, a follower of that movement* Rasta, a Persian/Farsi name and word meaning "truth"...

s determined to reclaim the purity of reggae from commercialism.

In 1996, WBLS New York disc jockey Pat McKay observed, "purists have a problem with a non-Jamaican doing reggae. But I choose to think of it as the greatest compliment to reggae culture, and Snow is a genuine, dedicated artist. He has a fine singing voice, he's a great writer, and he very generously includes other artists in in all of his work. His authenticity amplifies the realities of his generation, and his sensitivity conjures up intimacy with all of his love songs."

Discography

Year	Album	Chart positions					Certifications
		U.S. Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	U.S. R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...	U.S. Reggae Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...	CAN Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS...	JAP Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
1993	12 Inches of Snow 12 Inches of Snow 12 Inches of Snow is the debut album by Canadian reggae musician Snow, released in 1993. Edmond Leary and MC Shan produced the entire album, apart from one track which was produced by John Ficarrotta. The album was produced shortly before Snow was imprisoned for a year on an assault charge. Upon... Released: April 27, 1993 Label: East West Records East West Records East West Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, and operates under WMG's Independent Label Group.-History:...	5	12	4	3	-	US Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : Platinum CAN Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada... : 3× Platinum
1995	Murder Love Murder Love Murder Love is Canadian reggae musician Snow’s second album. While his preceding album featured a wide array of musical genres fusing hip-hop, pop, and reggae, Murder Love was recorded in Jamaica and primarily featured dancehall tracks... Released: February 21, 1995 Label: East West Records	-	-	1	-	14	JAP Recording Industry Association of Japan The Recording Industry Association of Japan is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved the music industry... : Million
1997	Justuss Justuss Justuss is Canadian reggae musician Snow's third album. Like his second album Murder Love, Justuss is primarily a reggae album performed in Jamaican Patois and featured fellow reggae stars such as Yami Bolo, Nadine Sutherland, Buju Banton, Beenie Man, and Terror Fabulous. Because of his criminal... Released: January 14, 1997 Label: East West Records	-	-	12	-	-
1999	Cooler Conditions Cooler Conditions Cooler Conditions is the fourth studio album by Canadian reggae musician Snow. Released only in Japan, many of the tracks later appeared on the more widely released Mind on the Moon album... Released: September 28, 1999 Label: JVC JVC , usually referred to as JVC, is a Japanese international consumer and professional electronics corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded in 1927...	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Mind on the Moon Mind on the Moon Mind on the Moon is an album by Canadian reggae musician Snow, released in 2000. Despite being his fifth album, this was the first disc since his 1993 debut 12 Inches of Snow that Snow returned to the pop charts and received mainstream airplay on both radio and television.The initial single... Released: August 15, 2000 Label: EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...	-	-	-	61	-
2002	Two Hands Clapping Two Hands Clapping Two Hands Clapping is 2002 album by reggae singer Snow. The single "Legal" hit the Canadian Singles Chart, peaking at #13. It was also Snow's first album to have a Parental Advisory sticker due to sexually explicit lyrics.- Track listing :... Released: November 26, 2002 Label: Virgin Music	-	-	-	-	-

Compilations

Year	Album	Chart positions			Certifications
		U.S. Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	U.S. R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...	U.S. Reggae
1997	The Greatest Hits of Snow Released: October 21, 1997 Label: East West Records	-	-	-
1998	Best Remix of Snow Released: June 24, 1998 Label: East West Japan	-	-	-

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions					Album
		U.S. Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	U.S. R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	CAN Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays....	Tokyo	Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
1993	"Informer Informer (song) "Informer" is a 1992 single by Canadian reggae musician Snow. It features and is produced by Queensbridge-bred rapper MC Shan, and is from Snow's debut album 12 Inches of Snow. The single was released shortly before Snow was imprisoned for a year on an assault charge... "	1	10	9	1	-	12 Inches of Snow
	"Girl I've Been Hurt Girl I've Been Hurt "Girl I've Been Hurt" is a song by Canadian reggae musician Snow, released as the second single off his debut album, 12 Inches of Snow. Following the wildly successful single "Informer," "Girl I've been Hurt" peaked at #19 on the U.S... "	19	78	28	-	-
1994	"Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We "Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We," also known as Si We... , is a 1994 reggae dancehall single, only released as a 12 inch maxi, featuring Snow, Ninjaman, and Junior Reid. Recorded in Jamaica and produced by Junior Reid's One Blood production company, Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We also served as the first track on... " (feat. Ninjaman Ninjaman Ninjaman, alias Don Gorgon, is a popular dancehall deejay / Actor, known for his controversial and pro-gun lyrics and his stuttering and melodramatic style...  & Junior Reid Junior Reid Delroy "Junior" Reid is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician, best known for the songs "One Blood" and "Funny Man", as well as being the man that replaced Michael Rose as lead vocalist for Black Uhuru.-Biography:... )	-	-	-	-	1	Murder Love
1995	"Sexy Girl"	-	-	80	1	-
1997	"Boom Boom Boogie Boom Boom Boogie "Boom Boom Boogie" is a 1997 single from Canadian reggae recording artist Snow’s third album, Justuss. The track proved to to be Snow's most successful single from "Justuss," reaching number 29 on Tokio Hot 100 and reaching gold certification in Japan... "	-	-	-	29	-	Justuss
	"Anything for You Anything for You (Snow song) Anything For You is a 1995 single from Canadian reggae recording artist Snow’s second album, Murder Love. While becoming a club favorite and a grassroots hit on The Box in the United States and Canada, the single only peaked at 74 on the Canadian Singles Chart...  (All Star Cast Remix)" (feat. Nadine Sutherland Nadine Sutherland Nadine Sutherland is a Jamaican reggae singer whose early career was nurtured by Bob Marley. She went on to become a successful dancehall artist in the 1990s.-Biography:... )	-	-	74	-	1
1999	"Someday Somehow"	-	-	-	-	-	Cooler Conditions
2000	"Everybody Wants to Be Like You Everybody Wants to Be Like You "Everybody Wants to Be Like You" is a single by Canadian pop/reggae singer Snow, from his 2000 album, Mind on the Moon. The song was very successful in Canada, peaking at #2 on the RPM Singles Chart.-Awards and Honors:... "	-	-	2	-	-	Cooler Conditions & Mind on the Moon
	"Jimmy Hat"	-	-	-	-	-
	"The Plumb Song"	-	-	-	27	-
2001	"Joke Thing"	-	-	-	-	-	Mind on the Moon
	"Nothin' on Me"	-	-	-	-	-
2002	"Legal Legal (song) "Legal" is the title of a song recorded by Canadian reggae singer Snow. It was released in 2002 as the first single from his 2002 album, Two Hands Clapping.-Music video:The music video for "Legal" features Trailer Park Boys character Bubbles.... "	-	-	13	76	-	Two Hands Clapping
2003	"That's My Life" (feat. Jelleestone)	-	-	-	-	-
2008	"Just 4 U" (feat. Kobra Khan)	-	-	-	-	-	non-album single
2009	"Adore You"	-	-	-	-	-

Awards and Nominations

Juno Awards

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| rowspan="1" align="center"|1994
| Informer

Informer (song)

"Informer" is a 1992 single by Canadian reggae musician Snow. It features and is produced by Queensbridge-bred rapper MC Shan, and is from Snow's debut album 12 Inches of Snow. The single was released shortly before Snow was imprisoned for a year on an assault charge...

| Best Reggae Recording
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| rowspan="1" align="center"|1994
| Snow

Snow (musician)

Darrin O'Brien , better known by his stage name Snow, is a Juno Award-winning Canadian rap and reggae musician. He is best known for his 1992 single "Informer", which reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.-Life and work:...

| Best Male Vocalist
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| rowspan="1" align="center"|1994
| 12 Inches of Snow

12 Inches of Snow

12 Inches of Snow is the debut album by Canadian reggae musician Snow, released in 1993. Edmond Leary and MC Shan produced the entire album, apart from one track which was produced by John Ficarrotta. The album was produced shortly before Snow was imprisoned for a year on an assault charge. Upon...

| Best Album
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| rowspan="1" align="center"|1996
| Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We

Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We

"Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We," also known as Si We... , is a 1994 reggae dancehall single, only released as a 12 inch maxi, featuring Snow, Ninjaman, and Junior Reid. Recorded in Jamaica and produced by Junior Reid's One Blood production company, Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We also served as the first track on...

| Best Reggae Recording
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|-
| rowspan="1" align="center"|1998
| Justuss

Justuss

Justuss is Canadian reggae musician Snow's third album. Like his second album Murder Love, Justuss is primarily a reggae album performed in Jamaican Patois and featured fellow reggae stars such as Yami Bolo, Nadine Sutherland, Buju Banton, Beenie Man, and Terror Fabulous. Because of his criminal...

| Best Reggae Recording
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|-
| rowspan="1" align="center"|2001
| Snow

Snow (musician)

Darrin O'Brien , better known by his stage name Snow, is a Juno Award-winning Canadian rap and reggae musician. He is best known for his 1992 single "Informer", which reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.-Life and work:...

| Best Male Artist
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|-
| rowspan="1" align="center"|2001
| Snow

Snow (musician)

Darrin O'Brien , better known by his stage name Snow, is a Juno Award-winning Canadian rap and reggae musician. He is best known for his 1992 single "Informer", which reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.-Life and work:...

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| Best Song Writer
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| rowspan="1" align="center"|2001
| Mind On the Moon

Mind on the Moon

Mind on the Moon is an album by Canadian reggae musician Snow, released in 2000. Despite being his fifth album, this was the first disc since his 1993 debut 12 Inches of Snow that Snow returned to the pop charts and received mainstream airplay on both radio and television.The initial single...

| Best Pop Album
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| rowspan="1" align="center"|2002
| The Plumb Song
| Best Video
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|-
| rowspan="1" align="center"|2003
| Two Hands Clapping

Two Hands Clapping

Two Hands Clapping is 2002 album by reggae singer Snow. The single "Legal" hit the Canadian Singles Chart, peaking at #13. It was also Snow's first album to have a Parental Advisory sticker due to sexually explicit lyrics.- Track listing :...

| Best Reggae Recording
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Recording Industry Association of Japan

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| rowspan="1" align="center"|1994
| Snow

Snow (musician)

Darrin O'Brien , better known by his stage name Snow, is a Juno Award-winning Canadian rap and reggae musician. He is best known for his 1992 single "Informer", which reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.-Life and work:...

| Best New Recording Artist
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Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada

Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada

SOCAN is the Canadian copyright collective for the right to communicate to the public and publicly perform musical works...

 Video Award

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| rowspan="1" align="center"|2001
| Everybody Wants to Be Like You

Everybody Wants to Be Like You

"Everybody Wants to Be Like You" is a single by Canadian pop/reggae singer Snow, from his 2000 album, Mind on the Moon. The song was very successful in Canada, peaking at #2 on the RPM Singles Chart.-Awards and Honors:...

| Much Music Top Video
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External links

• DKO Productions
• Snow's YouTube channel
• SNOW Biography from "Two Hands Clapping" promotional video.
• Superb Notorious Outrageous Website A comprehensive fansite consisting of rare videos, articles, and other media documenting Snow's career.