Classified attended Hants East Rural High in Milford, Nova Scotia. He start… Read Full Bio ↴Classified attended Hants East Rural High in Milford, Nova Scotia. He started his own production label, Half Life Records, and released his first full length LP called Time's Up, Kid in 1995. After years of working on music and sorting through label contracts, Classified produced, recorded and released his ninth album, Trial & Error, and signed a nationwide distribution deal with Toronto-based, URBNET Records. Containing collaborations with up-and-coming Canadian artists like Eternia and DL Incognito, as well as Canadian rap veteran, Maestro, the album was one of the highest selling independent rap albums in Canada in 2004.
In addition to the release of Trial & Error, 2003 and 2004 were busy and evolutionary years for Classified. With the continuous support of VideoFACT, he was able to release two additional music videos for the singles "Just the Way It Is" and "Unexpected". Classified also continued to master his production skills and joined forces with some of Canada's most prominent emcees, including Choclair and Maestro Fresh Wes. He also teamed up with Shady Records recording artist, Royce Da 5'9" and opened for Ludacris, Snoop dogg, Busta Rhymes, The Game, Nelly, MC Grizzly, Captain Capota, Nas, The Black Eyed Peas and Black Moon.
Classified's tenth album, Boy-Cott-In the Industry, was a high point in his career. The album includes guest appearances by Choclair, Royce Da 5'9", Jay Bizzy, J-Bru, A-Wall, Spesh K, and Mic Boyd (Classified's younger brother and fellow MC). He has said he enjoys doing music with other people: "It keeps things exciting and there are tons of talented people in Halifax so you make connections 'cause it's not a huge scene." The album reached #46 on SoundScan's Canadian R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart. The singles "The Maritimes", "5th Element", "No Mistakes", and "Find Out", which is the lead single of his 11th studio album, Hitch Hikin' Music, were all Top 20 hits on MuchMusic and MTV Canada that year. The music video for "No Mistakes" won him an MMVA for MuchVibe Best Rap Video. Boy-Cott-In the Industry also earned Classified a Juno Award nomination for Rap Recording of the Year in 2006.
Riding high off of Boy-Cott-In the Industry, Classified released his eleventh album Hitch Hikin' Music. Produced like previous albums by Classified himself, it is arguably some of Classified's finest work. On "Fall From Paradise", Classified reflects on the difficulty of staying fresh and on top. In the hip-hop meets classic rock song "All About U", featuring singer Chad Hatcher, Classified shows the extent of his growth from his early releases. In "Hip Hop Star", he eschews the current bling-bling culture of popular hip hop to remind people that life is not about trying to impress others. The rest of the album includes guest appearances by Jay Bizzy, Mic Boyd, Jordan Croucher, Preacher K, White Mic and more. Four singles have been released off the album: "Find Out" (which won the 2007 East Coast Music Award for Best Rap/Hip-Hop Single), "Feelin' Fine Remix", "All About U", and "Hard to Be Hip Hop". Hitch Hikin' Music also received a Juno Award nomination for Rap Recording of the Year in 2007.
Classified enlisted the help of fellow Nova Scotia native Joel Roy to beatbox during some of his songs. The actual singles that Roy beatboxed for are unknown but it is believed that he can be heard in the single "The Maritimes".
In early 2009, the hit single "Anybody Listening" brought Classified to mainstream success as it peaked at #52 on the Canadian Hot 100 and the music video received heavy rotation on MuchMusic. Classified's thirteenth studio album, Self Explanatory received highly positive reviews from the critics and debuted on the Canadian Albums Chart at #25 making it Classified's first album on that chart. At the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards on May 21, 2009, Classified won the MuchVibe "Best Hip-Hop Video of the Year" award for "Anybody Listening" directed by Harv Glazer and produced by Robert Wilson of TwoThreeFiveFilms. Off Self Explanatory, Classified would enjoy more mainstream success in early 2010 with another hit single, "Oh...Canada" peaking at #14 on the Canadian Hot 100 and was certified platinum in digital downloads by the CRIA. Also in early 2010, Classified received three Juno Award nominations, which was for Rap Recording of the Year, Single of the Year, and Video of the Year. In early 2011, "Oh...Canada" received a Juno nomination for "Single of the Year".
On March 22, 2011, Classified released his fourteenth album, though it was only his second major studio album, Handshakes and Middle Fingers. The first single off the album, "That Ain't Classy" reached #45 on the Canadian Hot 100. The album debuted at #7 on the Canadian Albums Chart, making it his highest charting album to date.
In addition to the release of Trial & Error, 2003 and 2004 were busy and evolutionary years for Classified. With the continuous support of VideoFACT, he was able to release two additional music videos for the singles "Just the Way It Is" and "Unexpected". Classified also continued to master his production skills and joined forces with some of Canada's most prominent emcees, including Choclair and Maestro Fresh Wes. He also teamed up with Shady Records recording artist, Royce Da 5'9" and opened for Ludacris, Snoop dogg, Busta Rhymes, The Game, Nelly, MC Grizzly, Captain Capota, Nas, The Black Eyed Peas and Black Moon.
Classified's tenth album, Boy-Cott-In the Industry, was a high point in his career. The album includes guest appearances by Choclair, Royce Da 5'9", Jay Bizzy, J-Bru, A-Wall, Spesh K, and Mic Boyd (Classified's younger brother and fellow MC). He has said he enjoys doing music with other people: "It keeps things exciting and there are tons of talented people in Halifax so you make connections 'cause it's not a huge scene." The album reached #46 on SoundScan's Canadian R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart. The singles "The Maritimes", "5th Element", "No Mistakes", and "Find Out", which is the lead single of his 11th studio album, Hitch Hikin' Music, were all Top 20 hits on MuchMusic and MTV Canada that year. The music video for "No Mistakes" won him an MMVA for MuchVibe Best Rap Video. Boy-Cott-In the Industry also earned Classified a Juno Award nomination for Rap Recording of the Year in 2006.
Riding high off of Boy-Cott-In the Industry, Classified released his eleventh album Hitch Hikin' Music. Produced like previous albums by Classified himself, it is arguably some of Classified's finest work. On "Fall From Paradise", Classified reflects on the difficulty of staying fresh and on top. In the hip-hop meets classic rock song "All About U", featuring singer Chad Hatcher, Classified shows the extent of his growth from his early releases. In "Hip Hop Star", he eschews the current bling-bling culture of popular hip hop to remind people that life is not about trying to impress others. The rest of the album includes guest appearances by Jay Bizzy, Mic Boyd, Jordan Croucher, Preacher K, White Mic and more. Four singles have been released off the album: "Find Out" (which won the 2007 East Coast Music Award for Best Rap/Hip-Hop Single), "Feelin' Fine Remix", "All About U", and "Hard to Be Hip Hop". Hitch Hikin' Music also received a Juno Award nomination for Rap Recording of the Year in 2007.
Classified enlisted the help of fellow Nova Scotia native Joel Roy to beatbox during some of his songs. The actual singles that Roy beatboxed for are unknown but it is believed that he can be heard in the single "The Maritimes".
In early 2009, the hit single "Anybody Listening" brought Classified to mainstream success as it peaked at #52 on the Canadian Hot 100 and the music video received heavy rotation on MuchMusic. Classified's thirteenth studio album, Self Explanatory received highly positive reviews from the critics and debuted on the Canadian Albums Chart at #25 making it Classified's first album on that chart. At the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards on May 21, 2009, Classified won the MuchVibe "Best Hip-Hop Video of the Year" award for "Anybody Listening" directed by Harv Glazer and produced by Robert Wilson of TwoThreeFiveFilms. Off Self Explanatory, Classified would enjoy more mainstream success in early 2010 with another hit single, "Oh...Canada" peaking at #14 on the Canadian Hot 100 and was certified platinum in digital downloads by the CRIA. Also in early 2010, Classified received three Juno Award nominations, which was for Rap Recording of the Year, Single of the Year, and Video of the Year. In early 2011, "Oh...Canada" received a Juno nomination for "Single of the Year".
On March 22, 2011, Classified released his fourteenth album, though it was only his second major studio album, Handshakes and Middle Fingers. The first single off the album, "That Ain't Classy" reached #45 on the Canadian Hot 100. The album debuted at #7 on the Canadian Albums Chart, making it his highest charting album to date.
Rap Sh*t
Classified Lyrics
I wrote a whole verse about rap shit
Then scrapped it like what the fuck
Ain't nobody wanna hear me rap about
How I spit metaphors and get busy any more
Got a whole lot of time these days
Me and my naive ways keep the change
When you coming with the cheap talk
We don’t hear nothing when the beat drop
(drop)
This the type of shit you never hear about
(hear about)
Question my position and my whereabouts
(whereabouts)
Say I ain't a success 'cause I got a 6s
IPhone signal failing like my piss test
Man oh man, we do it first rate (first rate)
Back on the horse ’til the spurs break
(spurs break)
Eight days a week, 25 hours a day
We one up 'em, double, triple 'em bust 'em
'cause I'm trying to tell 'em life happens
(life happens)
So pack your life jacket when you're
Kayaking through the white rapids
Are we clear now? (Ayeaye captain)
Every hoodie that I own
Smell like marijuana smoke
Call it high fashion, this is live action
Ain’t no CGI
Hip-Hop ain’t the same since Nate Dogg died
My Momma keeps telling me my eyes look tired
But I'm just trying to make
It through the week though
I wrote a whole verse about rap shit
(then what?) then scrapped it (hahaha)
Like what the fuck
Ain’t nobody wanna hear me rap about
How I spit metaphors and keep it real anymore
Got a whole lot of time these days (too much)
Me and my naive ways keep the change
When you coming with the cheap talk
We don't hear nothing when the beat drop
(drop)
Back to back, I black out on raps
I go back to back, I black out on raps
I go back to back, I black out on raps
I go back to back, I black out on raps i go
I go back to back
Hundred some shows, I go map to map
Ripping wife beaters and performing
With a fanny pack a battle rap
Hell I be bending bars like I'm Affleck
Dissecting bars
Just like I'm Dr dre at the Aftermath
Make rap great again
Impeach the fake, take away streams
Everybody pays for them
Ain’t nobody saving them
I tried to offer help to a nigga
He starting mumbling so I didn't know
What to say to him all I do is catch dubs
All I'm tryna do is win both mean the same
So I'm sitting in a synonym
Spinning killers
Getting in while overlap is skipping him
Duck Dodge dripping in the range
With some spinning rims
Tryna rap with me is something
That you can handle
I been on the kill track
You will get dismantled
I know where you at just
Like a social media handle
I'm on like a light synonym like a candle
I wrote a whole verse about rap shit
(about rap shit?) then scrapped it (hahaha)
Like what the fuck
Ain't nobody wanna hear me rap about
How I spit metaphors and get ill anymore
Got a whole lot of time these days (too much)
Me and my naive ways keep the change
When you coming with the cheap talk
We don't hear nothing when the beat drop
(drop)
Back to back, I black out on raps
I go back to back, I black out on raps
I go back to back, I black out on raps
I go back to back, I black out on raps i go
I'm going hard in the Mack
Give your heart an attack
Scrap midgets on crack
Still ain't harder than Snak (nope)
This is real life shit
Ain't a part of the act
Every ad lib soundin' like I
Barfed on the track
New kid, new me, really nothing new though
Fuck the politics, I ain't Justin Trudeau
If you heard it on the internet
Is must be true bro
Obstacles arise and I punch
Right through those i'm too nice
They calling me a prick and an asshole
Pubes in they teeth
'cause my dick got an afro
Smoke mad weed, I don't hit no tobacco
Don't fit in no lanes so I
Stick to the back road
Better watch out when I come through
'Cause I might make a scene
Never gonna back down, fall off
Or lose sight of my dream (no)
Gonna need intervention 'cause I
Write like a fiend
Never gonna rest or get sleep
Bitch I'm like a machine
I wrote a whole verse about rap shit
Back to back, I black out on raps
I go back to back, I black out on raps
I go back to back, I black out on raps
I go back to back, I black out on raps i go
Then scrapped it like what the fuck
Ain't nobody wanna hear me rap about
How I spit metaphors and get busy any more
Got a whole lot of time these days
Me and my naive ways keep the change
When you coming with the cheap talk
We don’t hear nothing when the beat drop
(drop)
(hear about)
Question my position and my whereabouts
(whereabouts)
Say I ain't a success 'cause I got a 6s
IPhone signal failing like my piss test
Man oh man, we do it first rate (first rate)
Back on the horse ’til the spurs break
(spurs break)
Eight days a week, 25 hours a day
We one up 'em, double, triple 'em bust 'em
'cause I'm trying to tell 'em life happens
(life happens)
So pack your life jacket when you're
Kayaking through the white rapids
Are we clear now? (Ayeaye captain)
Every hoodie that I own
Smell like marijuana smoke
Call it high fashion, this is live action
Ain’t no CGI
Hip-Hop ain’t the same since Nate Dogg died
My Momma keeps telling me my eyes look tired
But I'm just trying to make
It through the week though
I wrote a whole verse about rap shit
(then what?) then scrapped it (hahaha)
Like what the fuck
Ain’t nobody wanna hear me rap about
How I spit metaphors and keep it real anymore
Got a whole lot of time these days (too much)
Me and my naive ways keep the change
When you coming with the cheap talk
We don't hear nothing when the beat drop
(drop)
Back to back, I black out on raps
I go back to back, I black out on raps
I go back to back, I black out on raps
I go back to back, I black out on raps i go
I go back to back
Hundred some shows, I go map to map
Ripping wife beaters and performing
With a fanny pack a battle rap
Hell I be bending bars like I'm Affleck
Dissecting bars
Just like I'm Dr dre at the Aftermath
Make rap great again
Impeach the fake, take away streams
Everybody pays for them
Ain’t nobody saving them
I tried to offer help to a nigga
He starting mumbling so I didn't know
What to say to him all I do is catch dubs
All I'm tryna do is win both mean the same
So I'm sitting in a synonym
Spinning killers
Getting in while overlap is skipping him
Duck Dodge dripping in the range
With some spinning rims
Tryna rap with me is something
That you can handle
I been on the kill track
You will get dismantled
I know where you at just
Like a social media handle
I'm on like a light synonym like a candle
I wrote a whole verse about rap shit
(about rap shit?) then scrapped it (hahaha)
Like what the fuck
Ain't nobody wanna hear me rap about
How I spit metaphors and get ill anymore
Got a whole lot of time these days (too much)
Me and my naive ways keep the change
When you coming with the cheap talk
We don't hear nothing when the beat drop
(drop)
Back to back, I black out on raps
I go back to back, I black out on raps
I go back to back, I black out on raps
I go back to back, I black out on raps i go
I'm going hard in the Mack
Give your heart an attack
Scrap midgets on crack
Still ain't harder than Snak (nope)
This is real life shit
Ain't a part of the act
Every ad lib soundin' like I
Barfed on the track
New kid, new me, really nothing new though
Fuck the politics, I ain't Justin Trudeau
If you heard it on the internet
Is must be true bro
Obstacles arise and I punch
Right through those i'm too nice
They calling me a prick and an asshole
Pubes in they teeth
'cause my dick got an afro
Smoke mad weed, I don't hit no tobacco
Don't fit in no lanes so I
Stick to the back road
Better watch out when I come through
'Cause I might make a scene
Never gonna back down, fall off
Or lose sight of my dream (no)
Gonna need intervention 'cause I
Write like a fiend
Never gonna rest or get sleep
Bitch I'm like a machine
I wrote a whole verse about rap shit
Back to back, I black out on raps
I go back to back, I black out on raps
I go back to back, I black out on raps
I go back to back, I black out on raps i go
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DANIEL JR NWOSU, LUKE BOYD, MIKE BOYD, OWEN LEE, WILLIAM S FYVIE
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Timmy Tuomisto
This is some real shit. Long time since classified and snak made a song and dax with em, this is golden!!! Spitting fire! 🔥🔥🔥 Respect from Finland (Tampere, Tesoma)! ✌️👊
randy shakur
@Damir Hajrulahovic Dax didnt rip off anyone tho, he didnt wanna kill anyone on their own song so he had to stoop down to their level to rap with them lol and 3k is nothing considering what dax is worth fck outta here🤣🤣 @2:02
Kush
@KlusterFuk 😂
Timmy Tuomisto
@KlusterFuk well have to admit after what chvase released some facts about him... Aint so real after that!
But have to also admit that i cant know the true story on that one! So lets just enjoy this track!
KlusterFuk
Dax is trash.
mark smith
I feel this is the first fresh hip hop track ive heard in years.
Its like oxygen.
Brandon Haller
@ChampKmaq for real! Class and most of Rhymesayers ~ R.Eye.P Michael "Eyedea" Larson.
ChampKmaq
@Greenkillr lol class has been killing it for 20 years
PyromaniaQc
i guess you don't really listen to much hip hop. there is a ton of refreshing stuff that comes out.. this track is very good too tho
John Goblikon
your sleeping on RA The rugged man