Joyful Rebellion

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.

Joyful Rebellion
Studio album by
k-os
Released13 August 2004 (Canada)
2006 (United States)
Studio
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
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX[2]
Obnoxious Listeners[3]
Pitchfork7.4/10[4]
RapReviews8.5/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Sputnikmusic[7]

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
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References
  1. Loftus, Johnny. "Joyful Rebellion - k-os". AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  2. J-23 (September 21, 2004). "k-os - Joyful Rebellion". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  3. Obnoxious Listeners review Archived 2009-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Miller, Derek (October 5, 2004). "k-os: Joyful Rebellion". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
  5. Mennella, Dan (September 28, 2004). "Feature for September 28, 2004 - k-os' "Joyful Rebellion"". RapReviews. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  6. 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.
  7. FlawedPerfection (January 31, 2007). "k-os - Joyful Rebellion". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  8. Rayner, Ben (October 24, 2017). "Tragically Hip album makes Polaris Heritage Prize list". Toronto Star. Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  9. Top Canadian Albums Chart Listings, billboard.com
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