{{short description|Canadian rap group}} {{refimprove|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Muzion | image = Muzion.jpg | alt = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Montreal, Quebec, Canada | genre = Rap | years_active = {{Start date|1996}}–2014 | label = Vik | associated_acts = | current_members = | past_members = Dramatik <br> Imposs <br> J-Kyll }}
'''Muzion''' was a Canadian rap group formed in 1996. The group is made up of rap artists of Haitian origin who lived in Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension in Montreal, including Dramatik, Imposs (real name Stanley Rimsky Salgado) and his sister J-Kyll. Imposs went on to a solo career, releasing his debut solo album in 2007, ''Mon Poing D'Vue''.
==Career== Muzion was considered a prominent group on the Montreal urban scene. The group won the Félix Award at the ADISQ 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 in France, they toured with IV My People, an extension of the cult group NTM, playing at the Zenith in Paris.
Muzion collaborated most notably with Wyclef Jean in his francophone song ''24 Heures à vivre''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bernard|first=Yves|title=La famille élargie de Wesli et Vox Sambou|url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/445760/haiti-en-folie-la-famille-elargie-de-wesli-et-vox-sambou|website=Le Devoir|publisher=Le Devoir Inc.|date=23 July 2015|accessdate=24 October 2016|language=fr-CA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Haïti - Social : Wyclef Jean veut s'attaquer à la criminalité en Haïti - HaitiLibre.com : Toutes les nouvelles d'Haiti 7/7|url=http://www.haitilibre.com/article-596-haiti-social-wyclef-jean-veut-s-attaquer-a-la-criminalite-en-haiti.html|website=HaitiLibre.com|accessdate=24 October 2016|date=11 July 2010}}</ref>
The group was featured on a Canada Post stamp in February 2026 as part of its Black History Month collection.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2026-01-24 |title=Canadian Hip-Hop Legends Get Their Own Stamps For Black History Month |url=https://allhiphop.com/news/canadian-hip-hop-legends-get-their-own-stamps-for-black-history-month/ |access-date=2026-02-03 |website=AllHipHop |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Awards== *Winner, "Album of the Year - Hip Hop" for ''Mentalité Moune Morne'' at the ADISQ Awards in 2000<ref name="ADISQ2000"/> *Nominated, "Songwriter of the Year" at the ADISQ Awards in 2000<ref name="ADISQ2000">{{cite web|title=2000 - Artistique|website=ADISQ|publisher=ADISQ, Inc.}}</ref> *Nominated, "Group of the Year" at the ADISQ Awards in 2000<ref name="ADISQ2000"/> *Winner, "Album of the Year - Hip Hop" for ''J'Rêvolutionne'' at the ADISQ Awards in 2003<ref>{{cite web|title=2003 - Artistique|url=http://adisq.com/gala/archives/2003/|website=ADISQ|publisher=ADISQ, Inc.|accessdate=24 October 2016|language=fr-CA}}</ref> *Winner, "Best Francophone Recording Award" at the ''Canadian Urban Music Awards'' in 2004<ref>{{cite web|title=Chanté, 16, wins big at Urban Music Awards|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/chante-16-wins-big-at-urban-music-awards/article18275275/|website=The Globe and Mail|publisher=The Woodbridge Company|accessdate=24 October 2016|date=23 October 2004}}</ref>
==Festivals and shows== 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),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Éric|first1=Parazelli|title=Muzion|url=https://voir.ca/musique/1999/11/03/muzion-muzion/|website=Voir|publisher=Communications Voir Inc.|accessdate=24 October 2016|language=fr-CA|date=3 November 1999}}</ref> Les FrancoFolies de Montréal (on three occasions in 1999, 2001,<ref>{{cite web|title=Live à Montréal : Les Francofolies|url=https://voir.ca/musique/2001/08/01/live-a-montreal-les-francofolies/|website=Voir|publisher=Communications Voir Inc.|accessdate=24 October 2016|language=fr-CA|date=1 August 2001}}</ref> and 2002) and at the Festival d'été de Québec in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Live à Montréal : Festival d'été de Québec Miriam Makeba La Brigade / Latitude Nord|url=https://voir.ca/musique/2000/07/19/live-a-montreal-festival-dete-de-quebec-miriam-makeba-la-brigade-latitude-nord/|website=Voir|publisher=Communications Voir Inc.|accessdate=24 October 2016|language=fr-CA|date=19 July 2000}}</ref> As a revival and reunion, the group also performed in 2014 on the 15th anniversary of releasing ''Mentalité Moune Morne''.<ref>[http://hollywoodpq.com/2014/12/12/le-retour-de-muzior-sur-scene-apres-cinq-ans-dabsence/ HollywoodPQ: Le retour de Muzion sur scène après cinq ans d’absence] {{in lang|fr}}</ref><ref>[http://elementality.ca/fr/muzion-retourne-scene-mentalite-moune-morne/ elementality.ca: Muzion retourne sur scène après cinq ans d'absence] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202001635/http://elementality.ca/fr/muzion-retourne-scene-mentalite-moune-morne/ |date=2017-02-02 }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> The show was also a tribute to the influential rapper Le Voyou of Dynastie des Morniers.<ref>[http://www.disqc.com/spectacles/item/205-le-voyou-hommage-muzion-kz-kombination-ti-kid Disqc: Le Voyou: Hommage par Muzion, Kz Kombination et Ti-Kid] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://voir.ca/musique/2019/07/04/il-y-a-20-ans-muzion-mentalite-moune-morne-ils-nont-pas-compris/|title=Il y a 20 ans : Muzion – Mentalité moune morne… (Ils n'ont pas compris)|last=Boisvert-Magnen|first=Olivier|website=Voir.ca|language=fr-CA|access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/201906/21/01-5231148-une-reedition-pour-les-20-ans-de-mentalite-moune-morne-de-muzion.php|title=Une réédition pour les 20 ans de Mentalité moune morne de Muzion|last=Groguhé|first=Marissa|work=La Presse|access-date=2019-07-25|language=fr-CA}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Albums=== *1999: ''Mentalité Moune Morne… (Ils n'ont pas compris'' (''VIK. Recordings'') ([https://www.sonymusic.ca/en/ Sony Music Entertainment Canada]) <ref name="discogs"/> *2002: ''J'Rêvolutionne''<ref name="allmusic"/> (''VIK. Recordings'') *2019: ''Mentalité Moune Morne...(Ils n'ont toujours pas compris) XX'' - 20th anniversary reissue (Sony Music Entertainment Canada) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/559270/musique-muzion-le-retour|title=Connaître ses classiques, version rap|website=Le Devoir|date=24 July 2019|language=fr|access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist | refs =
<ref name="allmusic"> {{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/muzion-p887290/discography |title=Muzion Discography |author= |publisher=Allmusic |website=|date= |accessdate=24 January 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="discogs"> {{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Muzion |title=Muzion Discography|author= |date= |website= |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=24 January 2011}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.muzion.com/ Muzion] Official website *[https://www.facebook.com/Muzion-849802975367916/ Muzion Official Facebook] *[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC00TriOQVAbEGYbZ_v9jkYg Muzion Official Youtube]
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Category:Black Canadian musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 1996 Category:Musical groups from Montreal Category:Canadian hip-hop groups Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2014 Category:1996 establishments in Quebec Category:2014 disestablishments in Quebec