Q052 is the stage name of Quentin Condo, a Mi'kmaq rapper from Gesgapegiag, Quebec.Maude Bélair, "Q052: MI’GMAQ RAP, HARD TRUTH AND EMANCIPATION". PanM360. He is most noted as a Felix Award nominee for Indigenous Artist of the Year at the 43rd Félix Awards in 2021.Stéphanie Nolin, "Gala de l'ADISQ 2021 : La soirée de Roxane Bruneau et FouKi". Showbizz, November 7, 2021.
His stage name is derived from his first initial and the government bureaucratic code for Gesgapegiag.Kelly Kenny, "Q052 – Musician – Journeys with Kelly Kenny". CFNR-FM, June 3, 2022.
He released his debut album, Rez Life, in 2018,Patrick Quinn, "Q052 raps about rez realities on his debut album". The Nation, August 17, 2018. and followed up in 2019 with Qama'si.Antoine Bordeleau, "Q-052 PRÉSENTE QAMA’SI". Voir, December 3, 2019. He released several singles in 2020 and 2021 before releasing three full-length albums, ImagiNation (March), The Storm (April), and The Calm (May), in 2022. ImagiNation received a nomination for Best Rap/Hip Hop Album at the 2022 GAMIQ awards.Louis-Philippe Labrèche, "Les nominations des prix GAMIQ 2022". Le Canal Auditif, October 5, 2022.
In 2025 he was announced as having a supporting role in the upcoming television series adaptation of Bon Cop, Bad Cop,Marc-André Beaulieu, "«Bon Cop, Bad Cop»: Colm Feore se désiste, découvrez l'acteur qui le remplacera". 7 Jours, July 2, 2025. and has also been credited as one of the show's writers.
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