BrassMunk

BrassMunk
Brassmunk at Polar Jam, Waterloo, Ontario Jan, 2007
Background information
Origin	Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Canadian hip hop
Years active	1997–present
Labels	54th/Virgin Music Canada
Website	Official Website
Members	S-Roc Clip Agile
Past members	May 19 Reign (King Reign; deceased)

BrassMunk is a Canadian hip hop group from Scarborough, Ontario,^[1] located in east Toronto. Formed in 1997, the group consists of emcees S-Roc, Clip, the late Reign (aka King Reign), and DJ/producer Agile. Founding member, May 19, was replaced by Reign prior to 2007.^[1]

Brassmunk released a number of independent singles in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and released their first EP, Dark Sunrise, in 2002 on 54th/Virgin Music Canada.^[1] The following year, Dark Sunrise was re-released worldwide on Battleaxe Records as an LP, and included their previous independent releases. Dark Sunrise was nominated for Best Rap Recording at the 2004 Juno Awards. Their follow-up album, FEWturistic, was released on March 20, 2007, and featured the singles "Take It Easy" and "Drive Me Crazy". In 2008, the album earned them another Juno nomination.^[1]

The band's best known singles to date are "Big", produced by Mr. Attic of Da Grassroots and "Oh Supaman", produced by Agile.^[2]

Discography[]

Albums[]

• Dark Sunrise (2003)
• FEWturistic (2007)

Singles[]

1999

• "One, 2"

2000

• "Live Ordeal!"

2001

• "Push Up"

2003

• "El Dorado"
• "Big"
• "Oh Supaman"

2007

• "Take It Easy"
• "Drive Me Crazy"
• "Spider Rider's Theme Song"

Award nominations[]

• 2000 Juno Awards
  • Best Rap Recording for "Live Ordeal!" (Nominated)
• 2003 Juno Awards
  • Best Rap Recording for "El Dorado" (Nominated)
• 2004 Juno Awards
  • Best Rap Recording for Dark Sunrise (Nominated)
• 2008 Juno Awards
  • Best Rap Recording for FEWturistic (Nominated)

References[]

External links[]

• BrassMunk at MySpace
• BrassMunk at Discogs