Conscious Creator Q052 shares ‘Loud Sunday’ single announces ‘Thunder Child’ album

Award-winning radical Mi’gmaq rapper and activist Q052 is gearing up to share his new track‘Loud Sunday’ on 25 September, 2025 via the Musique Nomade imprint. ‘Loud Sunday’, which premiered on Spill Magazine, is the third track to be unveiled from his forthcoming album Thunder Child, which is set for release on 10 October, 2025. ‘Loud Sunday’ follows his previous single ‘Space Invaders’, which received support from acclaimed publication CLASH Magazine. 

Q052 – ‘Q’ for Quentin and 052 for the number assigned to his Indigenous First Nations community – is the stage name of Quentin Condo, whose music reverberates with a powerful social conscience. Known for his gripping live performances, Q052 has landed numerous features on Radio Canada and shared the stage with iconic acts like Cypress Hill, while also gracing the stages of major festivals such as FEQ, La Noce, OFF Québec, Innu Nikamu, Festival Kwe!, FME, Festival Bleu Bleu, and Festival en chanson de Petite-Vallée. He is a regular guest on TVA’s La Tour, captivating audiences with his unique voice and unapologetic message.

Born and raised in Gesgapegiag, Gaspésie, and now based in Sherbrooke, Canada, Q052 is a fierce advocate for Indigenous peoples, particularly the struggles faced by youth and the protection of Indigenous women and girls. Winner of Best Male Hip-Hop Artist at the 2023 International Indigenous Hip-Hop Awards, he has earned numerous prestigious nominations, including Indigenous Artist of the Year at the 2021 ADISQ Gala, and nods at the 2022 Teweikan Gala in both the Expressive Music Artist/Group and Blues/Rock Artist/Groupcategories. His album also earned a 2022 GAMIQ nomination in the Hip-Hop Album category. 

Drawing from a kaleidoscope of influences – including Ty Segall, Immortal Technique, Cypress Hill, Black Sabbath, and Rage Against the Machine, amongst others – Q052 crafts a sound that is raw, searing and deeply political. On stage, Q052 channels this explosive energy into visceral performances that confront Indigenous identity, social justice, and personal struggle with unflinching honesty. His fusion of hip-hop, grunge, alternative rock and spoken word, wrapped in sharp, uncompromising lyricism, is sure to resonate with fans of other inspirations of his: Public Enemy, Run DMC, King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard. 

With ‘Loud Sunday’, Q052’s revolutionary spirit shines as he addresses the futility of war and the abhorrent injustices taking place in the world right now. The track is a potent concoction of Boom bap rap, which will entice fans of political hip-hop artists Talib Kweli, Mos Def and KRS-One. ‘Loud Sunday’ packs a hefty punch, as Q052 holds nothing back, and allows his empathy and passion to lead. The track features a sub-heavy bassline and brooding synths, along with a gripping melody, all of which underscore a sense of urgency and unwavering tenacity. The addition of an air horn sound effect which is interspersed throughout the track, works like a call-to-action, emphasising the urgency to stand up for what’s right. 

Q052 shared: “This song is about the senseless wars that are going on in the world and how society has become so tolerant of the tyrants destroying humanity.”