SNARE

<a href="spotify:artist:23YyanOXrslikxfKyjnkTu" data-name="SNARE">SNARE</a> is a New Zealand-born Sāmoan artist from South Auckland whose music fuses hip-hop with cultural storytelling. A drummer turned rapper, SNARE’s bilingual flow, <a href="spotify:track:2wI3MsjxD17d23a0OwVLTY" data-name="Vodka &amp; Vaniah">Vodka &amp; Vaniah</a> blending English and Sāmoan, is a natural extension of how he speaks and lives. It’s a rare kind of authenticity — unpolished but intentional, abstract yet grounded. A storyteller at heart, he captures the real: fatherhood, the hustle, heritage, and everyday life through verses that uplift, challenge, and connect.

SNARE’s debut EP <a href="spotify:album:1umjbM4Wd63T0U4KWS6v4S" data-name="Sēki">Sēki</a> , produced by heavyweight &#64;Anonymouz, dives into identity and experience through a Pacific lens shaped by a concrete jungle upbringing.

In 2024, he dropped “<a href="spotify:track:4lHHZcl4x4miEfydvdaJJP" data-name="KOKONUT">KOKONUT</a> ,” flipping a word often used as an insult into a proud statement of Pacific identity. Sampling legendary Sāmoan group The Five Stars, the track fuses island soul with hard-hitting modern beats.

Beyond his solo work, SNARE featured on “<a href="spotify:track:0H4r8bwNHzfiHfzGoCBfeK" data-name="They Taking Pictures of Us in the Water - Anonymouz &amp; Guests 50 Years Hip Hop Mana Moana Remix">They Taking Pictures of Us in the Water - Anonymouz &amp; Guests 50 Years Hip Hop Mana Moana Remix</a> ,” a powerful remix of Audrey Brown-Pereira’s poem presented at COP28. He also contributed to the LeVā Global Pacific Solutions Conference, voicing key issues facing Pacific youth and communities.

Whether telling stories from the <a href="spotify:album:1A9gLRcE72i1xX3FnAcNEe" data-name="WORDSWORTH">WORDSWORTH</a> streets, speaking his truth, or bridging culture through sound, SNARE is building something real. No gimmicks. No filters. Just truth over beats.

With fresh drops and collaborations on the way, SNARE’s just getting started.<a href="spotify:album:6ciS98jWh9n146FDAV3jh8" data-name="Leai Se Paga">Leai Se Paga</a>