Nsqk

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Nsqk
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Nsqk performing in 2021
Background information
Born
Rodrigo Torres de la Garza

(1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 (age 27)
Monterrey, Mexico
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • musician
  • producer
  • singer-songwriter
Years active2020–present
LabelsHoney 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]

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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]

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]

Discography

Studio albums

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ROY

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
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ATP
  • Released: 14 Aug 2024
  • Label: Honey Records
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming

Extended plays

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Botánica
  • Released: 31 January 2020
  • Label: Honey Records
  • Formats: digital download, streaming

References

  1. ↑ Winter Wilson, Taylor (16 October 2024). "Nsqk Is Pushing The Envelope With His Sound". Galore. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "NSQK traerá su gira ALTER EGO a la Ciudad de México". Prensa OCESA (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Future of Music: Nsqk". Rolling Stone en Español (in Spanish). 8 May 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Hernández, Valeria (25 May 2024). "¿Cómo se llama NSQK? Así se pronuncia y este es el significado de su nombre artístico". Sónica (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Borchardt, Carlos (14 August 2024). "¿Quién es NSQK? El impacto musical de su nuevo álbum en la juventud". El Imparcial (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "NSQK: Conoce al cantante mexicano que te ayudará a vivir el desamor en Lollapalooza Chile 2024". Chilevisión (in Spanish). 7 March 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  7. ↑ Espino, Osvaldo (19 June 2024). "On Sayonara, Álvaro Díaz Explores the Many Stages of Heartbreak". Miami New Times . Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  8. ↑ León, Karla (28 August 2024). "Nsqk es la guía hacia el futuro". Rolling Stone en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  9. ↑ Fajardo, Ingrid; Ratner-Arias, Sigal; Raygoza, Isabela; Roiz, Jessica (28 August 2024). "NSQK, Doble Sentido, & More Emerging Latin Artists on Our Radar". Billboard . Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "The 100 Best Albums of 2024". Rolling Stone. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
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