Date : 24th July 20147th March 2015

Snow Would Like To Inform You He Is Voting For Rob Ford

Snow & Rob Ford A Canadian rapper whose biggest hit warns about the perils of talking to the police is apparently a big fan of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford.

Snow — whose real name is Darrin O’Brien — caused a bit of a stir online Thursday after he showed up at City Hall to express his support for Ford.

Snow is best known for the hit “Informer,” which was the top song on the American Billboard charts for seven straight weeks in 1992.

Though Snow served time behind bars for assault, he told The Globe And Mail’s Ann Hui that the mayor has been through more than him.

“You just gotta ease up on him,” he said. “Say let him run, because he is doing good. If he’s messing up and stuff, I’d say ‘kick him out.’ But I don’t know, I do feel he’s doing good so, I gotta support.”

Date : 28th June 20144th July 2015

Snow Heads To Jamaica To Work On New Album

Source: Tana-Kay, www.zipfm.net

Many regard him as a “One Hit Wonder” after the 1992 hit single “Informer”, though he also formed part of the collaborative effort titled “Anything for you”, which features the likes of Nadine Sutherland, Buju Banton, Beenie Man, Terror Fabulous, Louie Culture and Kulcha Knox.

However, Veteran Recording Artiste Snow is now planning to return to the music scene with a new album.

The Star who has been missing from the entertainment front for some 20 years, will be coming to Jamaica to work with Producers of his choice, with hopes of returning to the spotlight.

Date : 25th June 20145th July 2015

Mykal Rose Teams Up With Fellow Veteran Recording Artiste Snow

Source: www.zipfm.com

Mykal Rose has teamed up with veteran recording Artiste Snow on two new singles.

The Entertainer who is known for the hit dancehall single “Shoot Out” on the rhythm of the same name, says it was a “joy” working with the veteran deejay, and is now planning a video for one of the songs.

Both songs will be released in July.

Date : 7th December 20137th March 2015

Snow Of Informer Fame, Proudly Canadian!

Source: Tanya Ernandez-Dennis, Cashbox Canada, www.clintonlindsay.com

Darrin Kenneth O’Brien better known by his stage name Snow, is a Juno Award winning Canadian reggae musician. He is best known for his 1992 single “Informer”, which reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Snow was born and raised in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario. For much of his childhood, he lived in the Allenbury Gardens public housing, and at the age of 16 moved to Ajax, Ontario. 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 the two quickly became friends. For the next few years, they practiced in Prince’s basement with Snow providing vocals and Prince scratching the turntables. 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 record label and in 1993 released his debut album 12 Inches of Snow.

While Snow served prison time for an assault charge, M.C. Shan, David Eng, Steve Salem, and Marvin Prince promoted the recordings. Upon his release from prison, Snow’s first single “Informer”, 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’s 1994 Gold Disc Award for Best New Artist.