Dubmatique is a French Canadian hip hop group formed in 1992 in Montreal, Quebec. The groups original line up consisted of OTMC, DiSoul, and Dj Choice. Dubmatique is often regarded as one of the groups that launched French Canadian Hip Hop, and within this category they are the only group to have an album certified Platinum.
Hip Hop Is Dead is the eighth studio album by American rapper Nas, released December 19, 2006 on Def Jam Recordings. His first album for the label, it was co-financed by Nas's previous label, Columbia Records, which once distributed for Def Jam. The album's title was inspired by Nas's view of the music industry and the state of hip hop music at the time. The album features appearances from Nas’ wife Kelis, Kanye West, Jay-Z, will.i.am, Snoop Dogg, The Game and Chrisette Michele, among others.
Zachary Richard, CM, is a Cajun singer/songwriter and poet. His music is a combination of Cajun and Zydeco musical styles.
Kevin Parent is a bilingual Québécois singer-songwriter.
Henry Green-Dupré known by his stage names of Yvon Krevé and Von Von le Vet, is a French Canadian hip hop artist of Haitian origin. Krevé was rose to notice following collaborations with the duo Sans Pression. His 2000 debut, L'accent grave, topped the Quebec sales charts and was nominated for an ADISQ hip-hop award in 2001, and won best francophone album at the Canadian Music Awards. and in 2009 was described in the newspaper La Presse as one of the five albums that had defined Quebec rap. A single from that album, "Yvon Krevé", reached number one on the countdown programme for Canada's leading francophone music video channel.
Fabien Marsaud, better known by his stage name Grand Corps Malade, is a French slam poet and lyricist, known for his low voice and for releasing songs and albums on which he slams over music.
Septentrion is an album by Anodajay released on June 27, 2006 on his independently owned record label 7ième Ciel Records. The album is Anodajay's second studio album. "Le beat à Ti-Bi" won the Best French Video award at the Sounds of Blackness Awards in 2007. The same video was also a nominee for the Best French Video category at the MuchMusic Video Awards in 2007.
Amour Oral is rap trio Loco Locass' second studio album.
Voix de fait is Manu Militari's debut album released on February 28, 2006. The album was a nominee for the Author or compositor of the year and Hip hop album of the year categories at the Félix Awards in 2006.
Kohndo is a French rapper and producer born on June 17, 1975, in Saint-Cloud, a suburb of Paris. Kohndo is known as one of the best lyricist in french rap. He gained recognition as a rapper during the 1990s as a part of the influential rap group, La Cliqua.
Omnikrom is a Canadian rap, crunk, and electro group formed in Montréal. Omnikrom is composed of two MCs, Jeanbart and Linso Gabbo, and their producer Figure8. They are also produced by Tepr, Kid Rolex and Ghislain Poirier.
Stanley Rimsky Salgado known by his stage name Imposs is a Canadian rapper of Haitian origin based in Quebec. Before becoming a solo artist, he was part of Muzion, one of the well-known hip hop bands of Quebec. He has collaborated on many occasions with Wyclef Jean during Muzion days and as a solo artist. He is also well known for dubbing the phrase "Real City" for Montreal. He is signed to the K.Pone.Inc music label.
Muzion were a Canadian rap group formed in 1996. The group is made up of rap artists of Haitian origin who lived in Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension in Montreal, including Dramatik, Imposs and his sister J-Kyll. Imposs went on to a solo career, releasing his debut solo album in 2007, Mon Poing D'Vue.
Raphaël Bérubé, known by his stage name Sir Pathétik, is a Canadian rapper who has released a number of albums and collaborated with many artists, earning several best rapper awards from ADISQ. He started in music 10 years ago and when he joined the group Chosen One made of Ale Dee and Diapason after departure of Justice J, the grouped including Sir Pathétik was renamed Mine de rien. He and Ale Dee won the 2nd place of the competition "Hip Hop Forever 2002". After the group split up, Sir Pathétik went solo with a string of albums. He has also collaborated with many artists including Yvon Krevé, 1 Etranjj, l'Queb, Billy Nova, Da Vinci, Striger, Malik Shaheed, Asami and DJ Horg.
Sans Pression is a Québécois hip hop duo composed of Kamenga Mbikay, who performs under the name SP, and Ti-Kid aka Kamokain. Sans Pression later became the solo project of SP.
Ian Kelly, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Based out of Montreal, he has released four full-length albums. His first, Ian Kelly's Insecurity in 2005 was self-produced. His second, Speak Your Mind was released in 2008 by Quebec leading indie label, Audiogram (label). This sophomore outing sold over 45 000 copies in Canada since its release date of September 2, 2008. It was certified GOLD in Canada by CRIA in March 2011. His third album, "Diamonds & Plastic" was released in May 2011. It debuted at #8 in Canada and #3 in Quebec, behind only Lady Gaga and Adele. The album has now sold over 15 000 copies in Canada. Ian has toured over 75 dates in support of "Diamonds & Plastic" in 2011-2012, including festivals in Canada, Belgium and France. "All These Lines", Ian Kelly's fourth album, was released in Canadian stores on November 5, 2013. It debuted in the iTunes top 10 albums in Canada alongside Eminem, Arcade Fire, Celine Dion, Lorde, Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne and Glee.
Youssoupha Mabiki, better known by his nickname Youssoupha is a French rapper of Congolese origin.
Bernard Adamus is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Quebec, whose music draws on folk, blues, country and hip-hop influences.
Koriass is the stage name of Emmanuel Dubois, a Canadian rapper from Quebec. He is a two-time winner of the Prix Félix for Best Hip Hop Album, in 2014 for Rue des Saules and in 2016 for Love Suprême, was a shortlisted finalist for the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2017 for Love Suprême, and won the Echo Songwriting Prize in the French division in 2012 for his song "St-Eustache".
