Joyful Rebellion

Joyful Rebellion is the second album of alternative hip hop artist k-os. It was released 13 August 2004 in Canada by EMI and 21 September 2004 in the United States by Virgin Records. It debuted at number 7 on the Canadian Albums Chart, and went platinum in Canada, selling over 100,000 units.

Awards

 * The MuchMusic Video Awards (MMVA's)
 * 2005 Best Pop Video ("Crabbuckit")
 * 2005 MuchVibe Best Rap Video ("Man I Used To Be")
 * Juno Awards
 * 2005 Single of the Year ("Crabbuckit")
 * 2005 Rap Recording of the Year ("Joyful Rebellion")
 * 2005 Video of the Year ("B-Boy Stance")
 * Canadian Urban Music Awards
 * 2004 Hip Hop Recording of the Year ("B-Boy Stance")
 * 2004 Music Video of the Year ("B-Boy Stance")

At the 2017 Polaris Music Prize, the album won the jury vote for the Heritage Prize in the 1996-2005 category.

Lyrics
Like Exit, Joyful Rebellion primarily focuses on k-os's negative views of the music industry, supplemented by more metaphorical lyrics.

The track "Man I Used to Be" is about a man who wants to revert to his previous self. The tracks "The Love Song" and "The Mirror" are semi-autobiographical. The song "One Blood" is an anti-war message. The song "Papercutz" is k-os's denial that Exit was his last album. "Commandante" features the opening sample of a woman speaking in Spanish on a voice mail.

Track listing

 * 1) "EMCEE Murdah" – 3:30
 * 2) "Crucial" – 3:25
 * 3) "Man I Used to Be" – 5:04
 * 4) "Crabbuckit" – 3:48
 * 5) "B-Boy Stance" – 4:00
 * 6) "Commandante" – 3:45
 * 7) "The Love Song" – 4:18
 * 8) "Hallelujah" – 4:17
 * 9) "Clap Ur Handz" – 1:20
 * 10) "Neutroniks" - 3:51
 * 11) "Dirty Water" (featuring Sam Roberts) – 4:14
 * 12) "One Blood (Jiggy Homicide)" – 3:29
 * 13) "Papercutz" (featuring Kamau) – 15:27
 * 14) * "The Mirror" (Hidden track)

NOTE: "Neutroniks" is only featured on the Canadian version of the album. The song appears on all versions (except the Canadian edition) of his previous album Exit.

Singles

 * "Crabbuckit"
 * "B-Boy Stance"
 * "Man I Used to Be"
 * "The Love Song"
 * "Crucial"
 * "Dirty Water"