Hyper-T

Hyper-T is the stage name of Adam Tanuyak, a Canadian rapper from Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut whose music blends Inuit music traditions with hip hop.[1] Tanuyak, who struggled with depression in his early teens, began releasing rap singles in 2014.[1] By 2018, he had released seven singles, was working on his debut full-length album, and had songs featured in the soundtracks to the films Iqaluit and The Grizzlies.[2] In addition to studying music production, he has also studied public governance at Carleton University's Nunavut Sivuniksavut program, and business management at Red River College.[2] He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song for "The Trials", a song from The Grizzlies cowritten with Thomas Lambe and Dan "DJ Shub" General, at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Inuk rapper Hyper T sheds light on “The Ugly of Nunavut”". Nunatsiaq News, August 18, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Rapper Hyper-T builds momentum". Nunavut News/North, February 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "Les Québécois remportent plus de la moitié des trophées à l'avant-gala des prix Écrans canadiens". Ici Radio-Canada, March 31, 2019.


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