One of The most requested song right now is "I'll Do Anything For You," done in combination with Buju Banton, Terror Fabulous, Beenie man and such. Snow, whose real name is Darrin O'Brien, is of Irish Descent, but grew up in a predominantly Jamaican area in Toronto, Canada. He said while growing up, he had nothing to do but drink and fight. He dropped out of school at grade nine. While living in the Allenbury projects, he got involved in alcohol abuse and street fights, and ran with a gang. The DJ became prominent in 1993 when "Informer" stormed the Billboard pop charts.
The name Snow was given to him by Marvin Prince a Jamaican friend, which means "Super Notorious Outrageous Whiteboy." It was Prince who took him in the basement of his parents' home and taught him reggae music and patois pronounciation. Later they both moved into an apartment where Prince continued to hone Snow's career.
Prince then brought Snow to New York, hoping to land a record deal. While there they met M.C. Shan, a rapper who later produced the album "12 Inches of Snow." While the album was in progress, Snow went to prison for a year on an assault charge, but during that time Prince continued to open doors for the artiste.
Now it seems like things are paying off for Snow, because he is now a dancehall artist who is in high demand.
