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 Nsqk performing in 2021 | |
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| Birth name | Rodrigo Torres de la Garza |
| Born | 27 April 1998 Monterrey, Mexico |
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| Years active | 2020–present |
| Labels | Honey Records |
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]
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]
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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