BrassMunk was a Canadian

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. Brassmunk > OverviewAllmusic. Accessed on July 23, 2010. It was formed in 1997 by emcees S-Roc (Dwayne King), Clip (Jason Balde), May One 9 (Randy Brookes) and DJ/producer Agile (Ajene Griffith). May One 9 was replaced by King Reign (Kai Thomas) in 2006. Brassmunk independently released their first EP (variations on the singles "One, 2" and "Stop, Look, Listen") in 1999. Their title track from their second EP, ''Live Ordeal!'', received a Juno nomination for Rap Recording of the Year. The track "El Dorado', from their 2002 EP, also received a Juno nomination for Rap Recording of the Year. Also in 2002, they released the EP ''Dark Sunrise''. The following year, ''Dark Sunrise'' was re-released worldwide on Battleaxe Records as an LP, and included their previous independent releases. ''Dark Sunrise'' was nominated for Rap Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2004. Their follow-up album, ''FEWturistic'', was released on March 20, 2007, and featured several additional artists including

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and Moka Only. In 2008, the album earned them another Juno nomination. The band's best known singles are "Big", produced by Mr. Attic of Da Grassroots and "Oh Supaman", produced by Agile and based in part on samples from

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's 1981 single " O Superman (For Massenet)". BrassMunk has been inactive since 2008. Reign died of a heart attack in 2016, at age 40.

Discography

Albums * ''Dark Sunrise'' (2003), Battle Axe Records, Fifty Fourth Music * ''FEWturistic'' (2007), EMI Music Canada, Fifty Fourth Music EPs *''One, 2 / Stop, Look, Listen'' (1999), Independent *''Live Ordeal!'' (2000), Audio Research Records *''Push Up / Get Right (Bring It)'' (2001), Heavy Headz Entertainment *''Dark Sunrise'' (2002), Virgin Music Canada, 54th Regiment Records *''El Dorado / Big'' (2002), 54th Regiment Records Singles *"Spider Rider's Theme Song" (2007)

Award nominations

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** Best Rap Recording - "Live Ordeal!" (Nominated) *

Juno Awards of 2003 The Juno Awards of 2003 were presented in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 6 April 2003. The primary awards ceremony was hosted that evening by Shania Twain at the Corel Centre (now Canadian Tire Centre) and televised on CTV. The 2003 Juno Awards wer ...

**Best Rap Recording - "El Dorado" (Nominated) * Juno Awards of 2004 **Rap Recording of the Year - ''Dark Sunrise'' (Nominated) *

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**Rap Recording of the Year - ''FEWturistic'' (Nominated)

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