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Released
  
April 11, 2000

Label
  
Fat Beats/Figure IV

Release date
  
11 April 2000

Producers
  
Saukrates, Solitair

Recorded
  
1999

Artist
  
Kardinal Offishall

Genre
  
Canadian hip hop

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Husslin' (2000)
  
Quest for Fire Firestarter, Vol. 1 (2001)

Nominations
  
Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year

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Husslin' is an EP by Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall, released independently on April 11, 2000, on Figure IV Entertainment, and distributed by Fat Beats Records in the United States. The title track, "Husslin'", was one of the hottest 12" singles of 2000. "And What?", featuring Saukrates, was released as a single in 1999. "Husslin'" and "Mic T.H.U.G.S." also appear on Kardinal's second studio album, Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1. An updated version of "U R Ghetto When", known as "U R Ghetto 2002", is on the Quest for Fire album.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic stated "Husslin' offers just a peek of the best that Canadian hip-hop has to offer," also praising Kardinal as "Canada's best hip-hop producer." The EP was nominated for Best Rap Recording at the 2001 Juno Awards.

Samples

  • "Mic T.H.U.G.S." contains a sample of "Eazy-Duz-It" by Eazy-E
  • "U R Ghetto When" contains a sample of "Elegant Evening" by The Crusaders
  • Songs

    1Mic THUGS
    2Husslin'
    3U R Ghetto When

    References

    Husslin' Wikipedia