artist Rascalz

Rascalz first broke ground in 1993, with their debut album Really Livin. The title track won Best Rap Video at The MuchMusic Video Awards, and put them on the map as major players in the world of Canadian hip hop. Their sophomore effort, Cash Crop, was released in 1997. The album won a Juno award for Best Rap Recording, and the track "Dreaded Fist", garnered the group another MuchMusic video award (Best Rap video). During the release of Cash Crop, Rascalz united fellow Hip Hop artists from across Canada, to participate in the groundbreaking track and video for "Northern Touch", The all-star performance was a preview of what was about to blow. It included the likes of Kardinal, Checkmate, Thrust and Choclair.

Rascalz would break ground in Urban music again in 1998, when they publicly refused their Juno Award (Best Rap Recording for Cash Crop), in protest to the Juno award system, which had not yet acknowledged the Urban music categories in their televised broadcasts. The protest was heard loud and clear - the following year, Rascalz performed "Northern Touch", with all the aforementioned guest appearances, on the live, televised broadcast of the Juno awards. They won the 1999 Juno Award that year for Best Rap Recording, "Northern Touch".

Rascalz most enduring trait is their ability to experience life first hand. Never content to imitate or watch from a distance, they get right to the heart of the matter.