Kardinal Offishall and Solitair are members of The Circle, a hip-hop collective which was formed in the 1990s.[1] In 2000, they founded the S.H.A.G. production company.[2] The next year, the company's logo and credits appeared on Kardinal's major-label debut, Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1. In 2004, now known as the Black Jays, Kardinal and Solitair produced The Black Jays Album, a remixed version of The Black Album by Jay-Z. The New York Times reviewed the album, stating that the production team "links minimalism to reggae."[3]
Later that year, the Black Jays released a mixtape entitled Kill Bloodclott Bill. Led by Kardinal, the mixtape was aimed at major labels, "Bill", as a result of Kardinal's label problems with MCA Records in 2003.[1][4] "Bang Bang", a song from the mixtape, was nominated for a Juno Award in 2005. Kill Bloodclott Bill featured new artists on the group's roster, including Ro Dolla (a member of The Circle), Lindo P, and Mayhem Morearty. Solitair also released a mixtape in 2004, entitled The Return of the Silver Surfer.[5]
In 2005, Mayhem left the group and recorded a diss track over Kardinal's song "Husslin'".[4] A year later, Kardinal responded to the diss track when he released a remix of "City Is Mine" by Drake.[6] Additionally, in 2005, Kardinal released his third album, Fire and Glory, on Black Jays through a co-venture with Virgin Music Canada.[4] Kardinal produced three songs for his 2008 album, Not 4 Sale, under the Black Jays label.
black, jays, bird, species, black, canadian, independent, record, label, production, company, musical, collective, specializing, reggae, music, founded, 2000, rappers, kardinal, offishall, solitair, originally, known, silver, house, girl, 2004, group, came, pr. For the bird species see Black jay Black Jays is a Canadian independent record label production company and musical collective specializing in hip hop R amp B and reggae music Founded in 2000 by rappers Kardinal Offishall and Solitair it was originally known as Silver House and the Girl S H A G In 2004 the group came to prominence after releasing a remix album and mixtape The Toronto based group s name is derived from the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team Black JaysFounded2000 2000 FounderKardinal OffishallSolitairGenreHip HopR amp BReggaeCountry of originCanadaLocationToronto Ontario Contents 1 History 1 1 Black Jays International 2 Roster 2 1 Artists 2 2 DJs and producers 3 Discography 3 1 Albums 3 2 Remix albums 3 3 Mixtapes 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditKardinal Offishall and Solitair are members of The Circle a hip hop collective which was formed in the 1990s 1 In 2000 they founded the S H A G production company 2 The next year the company s logo and credits appeared on Kardinal s major label debut Quest for Fire Firestarter Vol 1 In 2004 now known as the Black Jays Kardinal and Solitair produced The Black Jays Album a remixed version of The Black Album by Jay Z The New York Times reviewed the album stating that the production team links minimalism to reggae 3 Later that year the Black Jays released a mixtape entitled Kill Bloodclott Bill Led by Kardinal the mixtape was aimed at major labels Bill as a result of Kardinal s label problems with MCA Records in 2003 1 4 Bang Bang a song from the mixtape was nominated for a Juno Award in 2005 Kill Bloodclott Bill featured new artists on the group s roster including Ro Dolla a member of The Circle Lindo P and Mayhem Morearty Solitair also released a mixtape in 2004 entitled The Return of the Silver Surfer 5 In 2005 Mayhem left the group and recorded a diss track over Kardinal s song Husslin 4 A year later Kardinal responded to the diss track when he released a remix of City Is Mine by Drake 6 Additionally in 2005 Kardinal released his third album Fire and Glory on Black Jays through a co venture with Virgin Music Canada 4 Kardinal produced three songs for his 2008 album Not 4 Sale under the Black Jays label Black Jays International Edit In 2007 a division of Black Jays known as Black Jays International was created Members include Estelle Cipha Sounds Black Chiney Nina Sky and Nottz 1 5 Roster EditArtists Edit Kardinal Offishall Solitair Estelle Nina SkyDJs and producers Edit Cipha Sounds Black Chiney NottzDiscography EditAlbums Edit Quest for Fire Firestarter Vol 1 2001 Fire and Glory 2005 Not 4 Sale 2008 Remix albums Edit The Black Jays Album 2004 Mixtapes Edit Kill Bloodclott Bill 2004 See also Edit Music portal Canada portalList of record labelsReferences Edit a b c Kardinal Offishall Session Transcript Archived 2008 12 16 at the Wayback Machine Red Bull Music Academy Accessed on May 12 2009 Featured Artist Kardinal Offishall Archived June 24 2008 at the Wayback Machine HipHopCanada Accessed on May 12 2009 Silver Brown Gray Jay Z Every Which Way Jon Pareles The New York Times March 7 2004 Accessed on May 12 2009 a b c Kardinal Offishall Man on Fire Archived 2009 11 01 at the Wayback Machine Exclaim Accessed on May 12 2009 a b Interview with Black Jays Archived October 9 2007 at the Wayback Machine HipHopCanada Accessed on May 12 2009 Featured Artist Guest Editor Mayhem Morearty Archived October 24 2008 at the Wayback Machine HipHopCanada Accessed on May 12 2009 External links EditBlack Jays at MySpace Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Black Jays amp oldid 1065423050, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
