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Nsqk
Mexican rapper (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rodrigo Torres de la Garza (born April 27, 1998), known professionally as Nsqk (pronounced as Nesquik), is a Mexican rapper, singer-songwriter and producer.[1]
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Early life
Torres was born in Monterrey, Mexico. He grew up in Houston, Texas, after moving with his family from an early age.[2] He initially started recording music at the age of thirteen after discovering how tracks of Skrillex, Swedish House Mafia and Avicii were produced, using a laptop with a 97 version of Windows 95 installed.[3]
His stage name origins due to a friend on Instagram responding ironically that Nsqk should be his artistic pseudonym, since Torres username being "nsqkpapi" at the time as a mocking reference to Canadian rapper Drake, and to monikers used by the members of ASAP Mob as well.[4]
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Career
He released his debut EP Botánica in 2020 through the independent label Honey Records, which combined pop, rap, R&B, and EDM sounds.[5] His debut full-length album, Roy, was released in late 2022, which led Torres to perform at various prestigious festivals throughout Latin America, such as Ceremonia in 2023 and Lollapalooza Chile in 2024.[6]
In 2024, Torres co-wrote and was featured in "Mami 100pre Sabe", the tenth track on the third studio album of Puerto Rican rapper Álvaro Díaz, Sayonara.[7] He released his debut mixtape ATP months later, with the inclusion of Mexican Twitch streamer and YouTuber El Mariana during interlude skits.[8] The mixtape was named one of the best Latin rising-act albums of 2024 by Billboard,[9] and was placed at number 82 on the year-end list of "The 100 Best Albums of 2024" by Rolling Stone.[10]
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Discography
Studio albums
Mixtapes
Extended plays
References
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