Quinton Barnes is a Canadian singer, rapper, and producer whose music blends hip hop, rhythm and blues and electronic elements.Leslie Ken Chu, "Quinton Barnes Careens Between Sounds and Feelings on For the Love of Drugs". Exclaim!, October 16, 2022. He is most noted for his 2025 album Code Noir, which was longlisted for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize.Allie Gregory, "Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2025 Long List, Announces Song Prize". Exclaim!, June 10, 2025.
Originally from Kitchener, Ontario,Jesse Locke, "The trunk-rattling beats and impassioned vocals of R&B singer Quinton Barnes". Xtra Magazine, January 27, 2021. he is currently based in Montreal, Quebec."Five Must-See Acts at Montreal's Suoni Per Il Popolo 2025". Exclaim!, May 16, 2025.
He released his debut album Aarupa in 2020, and followed up with As a Motherfucker in 2021.Aly Laube, "Hyperpop Is the New Sound of Rebellion". Exclaim!, March 24, 2021.
Discography Aarupa – 2020 As a Motherfucker – 2021 For the Love of Drugs – 2022 Have Mercy on Me – 2024 Code Noir – 2025 Black Noise – 2025
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