$NOT

Edy Edouard, known professionally as Snot (stylized as $NOT), is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. Born in New York, $NOT moved to West Palm Beach, Florida at seven years old, where he would begin his rap career through SoundCloud in 2016.[1] $NOT rose to fame with the release of his breakout single "GOSHA" in September 2018.[2]

$NOT
$NOT in 2020
Background information
Birth nameEdy Edouard
BornDecember 16, 1997 (age 23)
New York City, New York
OriginWest Palm Beach, Florida
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2016–present
Labels
Associated acts

Early life

At age 7, Edouard moved to West Palm Beach, Florida.[1]

Career

2017: Career beginnings

$NOT began his music career in 2016 while in high school, revealing to Jack Angell of Complex 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." $not 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. That's when I did it by myself, but I had a USB mic and it was kind of trash. But then Manny got a condenser mic, so I guess I got lucky."[3]

2018—19: THE TI$UE FILES, success of "GOSHA", and Euphoria

On 24 April 2018, $NOT self-released his first EP THE TI$UE FILES, featuring verses from Cameronazi and Subjectz as well as production from Frakcija, Kaji, Windxws, and YZ.[4] This EP was $NOT's final release before dropping his YZ-produced breakout hit "GOSHA" on 7 September 2018.[5]

$NOT's single "Billy Boy" was featured in the pilot episode of HBO's American teen drama Euphoria.[6][7]

Jake Indiana of Highsnobiety mentions that $NOT "has already developed an idiosyncratic sense of style (pulled-up hoodie realness)...and – in the case of his breakout single 'Gosha' – received a cosign from singer Billie Eilish."[8]

2020—Present: - TRAGEDY + and Beautiful Havoc

Following the success of his singles "GOSHA" and "MEGAN", $NOT signed to 300 Entertainment. On 6 March 2020, $NOT released - TRAGEDY +, his debut studio album, which features Maggie Lindemann and Wifisfuneral and includes the aforementioned singles.[9]

On 24 September 2020, $NOT released "Revenge", the first single for his second album, alongside a music video directed by Cole Bennett under his multimedia company Lyrical Lemonade.[10] $NOT teamed up with Flo Milli for the project's second single, "MEAN", on 15 October 2020, accompanied by another Cole Bennett music video.[11] On 30 October 2020, $NOT released his second studio album titled Beautiful Havoc.[12] The project features Iann Dior, Denzel Curry, and Flo Milli, and charted at number 172 on the Billboard 200. $NOT released three additional music videos following the album: "Who Do I Trust" on 5 November 2020, "WATCH OUT" on 13 December 2020 and "Like Me" on 15 January 2021.[13][14]

Discography

References
  1. "With Billie Eilish and 'Euphoria' co-signs, rapper $not is a Gen Z star in making". Los Angeles Times. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. $NOT – GOSHA, retrieved 30 October 2020
  3. "Meet $NOT, Florida's New Rap Anomaly". Complex. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. "THE TI$$UE FILES". SoundCloud. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  5. $NOT – GOSHA, retrieved 1 November 2020
  6. Inman, DeMicia. "$NOT's Followers Are More Than Just Fans". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  7. "All of the Music Played During 'Euphoria' Season 1". Complex. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  8. "Take a Trip Through the Weird World of $not in "Megan"". Highsnobiety. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  9. "$NOT Takes A Melodic Approach To Trap On Debut Album "- TRAGEDY +"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  10. "Florida's Snot Is Out For 'Revenge' In His Cole Bennett-Directed Video". UPROXX. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  11. "$NOT Unleashes New Album 'Beautiful Havoc' via 300 Ent". RESPECT. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  12. $NOT – Beautiful Havoc, retrieved 30 October 2020
  13. "$NOT – Who Do I Trust [Official Video] – YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  14. "$NOT – WATCH OUT [Official Video] – YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  15. "$NOT Makes His Formal Debut as Gen Z's Rap Star With '- Tragedy +' / Ones To Watch". Ones To Watch. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  16. $NOT – - TRAGEDY +, retrieved 30 October 2020
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