Dead Obies

Dead Obies is an experimental hip hop band originating from South Shore (suburbs south of Montreal), Quebec, Canada,^[2][3] that was formed in 2011 by a collective of five MCs: Jo RCA, Yes McCan, Snail Kid, 20Some and O.G. Bear, and Quebec producer Vince Carter.^[4] The group identifies itself as post-rap. They are signed to the independent label Bonsound.

Dead Obies finished as Top 3 finalists at the Francouvertes de Montréal held in 2013 and designed for new music talents.^[2] The group has also taken part in Francofolies de Montréal, "WordUP! Battles" and "Artbeat" artistic events in Quebec.^[2] They use a mix of French, English, and French/English known as franglais^[5] in their songs.^[3] Their single "Do or Die + In America" was broadcast on French Canadian stations and the music video played on MusiquePlus .

They released their first mixtape in April 2012 titled Collation Vol. 1 followed by the album Montréal $ud (digital and vinyl format) in 2013.

In 2014, one year after the release of Montréal $ud, Dead Obies released the album in CD format and a book.^[6] In 2018, they received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Original Music for their work in the film Family First (Chien de garde).^[7]

In the spring of 2018, Yes McCan, one of the founding members of Dead Obies, left to pursue other projects.^[8][9] The third album was launched without his contribution.^[10]