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Joyful Rebellion by K-OS
Joyful Rebellion is an album by K-OS, released in 2004. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 12 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Crabbuckit”, on 4 lists with a best position of #19.
Joyful Rebellion, k-os's second album, came out on EMI in Canada on August 13, 2004 and on Virgin in the US that September, and it's hip-hop that refuses to stay in its lane. The Canadian rapper, singer and producer, born Kevin Brereton, folds funk, rock and reggae into his beats, sings as well as raps, and pushes a positive message while taking shots at mainstream rap's hunger for money, fame and violence.
"Crabbuckit" and "Man I Used to Be" were the calling cards, alongside "Crucial" and "B-Boy Stance". The album debuted at number 7 in Canada and went platinum there, and it cleaned up at the 2005 Junos, taking Rap Recording of the Year, Single of the Year for "Crabbuckit" and Video of the Year for "B-Boy Stance". In 2017 it won the jury vote for the Polaris Heritage Prize, and an anniversary reissue, Joyful Rebel Lion+, added four bonus tracks in 2024.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Joyful Rebellion on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crabbuckit | 4 | #19 | – | 2009–2012 | |
| 2 | Crucial | 5 | #26 | – | 2005–2011 | |
| 3 | Man I Used to Be | 2 | #52 | – | 2010–2011 | |
| 4 | Dirty Water | 1 | #84 | – | 2005 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.