10 Facts About Kardinal Offishall

1.

Kardinal Offishall released two gold-certified singles, "Numba 1 " and "Body Bounce", before leaving Kon Live in late 2010.

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Kardinal Offishall is a former York University student but did not complete his degree.

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Kardinal Offishall started rapping at the age of eight and was winning competitions by the time he was 12.

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That year, Kardinal Offishall co-founded The Circle, a collective of artists including Choclair, Jully Black, Solitair, Tara Chase, and Saukrates.

5.

Kardinal Offishall released the album Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol.

6.

In 2004, Kardinal Offishall released an independent mixtape titled Kill Bloodclott Bill with his production company, Black Jays, and he released his second major-label album titled Fire and Glory on November 15,2005, through Virgin Records in Canada only.

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Kardinal Offishall appeared on the charity single "True Colors" by Artists Against Bullying.

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On June 4,2019, Kardinal Offishall released the single "Run", which was used as the Toronto Raptors theme song during their championship run in the 2019 NBA Finals and announced as the first single from his planned album Pick Your Poison.

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Kardinal Offishall made a guest appearance as a fictionalized version of himself in the debut episode of the CBC Television sitcom Run the Burbs.

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In July 2016, Kardinal Offishall announced the birth of his first child, a daughter.