b. Darrin O'Brien, 30 October 1969, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Snow is one of the most commercially successful white reggae singers ever; his debut single, "Informer", topped the US charts for seven weeks and reached the UK Top 3 in earyl 1993. Born Darrin O'Brien, the singer was raised in the Allenbury projects of Toronto and became a frequent visitor to reggae blues parties, where he assimilated the styles of Junior Reid, Eek A Mouse, Tenor Saw and Nitty Gritty. Considered a "problem child", he spent 18 months in prison on a murder charge at the age of 19, before finally being acquitted - an experience that inspired the lyrics of "Informer". His recording moniker was given to him by his Jamaican friend Marvin Prince and stands for "Super Notorious Outrageous Whiteboy". Prince took Snow to New York City where he began working with rapper MC Shan on his debut album. Unfortunately, Snow returned to jail in 1991 after pleading guilty to assault causing bodily harm, and it was while serving the eight-month sentence that he watched his career take off, with the recently completed "Informer" breaking into charts throughout the world. The EastWest label snapped the singer up in late 1992 and released his debut album 12 Inches Of Snow in spring 1993. Snow's criminal record was proving a problem however, and he was banned from important markets in the USA and Japan. Lack of record company support hampered sales of his albums and by the new millennium he was releasing new product only on the Canadian market. Despite adverse criticism, Snow's gift for mimicry is a keen one, and by virtue of "Informer" (with sales of over 3 million) he is worthy of his place in reggae's record books.

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• (2008)  Murder Love
• (2008)  Justuss
• (2005)  Two Hands Clapping
• (1995)  Murder Love
• (1992)  12 Inches Of Snow

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