The Maximum Definitive

The Maximum Definitive was a Canadian hip hop trio, active in the early 1990s.[1] They are most noted for their single "Jungle Man", which was a Juno Award nominee for Best Rap Recording at the Juno Awards of 1993.[2]

Originally based in Edmonton, Alberta, the group was formed in the late 1980s by Jerome Louis, David "Click" Cox and Justin "Darp Malone" Ryan.[3] Roger "Mystic" Mooking later joined, and the group began performing in Edmonton and touring Western Canada as an opening act for hip hop stars such as Ice-T and Will "Fresh Prince" Smith.[3] After performing at a fashion show, they were approached by filmmaker Jordan Kryzanowski to film videos for some of their songs; "Jungle Man", although not the only video they filmed, was the most successful, soon attracting the attention of MuchMusic VJ Master T.[3] After making it into rotation on MuchMusic, the song earned the band their Juno Award nomination, as well as winning the MuchMusic Video Award for Best Rap Video in 1993.[4]

The band then moved to Toronto to actively pursue their musical career, but broke up in 1994 before they could record or release a full-length album.[3] Mooking went on to join Bass Is Base.[5]

References
  1. "Chef was 'the bum-a-ride kind of guy': Roger Mooking was 32 before daughters, business led him to his Tucson". Toronto Star, October 11, 2014.
  2. "1993 Juno nominees". Edmonton Journal, February 10, 1993.
  3. Michael B. MacDonald, Remix and Life Hack in Hip Hop: Towards a Critical Pedagogy of Music. Springer Publishing, 2016. ISBN 9789463005005. pp. 96-97.
  4. "Major gets country nod at video awards; Tragically Hip win video of the year". Ottawa Citizen, October 1, 1993.
  5. "Second Base; Toronto hip-poppers Bass is Base move to the majors on their second turn at bat -- and they're out for an American hit". Edmonton Journal, November 7, 1995.
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