Stanley Rimsky Salgado, known by his stage name Imposs, is a

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based in

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. Before becoming a solo artist, he was part of

Muzion Muzion were a Canadian rap group formed in 1996. The group is made up of rap artists of Haitian origin who lived in Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension in Montreal, including Dramatik, Imposs (real name Stanley Rimsky Salgado) and his si ...

, one of the well-known hip hop bands of Quebec. He has collaborated on many occasions with

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during Muzion days and as a solo artist. He is also well known for dubbing the phrase "Real City" for Montreal. He is signed to Sony

As part of Muzion

As part of band

that was formed in 1999, Imposs had great success with the band signing a contract with BMG. The debut album ''Mentalité Moune Morne'' in 1999 was a hit and Imposs became well known in the urban scene throughout Canada and in Quebec in particular. After winning the "Album of the Year - Hip Hop" Félix Award, the band released their second album ''J'Rêvolutionne'' that got critical acclaim and again won the "Best Album of the Year -Hip Hop" in 2002. Imposs and Muzion toured

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with IV My People, follow-up to the cult band NTM. In 2004,

invited Muzion to collaborate with him on Wyclef Jean's hit ''24 Heures à vivre''. The

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hit of Wyclef Jean witnessed huge success in France and internationally about the life of immigrants. The song won the "Prix Mirroir de la chanson d'expression française" (the Mirror Prize for song in French expression).

Solo career

Imposs launched his solo career with an album entitled ''Mon Poing D'Vue'' through

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K-Pone Inc with coverage in the Quebec media including interview at TQS. He took part in "Festival d'Eté du Quebec" that called him "widely respected and most influential performer on the Quebec hip hop scene" His first single / video release was ''"Faut qu'j'men aille"'' released in 2007. He followed that with another single release called ''Rien d'interdit'' also in 2007. Rapper

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appears in the video as a cameo. When on 11 August 2008, Freddy Villanueva an 18-year-old youth lost his life by Montreal police bullets and as a result riots ensued in Montreal-Nord district with a large concentration of minorities, Imposs was one of the first to intervene and was interviewed by the Quebec media as one of the opinion leaders presenting the Haitian and other minority communities. He also explained the grievances in Montreal's '' La Presse'' daily newspaper on 13 August 2008. Television stations held interviews with him about the incidents on Radio-Canada and RDI 24-hours news channel. Imposs's new album ''Peace-Tolet'' debuted at number 76 on the

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Nominations and awards

During the period with Muzion: *Nominated "Best singer-songwriter" at ADISQ Awards (2000) *Winner of "Album of the Year - Hip Hop" for ''Mentalité Moune Morne'' at ADISQ Awards in 2000 *Winner of "Album of the Year - Hip Hop" for ''J'Rêvolutionne'' at ADISQ Awards in 2003 As a solo act: *Nominated for "Album of the Year" for his album ''Mon Poing d'vue'' at the ADISQ Awards in 2008 *Nominated for "Song of the Year" for his single ''Rien d'interdit'' at the

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S.O.B.A Gala in 2008 *Winner of "Francophone Album of the Year" for debut solo album ''Mon Poing d'vue'' at the Sounds of Blackness S.O.B.A Gala in 2008 *Winner of "French language Revelation of the Year" at the S.O.B.A gala in 2009 *Nominated for "Best Artist or Group - Francophone" at the S.O.B.A gala in 2009 *Nominated for "Best Francophone Video Clip of the Year" with Taktika for his song ''Au nom de qui?'' at S.O.B.A in 2009 in addition to nomination for "Best Francophone Collaboration of the Year" for the same song for Imposs and Taktika *Winner of "S.O.B.A Public Choice Award" at the Sounds of Blackness S.O.B.A Gala in two consecutive years 2008 and 2009 voted via the Canadian music station

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*Winner of "Best Artist or Group - Frnacophone of the Year" during S.O.B.A gala in 2009 For 2 consecutive years (2008 and 2009), rapper Imposs won the prize for "Best francophone artist of the year", during the Quebec Sounds of Blackness Awards (S.O.B.A) specializing in urban and hip hop culture. The award is the most prestigious distributed annually.

Festivals and Shows

Imposs has given more than 300 shows throughout Canada and in France. He notably is featured in a number of well-attended festivals including: *Coup de Coeur Francophone - 1999 * Les FrancoFolies de Montréal - 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008 *Festival d'été de Québec - 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009 *Festival de Musique Émergente -2008

Collaborations

Imposs has collaborated with a number of artists. However the most notable remains with another international artist of Haitian origin

. It started when Imposs was in Muzion. In 2004 Wyclef Jean invited the band to collaborate with him on Wyclef Hean's hit ''24 Heures à vivre''. The francophone hit of Wyclef Jean witnessed huge success in France and internationally and went to win the "Prix Mirroir de la chanson d'expression française" (the Mirror Prize for song in French expression). In the remix of Wyclef Jean's hit ''Let Me Touch Your Button''Video clip of Wyclef Jean's ''Let Me Touch Your Buttons'' featuring Imposs, will.i.am and Jimmy O.
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) and Jimmy O. (of Rap Kreyol) Imposs is also featured in K'Maro's song ''Love It Or Leave It'' appearing in the latter's 2008 album Perfect Stranger

Discography

Albums

With Muzion

The albums were released under the "VIK Recordings" music label: *Mentalité Moune Morne (1999) *J'Rêvolutionne (2002)

Solo

The album was released under K.Pone Inc music label: *Mon Poing D'Vue (2007) Tracks: # Intro (Les rideaux s'ouvrent) # Rien d'interdit # Mornier 4 Life # Faut qu'j'm'en aille (Bonnie and Clyde '07) # Dope Boys # Monte mes gardes # La preuve morte # Mwen te mouri # Vive la différence # Tu piges # Strip tip # Chlamedia # Ça fait longtemps # Du fond du coeur *PeaceTolet (2012) Tracks: #Qu'1 modeste journée (avec Cim-City) #Ouvrez le feu (avec J.Kyll) #Le même tralala #Donnez-moi une chance #À toi de briller (avec Alfa Rococo) #L'erreur est humaine // L'amour est égoiste (avec Audrey Joelle) #2e souffle (avec France D'Amour & Sans Pression) #À 7 instant (avec Barnev) #Le coeur comme métronome (avec Bambi Cruz & Mc Solaar) #Tu veux qu'on 100 barres ? #On s'évade #Enfermé dans ma liberté (avec Corneille) #Richesse Québécoise (avec Eddy King & Izra L) #Tu l'auras, tue l'Aura #SeXorcisme (avec Mackadamion) #C'est ça ma vie

Singles / Videos

*2007: "Rien d'interdit

*2008: "Faut qu'j'men aille

*2008: "Vive la différence" *2009: "Monte mes gardes"

References

External links

Imposs MySpace pageImposs Rap Kreyol MySpace pagePreste.ca Imposs page
{{Authority control 1980 births Living people Haitian emigrants to Canada Haitian Quebecers Canadian male rappers Musicians from Montreal 20th-century Canadian male musicians 21st-century Canadian male musicians 20th-century Canadian rappers 21st-century Canadian rappers