''Joyful Rebellion'' is the second album of

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artist

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. It was released 13 August 2004 in

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and 21 September 2004 in the

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. It debuted at number 7 on the

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, and went platinum in Canada, selling over 100,000 units.

Awards

*The

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Video Awards (MMVA's) **2005 Best Pop Video ("Crabbuckit") **2005 MuchVibe Best Rap Video ("Man I Used To Be") *

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**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.

Lyrics

Like ''

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'', ''Joyful Rebellion'' primarily focuses on

's negative views of the music industry, supplemented by more metaphorical lyrics. The track "

Man I Used to Be "Man I Used to Be" is a song by Canadian alternative rapper k-os. It was released in January 2005 as the third single from his 2004 album ''Joyful Rebellion''. Content The song tells the story of a man who has gone through rough times and wishe ...

" 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

# "EMCEE Murdah" – 3:30 # "Crucial" – 3:25 # "

" – 5:04 # "

Crabbuckit "Crabbuckit" is a single by Canadian hip hop musician k-os, released in 2004 as the first single from his album ''Joyful Rebellion'', and is the fourth track on the album. The title and work refers to the crab in the bucket syndrome where a grou ...

" – 3:48 # "B-Boy Stance" – 4:00 # "Commandante" – 3:45 # " The Love Song" – 4:18 # "Hallelujah" – 4:17 # "Clap Ur Handz" – 1:20 # "Neutroniks" - 3:51 # "Dirty Water" (featuring Sam Roberts) – 4:14 # "One Blood (Jiggy Homicide)" – 3:29 # "Papercutz" (featuring

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) – 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 ''

''.

Singles

" *"B-Boy Stance" *"

" *"The Love Song" *"Crucial" *"Dirty Water"

Charts

References

2004 albums K-os albums EMI Records albums Virgin Records albums Albums recorded at Hipposonic Studios Albums recorded at Metalworks Studios Albums recorded at The Warehouse Studio Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year recordings {{2004-hiphop-album-stub