biographical info
Much like its forerunners did for the Bronx, L.A., Paris and Marseilles, Muzion put Montreal on the global hip-hop map.
The release of Mentalité Moune Morne and its message to the world were certainly no accident–they represented the culmination of an artistic process that saw Impossible, J. Kyll, Dramatik and LD-One carry the Montreal hip-hop scene out into the light. A witness to the crossover of US rap into the mainstream and the emergence of its French-language cousin, Muzion watched Quebec rappers try their hand, gradually filling the pages of its songbook, then demonstrating a critical, lucid vision brilliantly expressed in 1999 with its debut album, Mentalité Moune Morne–a skilful assemblage of music and lyrics reflecting the group’s first three years.