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
Released	13 August 2004 (Canada) 2006 (United States)
Studio	Various Umbrella Sound (Toronto) The Warehouse Studio (Vancouver) Reaction Studios (Toronto) 306 Studios (Toronto) Hipposonic Studios (Vancouver) Metalworks Studios (Mississauga) Blacksmith Studios (Toronto)
Genre	Hip hop alternative hip hop
Length	57:59
Label	Virgin Records (U.S.) EMI (Canada)
Producer	k-os Greg O'Shea Kenny Neal Jr.
K-os chronology
Exit (2002) Joyful Rebellion (2004) Atlantis: Hymns for Disco (2006)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
HipHopDX	[3]
Obnoxious Listeners	[4]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[5]
RapReviews	8.5/10[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Sputnikmusic	[8]

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.^[9]

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

• "Crabbuckit"
• "B-Boy Stance"
• "Man I Used to Be"
• "The Love Song"
• "Crucial"
• "Dirty Water"

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart[10]	7