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Rascalz are a Hip hop music|hip hop group from Vancouver, British Columbia, who played a crucial role in the artistic and commercial development of Canadian hip hop. The group consists of MCs Red1 and Misfit, and DJ Kemo.

Formed in 1989, the group released an independent album for Calabash Records in 1992. The album, ''Really Livin, was recorded under the name of Ragga Muffin Rascals. The re-worked major label recording was released the following year in 1993 by Sony Music Canada. The album was nominated for Best Rap Recording at the 1994 Juno Awards. The group moved to BMG Canada in 1997 to record ''Cash Crop'', followed by ''Global Warning'' in 1999 and ''Reloaded'' in 2002. In 2007, Red1 released his first solo album, ''Beg For Nothing''.

Juno Award controversy

''Cash Crop'' was nominated for Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year|Best Rap Recording at the Juno Awards of 1998. Due to Canadian hip hop's limited commercial notability, however, the rap award had never been presented during the main Juno ceremony, instead being relegated to the untelevised technical awards ceremony during the previous evening.

This fact had previously been criticized for creating a barrier to the commercial visibility of Canadian hip hop. Rascalz, however, alleged that racism{{Fact|date=February 2007 was a factor in the award's disadvantageous scheduling, and became... read all