Born in Aberdeen, Scotland and brought up in Torry, the twin brothers Mark and Darren were discovered by Midge Ure and Virgin Records ex-head of A&R Ronnie Gurr in 2009, and pioneered Scottish Hip Hop.

[6] In an interview in October 2012, SHY & DRS explained it was filmed in 2009 and the accompanying music video was based on the movie, Sin City.

[10] In July 2013, SHY & DRS released their debut studio album, Before Too Long,[11] which features guest vocals from Sandi Thom, Nazareth,[12] Eminem's band D12 and Daniel de Bourg.

[16] In July 2013 they released a charity track recorded with Northsound 1 Bauer radio presenters Greigsy & Aylissa which went into the Top 10 UK iTunes hip hop chart.

[19][20] SHY & DRS formed their own independent label, Unparallel Music Group,[citation needed] and released "Born Again" with British trance singer Christina Novelli in August 2014.

[22] They performed "Born Again" and their first official Top 40 single "The Love is Gone" live on BBC Radio Scotland's Culture Show and were interviewed by Janice Forsyth, who dubbed them "Scottish hiphop's most exciting export", revealing they were touring with Eminem's band D12 in 2015.

[23] SHY & DRS featured on Keenan Cahill's single "Closer" in 2014 which was premiered on Ryan Seacrest's radio show and website.

[citation needed] The single's remix version featured more than ten artists including D Double E, Emily Middlemas, NoLay, and Bera.

[citation needed] The pair are sponsored by Nae Danger energy drink based in Glasgow, part owned by Duncan Bannatyne.

In July 2013, Nae Danger released a "SHY & DRS" brand energy drink that features their image on the cans, giving a free download of their track "Relapse".