Kardinal Offishall

Kardinal Offishall ( born May 11, 1976 in Toronto ( Scarborough ), Ontario; actually Jason Harrow) is a Canadian rapper.

Biography

Jason Harrow, whose parents had immigrated from Jamaica to Canada, grew up in the big city of Toronto and began in childhood with the black horse. At the age of twelve, he won first competitions. The " Cardinal " in his name he chose in allusion to the French Cardinal Richelieu.

At 20 he released his first single Naughty Dread, which earned him a nomination for the Canadian Juno Award for Rap. The following year he was represented at the Rascalz Northern Touch the hit, which was of great importance for the Canadian hip-hop.

Their 2001 release, the album Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol 1, which earned him the breakthrough in his homeland. It was certified gold and spawned several successful singles. Also, cross-border he could be placed with the album and the single bakardi slang in the U.S. Hip- Hop charts. Today Kardinal Offishall is one of the most popular hip-hop musicians in Canada.

2003 Jason Harrow had his first success outside North America when he was rapping on the single Carnival Girl of the Scottish band Texas and was known throughout Europe. In 2008, he intensified his international career and then began working with international musicians such as Shawnna, Tyree, T -Pain, Akon and Estelle. With the support of the latter in 2008 he produced his first own international success was titled Dangerous, who came into the charts in Europe and the United States.

Discography

Albums

  • Eye & I ( 1997)
  • Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol 1 (2001)
  • Fire and Glory ( 2005)
  • Not 4 Sale (2008)

Singles

  • Naughty Dread (1997)
  • On wit da Show (1998 )
  • Bakardi Slang (2001)
  • Everyday ( Rudebwoy ) (featuring Ray Robinson, 2005)
  • Feel Alright (2006)
  • Dangerous ( featuring Akon; 2008)
  • Numba 1 ( Tide Is High) (featuring Rihanna; 2008)
  • Numba 1 ( Tide Is High) (featuring Keri Hilson, 2008)
  • Clear! (2009)
  • Body Bounce ( featuring Akon; 2010)
  • Turn It Up (featuring Karl Wolf, 2012)

Features

  • Northern Touch - Rascalz feat. Kardinal Offishall, Choclair, Checkmate and Thrust (1998)
  • Money Jane - Baby Blue Sound Crew feat. Kardinal Offishall, Sean Paul & Jully Black ( 2000)
  • Carnival Girl - Texas feat. Kardinal Offishall (2003)
  • Block Reincarnated - Shawnna feat. Kardinal Offishall (2003)
  • Baby Come On - Method Man feat. Kardinal Offishall (2004)
  • Belly Dancer ( Bananza ) Remix - Akon feat. Kardinal Offishall (2005)
  • Can not Believe It Remix - Kardinal Offishall ft. T -Pain, 50 Cent & Lil Wayne (2008)
  • Beautiful - Akon feat. Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall (2008)
  • Just Dance - Lady Gaga feat. Kardinal Offishall & Akon (2008)
  • Freak - Estelle feat. Kardinal Offishall (2010)
  • Boom Boom - D- Riley feat. Kardinal Offishall (2010)
  • Karl Wolf Ft. Kardinal Offishall - Ghetto Love (2011)
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