Point Blank (hip hop group)

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Point Blank
Origin	Regent Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s)	Canadian hip hop
Years active	1992–Present
Label(s)	Tilt Rock, Koch
Website	Official Website
Members
Imperial Trouble Stump Kidd RPD Jackal Pikihed

Point Blank is a Toronto, Canada based hip-hop group formed in 1992, featuring 6 emcees- Imperial, Trouble, Stump, Kidd, RPD and Jackal- and one producer – Pikihed [1]. The group collectively founded and operates their own imprint label, Tilt Rock Records, which currently has a distribution agreement with Koch Entertainment Canada, one of the country's largest independent music distributors. [2] The group has released several critically acclaimed singles and videos such as "Thin Line", "Want It Wit Us", and "Born and Raised in the Ghetto" (a 2007 Much Music Video Awards nominee).

Growing up together in Toronto’s Regent Park, Canada’s oldest and largest housing project, their music reflects the culture and social issues faced by many inner city youth. Issues such as single parenting, racial profiling, systemic poverty, inefficient politicians and police harassment are explored through their lyrics and beats.[3]

According to their label manager with Koch Entertainment, Jay Devonish, the band's commitment to saying true to their roots was well known stating ""when I was in high school, Point Blank was known as that one group in Toronto that everybody respected and knew were no joke."[4] This respect has evolved into a strong grassroots support for the band.