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BrassMunk
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
GenresCanadian hip hop
Years active1997-2008
Labels54th/Virgin Music Canada, Battle Axe Records, Fifty Fourth Music, EMI Music, Audio Research Records, Heavy Headz Entertainment
MembersS-Roc
Clip
Agile
May One 9
King Reign†
WebsiteOfficial Website

BrassMunk was a Canadian

emcees S-Roc (Dwayne King), Clip (Jason Balde),[2] May One 9 (Randy Brookes) and DJ/producer Agile (Ajene Griffith). May 19 was replaced by King Reign (Kai Thomas) in 2006.[1]

Brassmunk independently released their first EP (variations on the singles "One, 2" and "Stop, Look, Listen") in 1999.[3] Their title track from their second EP, Live Ordeal!,[4][5] received a Juno nomination for Rap Recording of the Year. The track "El Dorado', from their 2002 EP, also received a Juno nomination for Rap Recording of the Year.

Also in 2002, they released the EP Dark Sunrise.[6][7][1] The following year, Dark Sunrise was re-released worldwide on Battleaxe Records as an LP, and included their previous independent releases.[8] Dark Sunrise was nominated for Rap Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2004. Their follow-up album, FEWturistic,[9] was released on March 20, 2007, and featured several additional artists including Kardinal Offishall and Moka Only.[10] In 2008, the album earned them another Juno nomination.[1]

The band's best known singles are "Big", produced by

O Superman (For Massenet)
".

BrassMunk has been inactive since 2008. Reign died of a heart attack in 2016, at age 40.[11][12]

Discography

Albums

  • Dark Sunrise (2003), Battle Axe Records, Fifty Fourth Music
  • FEWturistic (2007), EMI Music Canada, Fifty Fourth Music

EPs

  • One, 2 / Stop, Look, Listen (1999), Independent
  • Live Ordeal! (2000), Audio Research Records
  • Push Up / Get Right (Bring It) (2001), Heavy Headz Entertainment[13][14]
  • Dark Sunrise (2002), Virgin Music Canada, 54th Regiment Records
  • El Dorado / Big (2002), 54th Regiment Records[15]

Singles

  • "Spider Rider's Theme Song" (2007)

Award nominations

References

  1. ^ a b c d Brassmunk > Overview Allmusic. Accessed on July 23, 2010.
  2. ^ "Brassmunk comes up from underground, Sept 2003". brockpress.com. The Brock Press. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Brassmunk – One, 2 / Stop, Look, Listen". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  4. ^ "BrassMunk – Live Ordeal!". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. ^ Cowie, Del F. "Brassmunk Live Ordeal! Review, Feb 2001". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Brassmunk – Dark Sunrise". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  7. ^ Cowie, Del F. "BrassMunk Dark Sunrise EP Review, Jan 2006". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Brassmunk – Dark Sunrise". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  9. ^ Cowie, Del F. "Brassmunk Fewturistic Review, Mar 2007". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Brassmunk – Fewturistic". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  11. ^ Ritchie, Kevin. "Toronto rapper King Reign dead at 40, July 2016". nowtoronto.com. NOW Toronto. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  12. Noisey
    , June 29, 2016.
  13. ^ "Brassmunk – Push Up / Get Right (Bring It)". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  14. ^ Cowie, Del F. "Brassmunk Push Up Review, Aug 2002". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Brassmunk – El Dorado / Big". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

External links

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