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| Origin | Montreal,Quebec,Canada |
| Genres | Rap |
| Years active | 1996 (1996)–2014 |
| Labels | Vik |
| Past members | Dramatik Imposs J-Kyll |
Muzion were aCanadianrap group formed in 1996. The group is made up of rap artists ofHaitian origin who lived inVilleray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension inMontreal, including Dramatik,Imposs (real name Stanley Rimsky Salgado) and his sisterJ-Kyll. Imposs went on to a solo career, releasing his debut solo album in 2007,Mon Poing D'Vue.
Muzion was considered a prominent group on theMontreal urban scene. The group won theFélix Award at theADISQ gala for Best Album of the Year - Hip Hop twice, in 2000 for their debut album,Mentalité Moune Morne… (Ils n'ont pas compris) (Produced by Haig Vartzbedian), and again in 2003 for their second album,J'Rêvolutionne.
Based on the success of the albums inFrance, they toured withIV My People, an extension of the cult group NTM, playing at the Zenith inParis.
Muzion collaborated most notably withWyclef Jean in hisfrancophone song24 Heures à vivre.[1][2]
Muzion has performed many shows throughout Canada. Their most memorable shows were in Quebec and Paris, France. Muzion also performed at a number of well-attended festivals including Coup de Coeur Francophone (1999),[6]Les FrancoFolies de Montréal (on three occasions in 1999, 2001,[7] and 2002) and at the Festival d'été de Québec in 2000.[8] As a revival and reunion, the group also performed in 2014 on the 15th anniversary of releasingMentalité Moune Morne.[9][10] The show was also a tribute to the influential rapper Le Voyou of Dynastie des Morniers.[11] On July 26, 2019, their classic and long out of print debut album was reissued for the first time on vinyl to mark its 20th anniversary.[12][13]
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