Song · K-OS
“Crabbuckit” by K-OS
From the album Joyful Rebellion (2004)
“Crabbuckit” by K-OS appears on 4 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2009 and 2012. It was first released in 2004 on the album Joyful Rebellion. Its best result is #19 on the 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of All-Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,753 alternative song of all time.
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"Crabbuckit" was the single that introduced k-os's Joyful Rebellion in 2004, sitting fourth on the track list, and it's a sly, loose-limbed thing that treats hip-hop like an open field rather than a fenced yard. The title points at crab-bucket thinking, the way a bucket of crabs will drag back any one of them that tries to climb out and so dooms them all, and the song takes aim at that mentality.
Canada took it to heart. The video topped the MuchMusic Countdown and won Best Pop Video at the 2005 MuchMusic Video Awards, and the song was named Single of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2005; no hip-hop song had taken that prize before. Music Canada certified it platinum in 2022.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 124 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) | 200 |
| 2010 | 50 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium | 200 |
| 2011 | 29 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of the 2000s | 102 |
| 2012 | 19 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of All-Time | 102 |
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