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So Loki is a Canadian hip hop band from Vancouver, British Columbia, consisting of rapper Sam Lucia and producer Geoffrey Millar. [1] The band is most noted for the singles "Athletes World", whose video was a longlisted Prism Prize nominee in 2019, [2] and "Elephant Man", which was shortlisted for the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in the same year. [3]

The band's first EP, V, was released in 2016, [4] and this was followed up with the full-length album, Shine, in 2017. In 2018, the band released the EP Planet Bando, which included the songs "Athletes World" and "Elephant Man". [5] Later that year, they also released whatever, a split EP with bbno$. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Josh Gabert-Dayon (September 21, 2016). "Meet So Loki, the New Vanguards of Vancouver's Fragile Hip-Hop Scene". Noisey .
  2. ↑ "Here Are the Top 20 Finalists for the 2019 Prism Prize". Exclaim! . February 21, 2019.
  3. ↑ Brock Thiessen (June 3, 2019). "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Unveils 2019 Finalists". Exclaim! .
  4. ↑ Kate Wilson (August 8, 2018). "So Loki promotes Vancouver rap alongside international artists at Safe & Sound Festival". The Georgia Straight .
  5. ↑ Josephine Cruz (May 25, 2018). "Take a Trip to "Planet Bando" with So Loki's Latest EP"". Complex .
  6. ↑ Josephine Cruz (October 30, 2018). "Listen to So Loki and BBNO$'s Joint EP "Whatever" Ahead of Their Tour of the Same Name". Complex .


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