Joyful Rebellion

Joyful Rebellion
Studio album by k-os
Released 13 August 2004
Recorded Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, ON
Genre
Length 57:59
Label Virgin Records (U.S.)
EMI (Canada)
Producer
k-os chronology
Exit
(2002)Exit2002		 Joyful Rebellion
(2004)		 Atlantis: Hymns for Disco
(2006)Atlantis: Hymns for Disco2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX[2]
Obnoxious Listeners[3]
Pitchfork(7.4/10)[4]
RapReviews(8.5/10)[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Sputnikmusic[7]

Joyful Rebellion is the second album of alternative hip hop artist k-os. It was released 13 August 2004 in Canada by EMI and 21 September 2004 in the United States by Virgin Records. It debuted at #7 on the Canadian Albums Chart, and went platinum in Canada, selling over 100,000 units.

Awards

  • The MuchMusic Video Awards (MMVA's)
    • 2005 Best Pop Video ("Crabbuckit")
    • 2005 MuchVibe Best Rap Video ("Man I Used To Be")
  • Juno Awards
    • 2005 Single of the Year ("Crabbuckit")
    • 2005 Rap Recording of the Year ("Joyful Rebellion")
    • 2005 Video of the Year ("B-Boy Stance")
  • Canadian Urban Music Awards
    • 2004 Hip Hop Recording of the Year ("B-Boy Stance")
    • 2004 Music Video of the Year ("B-Boy Stance")

At the 2017 Polaris Music Prize, the album won the jury vote for the Heritage Prize in the 1996-2005 category.[8]

Lyrics

Like Exit, Joyful Rebellion primarily focuses on k-os's negative views of the music industry, supplemented by more metaphorical lyrics.

The track "Man I Used to Be" is about a man who wants to revert to his previous self. The tracks "The Love Song" and "The Mirror" are semi-autobiographical. The song "One Blood" is an anti-war message. The song "Papercutz" is k-os's denial that Exit was his last album. "Commandante" features the opening sample of a woman speaking in Spanish on a voice mail.

Track listing

  1. "EMCEE Murdah" – 3:30
  2. "Crucial" – 3:25
  3. "Man I Used to Be" – 5:04
  4. "Crabbuckit" – 3:48
  5. "B-Boy Stance" – 4:00
  6. "Commandante" – 3:45
  7. "The Love Song" – 4:18
  8. "Hallelujah" – 4:17
  9. "Clap Ur Handz" – 1:20
  10. "Neutroniks" - 3:51
  11. "Dirty Water" (featuring Sam Roberts) – 4:14
  12. "One Blood (Jiggy Homicide)" – 3:29
  13. "Papercutz" (featuring Kamau) – 15:27
    • "The Mirror" (Hidden track)

NOTE: "Neutroniks" is only featured on the Canadian version of the album. The song appears on all versions (except the Canadian edition) of his previous album Exit.

Singles

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[9] 7

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ HipHopDX review
  3. ↑ Obnoxious Listeners review Archived 2009-01-14 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  5. ↑ RapReviews review
  6. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  7. ↑ Sputnikmusic review
  8. ↑ "Tragically Hip album makes Polaris Heritage Prize list". Toronto Star, October 25, 2017.
  9. ↑ Top Canadian Albums Chart Listings, billboard.com


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