Joyful Rebellion

Joyful Rebellion
Studio album by
k-os
Released13 August 2004 (Canada)
2006 (United States)
Studio
Various
Genre
Length57:59
LabelVirgin Records (U.S.)
EMI (Canada)
Producer
K-os chronology
Exit
(2002) 		Joyful Rebellion
(2004) 		Atlantis: Hymns for Disco
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
HipHopDX[3]
Obnoxious Listeners[4]
Pitchfork7.4/10[5]
RapReviews8.5/10[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Sputnikmusic[8]

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 number 7 on the Canadian Albums Chart, and went platinum in Canada, selling over 100,000 units.

Awards

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  • 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.[9]

Lyrics

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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

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  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

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Charts

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Chart (2004) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[10] 7

References

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  1. ^ "Joyful Rebellion by k-os". Metacritic. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Joyful Rebellion - k-os". AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  3. ^ J-23 (September 21, 2004). "k-os - Joyful Rebellion". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved January 5, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Obnoxious Listeners review Archived 2009-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Miller, Derek (October 5, 2004). "k-os: Joyful Rebellion". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  6. ^ Mennella, Dan (September 28, 2004). "Feature for September 28, 2004 - k-os' "Joyful Rebellion"". RapReviews. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  7. ^ Hoard, Christian (October 5, 2004). "K-OS: Joyful Rebellion". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  8. ^ FlawedPerfection (January 31, 2007). "k-os - Joyful Rebellion". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  9. ^ Rayner, Ben (October 24, 2017). "Tragically Hip album makes Polaris Heritage Prize list". Toronto Star. Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  10. ^ Top Canadian Albums Chart Listings[dead link], billboard.com
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