Loco Locass
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre(s)	Rap
Years active	1995-present
Label(s)	Audiogram[1]
Website	http://www.locolocass.net
Members
Biz, Batlam, Chafiik

Loco Locass are an hip hop group from Quebec formed in 1995. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Audiogram is an established Independent record label founded in Quebec in the 80’s and has ever since been defending creative freedom Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with ^[2] The group often defends the role of the French language in Canada, and champions Quebec sovereignty. The Quebec sovereignty movement ( Mouvement souverainiste du Québec) is a political movement aimed at either attaining independent statehood ( Sovereignty) or some

The group were formed as an "experimental rap" group by Biz and Batlam under the name 'Koubraüss'. The group would then change their name from 'Koubraüss' to 'Les Locos Loquaces'. In 1999 the band would change their name again, first to 'Locos Locass' and then to 'Loco Locass', also adding new band member Chafiik. ^[2]

Loco Locass' lyrics often deal with the role of the French language, and Quebec's role in Canada. Songs such as "ROC Rap" and "Résistance" highlight the band's political leanings, and their strong advocation for Quebec to secede from Canada. English Canada is a term used to describe one of the following English Canadians a term usually meaning English-speaking Canadians as opposed to

Contents 1 Politics 1.1 Student Funding 1.2 Sovereignty 2 Unusual Events 3 Awards 4 Discography 5 Videos 6 References 7 External links

Politics

The group made the headlines in 2004 with their hit single Libérez-nous des libéraux (Liberate us from the Liberals), a song denouncing what they held to be the views of the Jean Charest and Paul Martin governments, and featuring vocals from Quebec comic group Les Zapartistes. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Quebec Liberal Party, (or PLQ) is a liberal Political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Les Zapartistes are a group of Quebecois Comedians in Canada, founded in 2001 and specialising in political humour The song took subtler shots along the way at Bernard Landry for what they viewed as an unwillingness to tackle controversial issues on his part; it was re-released on the 2005 album Amour oral in a longer, extended version. Jean-Bernard Landry GOQ (born March 9, 1937) is a Quebec lawyer teacher politician who served as Premier of Quebec

Student Funding

In the winter of 2005, Loco Locass supported the political arm of the Quebec student movement during a major student strike, protesting against the Quebec Liberal government of the day's conversion of $103m in bursary funding to loans. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 2005 Quebec student strike occurred between February 24 and April 2005. Critics, however, charged that the group's song Casse du 24 supported what they felt to be police repression of students.

Sovereignty

Particularly given the importance of the "national question" in Quebec culture and politics, it is unsurprising that Loco Locass's self-image as a vehicle for promoting the sovereigntist option has played into existing social divisions. These divisions have played out on several occasions:

St-Jean Concert: on June 24, 2005, the group took part in a show marking the government-designated Quebec National Holiday organised by Les Cowboys Fringants at Montreal's Parc Jean-Drapeau. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Les Cowboys Fringants ( English: The Frisky Cowboys) are a popular band and Cult phenomenon from Quebec, who perform Québécois Parc Jean-Drapeau (formerly called Parc des Îles is situated South of Montreal in Quebec, Canada, right in the middle of the St The ten-hour politicized show's $40 entry fee was controversial, as was its sponsorship by Coca-Cola and Gillette, companies some left-wing nationalists identified as "Anglo-Saxon imperialists", leading to charges that the show constituted elitist competition with a long-established event at Parc Maisonneuve.

Federal Funding: Loco Locass are not among the sovereigntist artists whose political stance leads them to boycott federal funding programmes. In particular, some of their recordings have received federal recording industry subsidies. Federalists have charged that this poses an integrity problem, since they accept funding from the very level of government whose rejection they seek to promote. Federally-funded sovereigntist groups respond that as taxpayers into the federal entity they have the right to benefit from its programmes and that, in the sovereign Quebec they promote, their tax dollars would be diverted to Quebec funding programmes which would similarly become available to them.

Federalists Leave Home: Biz was reported during the spring of 2006 as suggesting that those who do not support the sovereignty option should leave Quebec. [1] This position is unpopular among Quebecois who support continued affiliation with Canada. Some also accuse Biz's of taking part of the history of accusations of disloyalty by nationalists.

Unusual Events

Poids plume (Featherweight): After the group's first album birthed a first poetry collection, Manifestif, Loco Locass released their second book, Featherweight, bringing together the lyrics to their albums Amour Oral and In Vivo. The 128-page book was published in November 2005 (Éditions Fides) and included photos by Marie-Lyne Baril and illustrations by Alain Reno.

Loco Locass symphonique: On August 19, 2005, in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Loco Locass played five of their songs accompanied by a young string orchestra of musicians aged 12 to 17, an initiative of Camp Musical St-Alexandre director-conductor Mathieu Rivest. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk The five songs were La censure pour l'échafaud, La bataille des murailles, L'empire du pire en pire, Antiaméricanisme primaire and Libérez-nous des libéraux, to which music by Prokofiev, Berlioz, and Stravinsky was added. Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Серге́й Серге́евич Проко́фьев Sergéj Sergéjevič Prokófjev) ( - 5 March 1953 was a Russian composer who Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский) ( &ndash 6 April 1971 was a Russian born Composer, considered by many to Partners included Télé-Québec, Vidéo- and Audiogram, and a documentary was released in the winter of 2006. Télé-Québec is equivalent to Ontario 's TVOntario and TFO, British Columbia 's Knowledge and Saskatchewan 's SCN, An audiogram is a standard way of representing a person's hearing loss

Awards

Loco Locass have won awards from:

• ADISQ (best hip-hop album for Amour Oral, 2005);
• CRIA-certified gold album for selling 50,000 copies of Amour Oral (2005);[2]
• Grafika (best CD cover for 'Amour oral, second opus, 2005);
• MIMI (Mots-Dits prize for lyrics and best song award for Libérez-nous des libéraux, 2005);
• MuchMusic Video Awards (nominated for best French-language video, 2005);
• MusiquePlus (artist of the month, April 2005). The European Film Awards were originally called the "Felix Awards" The Canadian Recording Industry Association is a Non-profit trade organization that was founded in 1964 to represent the interests of Canadian companies The MuchMusic Video Awards (also known as (the MMVA or MMVAs) are annual awards presented by the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic MusiquePlus is a Canadian French language Cable television Specialty channel owned by Astral Media operating from Montreal

Discography

• Manifestif (2000)
• In Vivo (EP) (2003)
• Amour Oral (2004)

Videos

• Sheila Chu la (2002)
• Groove Grave (2005)
• Bonzaion (2005)
• Spleen & Montreal (2006)
• La bataille des murailles en symphonique (2006)
• La censure pour l'échafaud (2006)
• M'accrocher (2008)

References

External links

• Official site (French)
• Loco Locass videos (French)

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