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Snow

Snow is an American Reggae Artist who rose to fame via his album, 12 Inches of Snow.

1 About
- 1.1 Awards & Certifications
- 1.2 Chart Toppers
2 News
- 2.1 Tours & Concerts
- 2.2 Announcements
3 Discography
4 Other artists
- 4.1 Similar artists
- 4.2 Contemporaries
5 Trivia
6 Reviews
7 External Links

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About

Snow or "Darrin O' Brien" in real life was born on October 30, 1969 in Toronto, Ontorio. At the age of 16, their family moved to Ajax, Ontorio. He was discoverd by a DJ called "Marvin Prince". It was Marvin who select the name Snow. Marvin and Snow went in New York City. In 1989, when Snow was only 19, he had been involved in a knife fight, an entanglement which, several years later, sent the rapper to the Metro Toronto East Detention Center on charges of attempted murder. Before being sentenced to jail, Snow had been introduced by Prince to New York rapper MC Shan. MC introduced Marvin and Snow to the producers, "David Kenneth Eng" and "Steve Salem". The two producers signed Snow a recording contract.

His debut album, 12 Inches of Snow was released in 2003. He was imprisoned for one year. After his release, his first single, "Informer" was released and spent #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven consecutive weeks. The album chartered #5 on The Billboard 200. The album was also a Certified 5x Platinum. His second album, Murder Love was produced by MC. The album landed #1 on Top Reggae Album. His next album, Justuss was released in 1997 under East West Records and peaked #12 on The Billboard 200 Chart. In 1999, Cooler Conditions was released. His last album released was, Two Hands Clapping which was released in 2002.

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Awards & Certifications

Year	Award	Category
1994	Juno Awards	Best Reggae Recording for "Informer"

Certifications

Year	Album	RIAA Certification
1993	12 Inches of Snow	Certified 5x Platinum

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Chart Toppers

Year	The Billboard 200	Top Reggae Album	Album
1993	5	-	12 Inches of Snow
1995	-	1	Murder Love
1997	12	-	Justuss

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News

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Tours & Concerts

There are no current tour and concert schedules for Snow.

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Announcements

There are no announcements as of this time

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Discography

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Albums

12 Inches of Snow January 19, 1993 East West	Murder Love 1995 East West	Justuss January 14, 1997 East West	Cooler Conditions September 13, 1999 JVC
Mood on The Moon October 10, 2000 EMI	Two Hands Clapping November 19, 2002 Virgin