Ricky J is a DJ and

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from

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, Canada, who is known for the single "No Means No", which was very popular in Canada, peaking at #2 on the ''

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'' Canada single sales chart. Ricky J had been active since the late 1990s and opened for

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on their FanMail Tour in 1999. His debut album, ''Lose Control'', was released in 2001 on

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. He later left Warner Bros. to sign with an independent

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, Evolution Records, in 2002. Through Evolution, he released his second album, "WHITEBOYS". In 2010, he released the single "Whatta Night", and was featured on the 2011 album 4Play in the track "Good Life".

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20101123200441/http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ricky J Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian DJs Canadian male rappers 21st-century Canadian rappers Musicians from Montreal 21st-century Canadian male musicians