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Background information | |
Birth name | Quentin Condo |
Origin | Gesgapegiag, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | Rap |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Years active | 2018–present |
Q052 is the stage name of Quentin Condo, a Mi'kmaq rapper from Gesgapegiag, Quebec. [1] He is most noted as a Felix Award nominee for Indigenous Artist of the Year at the 43rd Félix Awards in 2021. [2]
His stage name is derived from his first initial and the government bureaucratic code for Gesgapegiag. [3]
He released his debut album, Rez Life, in 2018, [4] and followed up in 2019 with Qama'si. [5] He released several singles in 2020 and 2021 before releasing three full-length albums, ImagiNation (March), The Storm (April), and The Calm (May), in 2022. [3] ImagiNation received a nomination for Best Rap/Hip Hop Album at the 2022 GAMIQ awards. [6]