Prevail (rapper)

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Prevail
Born
Kiley Hendriks
Genres Hip hop
Years active1992-present
LabelsBattle Axe Records
Website http://www.xltheband.com/

Kiley Hendriks, stage name Prevail, is a Canadian hip hop artist, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Prevail started rapping in the early 1990s with Moka Only. They are founding members of the group Swollen Members, which consists primarily of himself and Madchild on vocals. Swollen Members have sold hundreds of thousands of albums and won the Juno Award four times. [1] [2] Rough Guide called them "two of the most innovative people in hip-hop", [3]

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Aside from Swollen Members, Prevail released a side project entitled Code Name: Scorpion with Abstract Rude and Moka Only in 2001, his first solo EP Baseball Bat and Nails in 2009, and a second solo EP with producer Ol' City Rocker titled Spasefase in 2012. Prevail then started 'Alpha Omega' - a new group teaming up with his nephew Cory Joseph (a.k.a. Neph) - in 2015. The duo released 3 EPs together before joining forces with Rob The Viking and Dr. Liesa Norman to form XL The Band. XL The Band has released dozens of jazz/ hip hop leaning singles since 2019. [4]

Discography

Solo

Swollen Members

XL the Band

Awards

*All awards won with Swollen Members*

Juno Awards

MuchMusic Video Awards

Western Canadian Music Awards

References

  1. ↑ @HipHopCanada (2002-09-28). "Bad Dreams by Swollen Members is Certified Platinum". HipHopCanada.com. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  2. ↑ "Keeping it real". Pique Newsmagazine. 2002-12-06. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  3. ↑ Shapiro, P: The Rough Guide To Hip-Hop, page 53. Rough Guides, 2005
  4. ↑ "Swollen Members' Prevail Premieres "Birds" Video with New Collective XL the Band │ Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Archived from the original on 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
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  13. ↑ "iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards (2002)". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  14. ↑ "iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards (2002)". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  15. ↑ "iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards (2003)". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  16. ↑ "2003 Western Canadian Music Award Artistic Winners". BreakOut West. Archived from the original on 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  17. ↑ "2003 Western Canadian Music Award Artistic Winners". BreakOut West. Archived from the original on 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-12.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  18. ↑ "2004 Western Canadian Music Award Artistic Winners". BreakOut West. Archived from the original on 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-12.

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