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Haitian rapper From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stanley Rimsky Salgado (born 12 September 1980), known by his stage name Imposs, is a Haitian-Canadian rapper, musician, singer and songwriter based in Quebec. Before becoming a solo artist, he was part of Muzion, one of the well-known hip hop bands of Quebec. He has collaborated on many occasions with Wyclef Jean during Muzion days and also as a solo artist. He is well known for dubbing the phrase "Real City" for Montreal.[citation needed] He is signed to Sony.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stanley Rimsky Salgado |
| Born | 12 September 1980 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Origin | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Joy Ride Records, K-Pone Inc., WEA |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/imposs |
As part of band Muzion that was formed in 1999, Imposs had great success with the band signing a contract with BMG. The debut album Mentalité Moune Morne in 1999 was a hit and Imposs became well known in the urban scene throughout Canada and Quebec in particular. After winning the "Album of the Year – Hip Hop" Félix Award, the band released their second album J'Rêvolutionne that got critical acclaim and again won the "Best Album of the Year -Hip Hop" in 2002. Imposs and Muzion toured France with IV My People, follow-up to the cult band NTM. In 2004, Wyclef Jean invited Muzion to collaborate with him on Wyclef Jean's hit 24 Heures à vivre.[1] The francophone hit of Wyclef Jean witnessed huge success in France and internationally about the life of immigrants. The song won the "Prix Mirroir de la chanson d'expression française" (the Mirror Prize for song in French expression).
Imposs launched his solo career with an album entitled Mon Poing D'Vue through K'Maro's music label K-Pone Inc with coverage in the Quebec media including interview at TQS.[2]
He took part in "Festival d'Eté du Quebec" that called him "widely respected and most influential performer on the Quebec hip hop scene"[3]
His first single / video release was "Faut qu'j'men aille"[4] released in 2007. He followed that with another single release called Rien d'interdit[5] also in 2007. Rapper K-Maro appears in the video as a cameo.
When on 11 August 2008, Freddy Villanueva, an 18-year-old, lost his life by Montreal police bullets, and as a result riots ensued in Montreal-Nord district with a large concentration of minorities. Imposs was one of the first to intervene and was interviewed by the Quebec media as one of the opinion leaders presenting the Haitian and other minority communities. He also explained the grievances in Montreal's La Presse[6] daily newspaper on 13 August 2008. Television stations held interviews with him about the incidents on Radio-Canada and RDI 24-hours news channel.
Imposs's new album Peace-Tolet debuted at number 76 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[7]
During the period with Muzion:
As a solo act:
For 2 consecutive years (2008 and 2009), rapper Imposs won the prize for "Best francophone artist of the year", during the Quebec Sounds of Blackness Awards (S.O.B.A) specializing in urban and hip hop culture. The award is the most prestigious distributed annually.
Imposs has given more than 300 shows throughout Canada and in France. He notably is featured in a number of well-attended festivals including:
Imposs has collaborated with a number of artists. However the most notable remains with another international artist of Haitian origin Wyclef Jean. It started when Imposs was in Muzion. In 2004 Wyclef Jean invited the band to collaborate with him on Wyclef Hean's hit 24 Heures à vivre. The francophone hit of Wyclef Jean witnessed huge success in France and internationally and went to win the "Prix Mirroir de la chanson d'expression française" (the Mirror Prize for song in French expression).
In the remix of Wyclef Jean's hit Let Me Touch Your Button[8] Imposs is featured alongside will.i.am (of The Black Eyed Peas) and Jimmy O. (of Rap Kreyol)
Imposs is also featured in K'Maro's song Love It Or Leave It appearing in the latter's 2008 album Perfect Stranger
The albums were released under the "VIK Recordings" music label:
The album was released under K.Pone Inc music label:
Tracks:
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