Kardinal Offishall at a Toronto International Film Festival party, 2008. |
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Releases | ||
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βStudio albums | 4 | |
βEPs | 1 | |
βSingles | 27 | |
βMusic videos | 21 | |
βMixtapes | 4 | |
βFeatures singles | 18 |
This is a comprehensive list of the discography of Kardinal Offishall, a Canadian rapper and record producer. He has released four studio albums, one extended play (EP), twenty-seven singles, and four mixtapes.
In 1997, Kardinal released his debut album, Eye & I, on independent label Capitol Hill Music, to critical acclaim.[1] In 2000, he released the EP, Husslin', also independently on Figure IV Entertainment, which helped establish him as one of Canada's best hip-hop producers.[2][3] The same year, Kardinal signed with major label MCA Records, and released his second album Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1 in 2001. The lead single, "BaKardi Slang", became his first single to appear on a U.S. Billboard chart.[4] After releasing the single "Belly Dancer" in 2003, he left MCA Records after it was absorbed by Geffen Records.[5]
In 2005, Kardinal released his third album, Fire and Glory, on the Canadian division of Virgin Records.[3] The single "Everyday (Rudebwoy)" became a top twenty hit in Canada. In 2008, his fourth album Not 4 Sale was released on Kon Live Distribution, a subsidiary of Geffen Records. The album was a critical success, spawning the hit single "Dangerous".[3] The single was his first to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number five.[4] Kardinal will release his fifth albumβhis second under Kon Live DistributionβMr. International in 2012.
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Year | Title | Peak chart positions[6][7][8] | Sales | ||||||
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CAN | U.S. | U.S. Rap | U.S. R&B | FRA | |||||
1997 | Eye & I
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103 | β | * | β | β |
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2001 | Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1
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90 | β | * | 57 | β |
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2005 | Fire and Glory | β | β | β | β | β |
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2008 | Not 4 Sale | 8 | 40 | 7 | 10 | 105 |
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2012 | Mr. International
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To be released | β | ||||||
"β" denotes releases that failed to chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Title |
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2000 | Husslin'
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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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CAN | U.S. | U.S. Rap | U.S. R&B | UK | |||||
1996 | "Naughty Dread" | β | β | β | β | β | β | Rap Essentials Volume One | |
1997 | "On wit da Show" | 91 | β | β | β | β | β | Eye & I | |
1999 | "And What?"
(featuring Saukrates) |
β | β | β | β | β | β | Husslin' | |
2000 | "Husslin'" | 41 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2001 | "BaKardi Slang" | 19 | β | 37 | β | β | β | Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1 | |
"Ol' Time Killin'"
(featuring Jully Black, Allistair, IRS, and Wio-K) |
32 | β | β | β | β | β | |||
2003 | "Belly Dancer"
(featuring Pharrell Williams) |
β | β | β | 96 | β | β | Non-album single | |
"Sick!"
(featuring Bounty Killer) |
β | β | β | β | β | β | |||
"Empty Barrel"
(featuring Blessed) |
β | β | β | β | β | β | |||
2004 | "Tear de Wallz Down" | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"Bang Bang" | β | β | β | β | β | β | |||
2005 | "Heads Up" | β | β | β | β | β | β | Fire and Glory | |
"Everyday (Rudebwoy)"
(featuring Ray Robinson) |
16 | β | β | β | β | β | |||
2006 | "Feel Alright" | 40 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"Last Standing Soldier (Bedouin Remix)"
(featuring Bedouin Soundclash) |
β | β | β | β | β | β | Non-album single | ||
2007 | "Graveyard Shift"
(featuring Akon) |
β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2008 | "Dangerous"
(featuring Akon) |
2 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 16 |
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Not 4 Sale | |
"Burnt"
(featuring Lindo P) |
β | β | β | β | β | β | |||
"Set It Off"
(featuring Clipse) |
β | β | β | β | β | β | |||
"Numba 1 (Tide Is High)"
(featuring Keri Hilson) |
38 | β | β | β | 84 |
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2009 | "Put Your Drinks Up"
(with DJ Mad featuring Fatman Scoop) |
β | β | β | β | β | β | Non-album single | |
"Clear!" | 57 | β | β | β | β | β | |||
"We Gon' Go"
(featuring Darryl Riley) |
β | β | β | β | β | β | |||
2010 | "Body Bounce"
(featuring Akon) |
16 | β | β | β | β |
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"The Anthem" | β | β | β | β | β | β | |||
2011 | "Smash the Club"
(featuring Pitbull, Lil Jon, and Clinton Sparks) |
β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"Anywhere (Ol' Time Killin' Part 2)" | β | β | β | β | β | β | |||
"β" denotes releases that failed to chart or were not released in that territory. |
Song | Certifications[12][13] | Album |
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CAN | ||
"Dangerous" | 3Γ Platinum | Not 4 Sale |
"Numba 1 (Tide Is High)" | Gold | |
"Body Bounce" | Gold | β |
Year | Single | Chart positions[14][15][16][17] | Album | ||||||
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CAN | U.S. | U.S. R&B | UK | ||||||
1998 | "Northern Touch" (Rascalz featuring Kardinal Offishall, Choclair, Checkmate, and Thrust) | 41 | β | β | β | Cash Crop | |||
2000 | "Money Jane" (Baby Blue Soundcrew featuring Kardinal Offishall, Sean Paul, and Jully Black) | 24 | β | β | β | Private Party Collectors Edition | |||
2001 | "Still Too Much" (Ghetto Concept featuring Kardinal Offishall, Maestro, Snow, Red-1, and Ironside) | β | β | β | β | Ghetto Concept Presents...7 Bills All-Stars: Da Album | |||
2003 | "Back for More" (Glenn Lewis featuring Kardinal Offishall) | β | β | 76 | β | Non-album single | |||
"Carnival Girl" (Texas featuring Kardinal Offishall) | β | β | β | 9 | Careful What You Wish For | ||||
2004 | "Let Me" (Melanie Durrant featuring Kardinal Offishall) | 35 | β | β | β | Where I'm Goin' | |||
2005 | "Bang Bang" (Melanie Durrant featuring Kardinal Offishall) | 19 | β | β | β | ||||
"Smoke & Mirrors" (Exile featuring Kardinal Offishall) | β | β | β | β | Dirty Science | ||||
2007 | "War" (Marco Polo featuring Kardinal Offishall) | β | β | β | β | Port Authority | |||
2008 | "Tonight" (Baba Khan featuring Kardinal Offishall, Sunny Brown, and Lomaticc) | β | β | β | β | Culture Shock 2 | |||
2009 | "Beautiful" (Akon featuring Kardinal Offishall and Colby O'Donis) | 16 | 19 | 61 | 8 | Freedom | |||
"Put Your Hands on Me" (Crookers featuring Kardinal Offishall and Carla-Marie) | β | β | β | β | Tons of Friends | ||||
2010 | "Milkshakes & Razorblades" (illScarlett featuring Kardinal Offishall) | β | β | β | β | 1UP! | |||
"Freak" (Estelle featuring Kardinal Offishall) | 83 | β | β | 103 | All of Me | ||||
"Wavin' Flag" (with Young Artists for Haiti) | 1 | β | β | 104 | Non-album single | ||||
"So Much" (Raghav featuring Kardinal Offishall) | β | β | β | β | The Phoenix | ||||
2011 | "Ghetto Love" (Karl Wolf featuring Kardinal Offishall) | 20 | β | β | β | Finally Free | |||
"Love" (Mimoza Duot featuring Kardinall Offishall) | β | β | β | β | Non-album single | ||||
"β" denotes releases that failed to chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Song | Artist(s) | Album |
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1998 | "Northern Touch" | Rascalz, Checkmate, Thrust, Choclair | Cash Crop |
"Internal Affairs" | Choclair, Frankenstein, Marvel | Mad Fiber: The Toronto Hip-Hop Album | |
1999 | "Gunnfinga" | Rascalz | Global Warning |
"S.O.T." | Choclair, Solitair | Ice Cold | |
2000 | "Bustin' Loose (Remix)" | Maestro | Ever Since |
"The Backbone" | DJ Revolution, Chace Infinite, Choclair, Ill-Advised, Krondon, Planet Asia, Rasco, Shabaam Sahdeeq | In 12s We Trust | |
"Careful (Click, Click) (Kardinal Remix)" | Wu-Tang Clan | The W (bonus disc) | |
"Money Jane" | Baby Blue Soundcrew, Sean Paul, Jully Black | Private Party Collectors Edition | |
2001 | "The Commonwealth" | DLT, KD, Son Tan | Altruism |
2002 | "Still Too Much" | Ghetto Concept, Maestro, Snow, Red-1, Ironside | Ghetto Concept Presents...7 Bills All-Stars: Da Album |
"The Chosen Are Few" | Thrust | The Chosen Are Few | |
"BaKardi Slang Refix" | Bounty Killer | Ghetto Dictionary: The Mystery | |
"Grindin' (Selector Remix)" | Clipse, Sean Paul, Bless | Lord Willin' | |
"Mach 4" | Choclair | Memoirs of Blake Savage | |
"Fiyah!" | Rascalz, East Juvi | Reloaded | |
"Hit Em Up" | Rascalz, Solitair, YLook | ||
2003 | "Block Reincarnated" | Shawnna | 2 Fast 2 Furious soundtrack |
"Carnival Girl" | Texas | Careful What You Wish For | |
"Till Now" | Choclair, Jully Black, Saukrates, Tara Chase, Ro Dolla, YLook, Solitair | Flagrant | |
"Fresh" | Choclair | My Demo | |
"What I Need" | Prince Paul, Sly Boogy | Politics of the Business | |
"Kartel & Kardinal" | Vybz Kartel | Up 2 Di Time | |
2004 | "Cowboy Film" | Taz | Analyse This |
"Please Believe" | Chali 2na, Solitair | Fish Market | |
"We Good" | Pete Rock | Soul Survivor II | |
"Baby Come On" | Method Man | Tical 0: The Prequel | |
"Block Reincarnated (Remix)" | Shawnna | Worth tha Weight | |
"Sooner or Later" | Raghav | Storyteller | |
2005 | "Ain't Got Nothing (Canadian Remix)" | David Banner, Solitair | Ain't Got Nothing (Global Grindin' Remixes) |
"Hater Bug" | Clinton Sparks | Maybe You Been Brainwashed | |
"Toma (DJ Buddha Remix)" | Pitbull, Lil Jon, Mr. Vegas, Red Rat, T.O.K., Wayne Marshall | Money Is Still a Major Issue | |
"Rush" | Rihanna | Music of the Sun | |
"Deal wit It" | Afu-Ra, Jahdon | State of the Arts | |
"Streets Is Alive" | Aasim | The Money Pit | |
"Murderous" (bonus track) | Talib Kweli | Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD | |
"Belly Dancer (Bananza) (Remix)" | Akon | Trouble: Deluxe Edition | |
"Kill the Dance (Got Something for Ya)" | |||
"Bang Bang" | Melanie Durrant | Where I'm Goin' | |
2006 | "Smoke & Mirrors" | Exile | Dirty Science |
"Trapped" | Promoe, Da'Ville | White Man's Burden | |
"Rush the Club" | Jamie Kennedy, Stu Stone | Blowin' Up | |
"Xotic Dancer" (originally from 2004) | Frank n Dank | Xtended Play Version 3.13 | |
"Fire" | Lindo P | Riddim Driven: Higher Octane | |
2007 | "Shottas" | T-Pain, Cham | Epiphany |
"Say Uh?" | BrassMunk | FEWturistic | |
"Power Hustlers" | DJ Green Lantern, Nas | Here Comes Trouble | |
"Rush" | Akon | Konvicted: Deluxe Edition | |
"War" | Marco Polo | Port Authority | |
"She Was So Flyy" | DJ Jazzy Jeff | The Return of the Magnificent | |
"Colors (2007) (Reggae Remix)" | Sean Kingston, Vybz Kartel | Sean Kingston | |
"The Last Hope" | Drake, Andreena Mill | Comeback Season | |
2008 | "Cross That Line (Remix)" | Little Brother | ...And Justus for All |
"If You Ready" | Black Milk, Illa J, T3 | Caltroit | |
"Everything" | Black Milk, Trek Life | ||
"2 Feet" | DJ Babu, Rakaa Iriscience | Duck Season Vol. 3 | |
"As We Continue" | K-Salaam, Beatnick, Solitair | Whose World Is This? | |
"Beautiful" | Akon, Colby O'Donis | Freedom | |
"I.O.U.1." | Girlicious | Girlicious | |
"Born and Raised in the Ghetto Remix" | Point Blank, Frankie Payne | Point Blank | |
"Magnificent" | Estelle | Shine | |
"Rock the Dancehall" | J Davey | The Beauty in Distortion/The Land of the Lost | |
"Hurt U" (iTunes bonus track) | Jake One, Pharoahe Monch | White Van Music | |
2009 | "Just Dance (RedOne Remix)" | Lady Gaga | Hitmixes |
"Bottle Pop (Digital Dog Extended)" | Pussycat Dolls, Snoop Dogg | Bottle Pop Remixes | |
"Official Dope Boyz" | Greg Street, Lupe Fiasco, Wale | Sertified Worldwide | |
"I Got Cha Opin '09" | Buckshot | Smirnoff Signature Mix Series | |
"Contact!" | The Kid Daytona | Come Fly With Me | |
"Milkshakes & Razorblades" | illScarlett | 1UP! | |
"Belly Full (Bob Marley Tribute)" | J.Period, K'naan, Bajah, Steele | The Messengers | |
"She's Out There" | Jully Black | The Black Book | |
2010 | "Put Your Hands on Me" | Crookers, Carla-Marie | Tons of Friends |
"Freak" | Estelle | All of Me | |
"So Much" | Raghav | The Phoenix | |
"Money" | King Reign, Saukrates | Reign Music Vol. 2 | |
"Red Dot Special (Rha-ta-ta-ta)" | Spragga Benz, Shabba Ranks, Swizz Beatz | Shotta Culture | |
"World on My Shoulders" | Rich Kidd, Saukrates, Richie Hennessey | We on Some Rich Kidd Shiiiit Volume 4: The Boiling Point | |
"I Do It for Yawl" | Nottz, Little Brother | You Need This Music | |
2011 | "We Go Hard" | Mateo | Love & Stadiums |
Year | Title | Director(s)[21][22] |
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1997 | "On wit da Show" | Marcus Valentin |
1998 | "Jeevin' (Life)" | David Cropper |
2000 | "Husslin'" | Kevin De Freitas |
2001 | "BaKardi Slang" | |
"Ol' Time Killin'" | Little X | |
"Powerfulll" | N/A | |
2003 | "Belly Dancer" (unreleased) | Little X |
2005 | "Heads Up" | Richard Yagutilov |
"Everyday (Rudebwoy)" | RT! | |
2006 | "Feel Alright" | |
"Last Standing Soldier (Bedouin Remix)" | ||
2007 | "Graveyard Shift" | Fafu |
2008 | "Dangerous" | Gil Green |
"Burnt" | Richard Yagutilov | |
"Set It Off" | Matt Alonzo | |
"Numba 1 (Tide Is High)" | Gil Green | |
"Nina" | ||
2009 | "Clear!" | Bobby O'Neill |
2010 | "We Gon' Go" | Chris G. |
2011 | "The Anthem" | Kardinal Offishall, Mayday |
"Anywhere (Ol' Time Killin' Part 2)" | Rome |
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