| Snook | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Years Active: | 2000–2009 |
| Label: | POPE |
| Associated Acts: | Afasi & Filthy, Maskinen |
| Current Members: | Oskar "Kihlen" Linnros Daniel Adams-Ray |
Snook (in Swedish pronounced as /ˈsnuːk/) is a Swedish rap group from Stockholm. The group consists of Oskar "Kihlen" Linnros and Daniel "Danne" Adams-Ray. The group often makes fun of traditional rap and tries to reinvent it. They have released two full-length albums and several singles.
In the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards in Copenhagen, they won the award for Best Swedish Act.
Linnros and Adams-Ray met in high school, Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium Odenplan. They formed Snook (snok is a Swedish slang term for "nose") in 2000. The group's first single 1990 nånting (Eng: "1990 something"), featuring Afasi & Filthy, became a big hit in Sweden. They were critically acclaimed because of their different sound as compared to the general Swedish hip-hop. Their debut album Vi vet inte vart vi ska, men vi ska komma dit (Eng: "We don't know where we're going, but we will get there") was released in May 2004, and was one of the most praised records in Sweden that year. Snook received a P3 Guld award for their hit "Mister Cool" (Mr. Cool).
The group Snook is currently not active. Linnros has made a solo album called Vilja Bli (Want to Become); a move away from hip-hop, the album consists of ten soul-pop songs. It was released on 9 June 2010. Six months later, Adams-Ray released an album called Svart, Vitt och allt därimellan (Black, White and Everything in Between).
| Year | Album | Chart peak SWE [1] | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Vi vet inte vart vi ska men vi ska komma dit | 39 | |
| 2006 | Är | 25 | |
| Year | Single | Chart peak SWE | Certification | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Mister Cool" | 2 | Vi vet inte vart vi ska men vi ska komma dit | |
| 2006 | "Snook, svett och tårar" | 21 | Är | |