Kardinal Offishall discography
This is a comprehensive list of the discography of Kardinal Offishall, a Canadian rapper and record producer. He has released five studio albums, one extended play (EP), thirty-three singles, and five mixtapes.
| Kardinal Offishall discography | |
|---|---|
 Kardinal Offishall at a Toronto International Film Festival party in 2008. | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Music videos | 27 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 33 |
| Mixtapes | 5 |
| Collaborations | 104 |
In 1997, Offishall released his debut album, Eye & I, on independent label Capitol Hill Music, to critical acclaim.[1] In 2000, he released the EP, Husslin', also independently on Figure IV Entertainment, which helped establish him as one of Canada's best hip-hop producers.[2][3] The same year, Kardinal signed with major label MCA Records, and released his second album Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1 in 2001. The lead single, "BaKardi Slang", became his first single to appear on a U.S. Billboard chart.[4] After releasing the single "Belly Dancer" in 2003, he left MCA Records after it was absorbed by Geffen Records.[5]
In 2005, Offishall released his third album, Fire and Glory, on the Canadian division of Virgin Records.[3] The single "Everyday (Rudebwoy)" became a top twenty hit in Canada. In 2008, his fourth album Not 4 Sale was released on Kon Live Distribution, a subsidiary of Geffen Records. The album was a critical success, spawning the hit single "Dangerous".[3] The single was his first to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number five, and was certified triple platinum in Canada.[4] In 2012, Offishall released Allow Me to Re-Introduce Myself, a collaborative mixtape with producer Nottz.[6] He released his fifth album, Kardi Gras, Vol. 1: The Clash, on his independent label Black Stone Colleagues Inc. and Universal Music Canada in 2015.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions[7][8][9] | Sales | ||||||
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| CAN [10][11] |
U.S. | U.S. Rap | U.S. R&B | FRA | |||||
| Eye & I |
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| Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1 |
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33 | — | — | 57 | — |
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| Fire and Glory | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Not 4 Sale | 8 | 40 | 7 | 10 | 105 |
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| Kardi Gras, Vol. 1: The Clash |
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— | — | — | — | — | |||
| Pick Your Poison |
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— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that failed to chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Husslin' |
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Mixtapes
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Kill Bloodclott Bill[5] |
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| Canadian Coke[15] (with DJ Whoo Kid) |
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| Do the Right Thing[16] (with Clinton Sparks) |
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| Limited Time Only[17] (with Clinton Sparks) |
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| Allow Me to Re-Introduce Myself[18] (with Nottz) |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions[4][19][20] | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | U.S. | U.S. Rap | U.S. R&B | UK | |||||
| 1996 | "Naughty Dread" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rap Essentials Volume One | |
| 1997 | "On wit da Show" | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | Eye & I | |
| 1999 | "And What?" (featuring Saukrates) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Husslin' | |
| 2000 | "Husslin'" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "BaKardi Slang" | 19 | — | 37 | — | — | — | Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1 | |
| "Ol' Time Killin'" (featuring Jully Black, Allistair, IRS, and Wio-K) |
32 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003 | "Belly Dancer" (featuring Pharrell Williams) |
— | — | — | 96 | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Sick!" (featuring Bounty Killer) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Empty Barrel" (featuring Blessed) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2004 | "Tear de Wallz Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Bang Bang" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2005 | "Heads Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fire and Glory | |
| "Everyday (Rudebwoy)" (featuring Ray Robinson) |
16 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2006 | "Feel Alright" | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Last Standing Soldier (Bedouin Remix)" (featuring Bedouin Soundclash) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| 2007 | "Graveyard Shift" (featuring Akon) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Dangerous" (featuring Akon) |
2 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 16 | Not 4 Sale | ||
| "Burnt" (featuring Lindo P) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Set It Off" (featuring Clipse) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Numba 1 (Tide Is High)" (featuring Keri Hilson or Rihanna) |
38 | — | — | — | 84 |
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| 2009 | "Put Your Drinks Up" (with DJ Mad featuring Fatman Scoop) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Clear!" | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "We Gon' Go" (featuring Darryl Riley) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2010 | "Body Bounce" (featuring Akon) |
16 | — | — | — | — |
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| "The Anthem" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2011 | "Smash the Club" (featuring Pitbull, Lil Jon, and Clinton Sparks) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Anywhere (Ol' Time Killin' Part 2)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2012 | "Ignorant" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Reppin for My City (The Anthem, Pt. 2)" (featuring WizKid) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Turn It Up" (featuring Karl Wolf) |
32 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2014 | "I'm a Star" (with DJ Snake featuring Quinn Marie) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "That Chick Right There" (featuring Chaisson) |
68 | — | — | — | — | — | Kardi Gras, Vol. 1: The Clash | ||
| 2015 | "Baby It's U!" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | "Winner" (featuring Celebrity Maurauders, Joey Montana & Pree)[22] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 2019 | "Run"[23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pick Your Poison | |
| "—" denotes releases that failed to chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
As featured performer
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions[24][25][26][27] | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | U.S. | U.S. R&B | UK | ||||||
| 1998 | "Northern Touch" (Rascalz featuring Kardinal Offishall, Choclair, Checkmate, and Thrust) |
41 | — | — | — | Cash Crop | |||
| 2000 | "Money Jane" (Baby Blue Soundcrew featuring Kardinal Offishall, Sean Paul, and Jully Black) |
24 | — | — | — | Private Party Collectors Edition | |||
| 2001 | "Still Too Much" (Ghetto Concept featuring Kardinal Offishall, Maestro, Snow, Red-1, and Ironside) |
— | — | — | — | Ghetto Concept Presents...7 Bills All-Stars: Da Album | |||
| 2003 | "Back for More" (Glenn Lewis featuring Kardinal Offishall) |
— | — | 76 | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Carnival Girl" (Texas featuring Kardinal Offishall) |
— | — | — | 9 | Careful What You Wish For | ||||
| 2004 | "Let Me" (Melanie Durrant featuring Kardinal Offishall) |
35 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| 2005 | "Bang Bang" (Melanie Durrant featuring Kardinal Offishall) |
19 | — | — | — | Where I'm Goin' | |||
| "Smoke & Mirrors" (Exile featuring Kardinal Offishall) |
— | — | — | — | Dirty Science | ||||
| 2007 | "War" (Marco Polo featuring Kardinal Offishall) |
— | — | — | — | Port Authority | |||
| 2008 | "Tonight" (Baba Kahn featuring Kardinal Offishall, Sunny Brown, and Lomaticc) |
— | — | — | — | Culture Shock Two | |||
| 2009 | "Beautiful" (Akon featuring Colby O'Donis and Kardinal Offishall) |
16 | 19 | 61 | 8 | Freedom | |||
| "Put Your Hands on Me" (Crookers featuring Kardinal Offishall and Carla-Marie) |
— | — | — | — | Tons of Friends | ||||
| 2010 | "Milkshakes & Razorblades" (illScarlett featuring Kardinal Offishall) |
— | — | — | — | 1UP! | |||
| "Freak" (Estelle featuring Kardinal Offishall) |
83 | — | — | 103 | Step Up 3D soundtrack | ||||
| "Wavin' Flag" (with Young Artists for Haiti) |
1 | — | — | 104 | Non-album single | ||||
| "So Much" (Raghav featuring Kardinal Offishall) |
— | — | — | — | The Phoenix | ||||
| 2011 | "Ghetto Love" (Karl Wolf featuring Kardinal Offishall) |
20 | — | — | — | Finally Free | |||
| "Love" (Mimoza Duot featuring Kardinal Offishall) |
— | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| 2012 | "True Colors" (with Artists Against Bullying) |
— | — | — | — | ||||
| "Stylechanger" (Eric Turner featuring Kardinal Offishall, Wretch 32 and Professor Green) |
— | — | — | — | Eric Turner: The Life | ||||
| 2013 | "Can't Choose" (JRDN featuring Kardinal Offishall) |
— | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Dearly Departed" (Maestro Fresh Wes featuring Kardinal Offishall) |
— | — | — | — | Orchestrated Noise | ||||
| 2015 | "Do It Like" (Lucas DiPasquale featuring Stylo G, Kardinal Offishall & Koshens) |
— | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| 2016 | "Amateur At Love (Remix)" (Karl Wolf featuring Kardinal Offishall) |
— | — | — | — | ||||
| "Marching Bands" (Neon Dreams featuring Kardinal Offishall) |
92 | — | — | — | To You | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that failed to chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Guest appearances
| Year | Title | Other performer(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Northern Touch" | Rascalz, Checkmate, Thrust, Choclair | Cash Crop |
| "Internal Affairs" | Choclair, Frankenstein, Marvel | Mad Fiber: The Toronto Hip-Hop Album | |
| "Rhyme, Shine & Buss" | YLook | Planet Mars EP | |
| 1999 | "Gunnfinga" | Rascalz | Global Warning |
| "S.O.T." | Choclair, Solitair | Ice Cold | |
| 2000 | "Bustin' Loose (Remix)" | Maestro | Ever Since |
| "The Backbone" | DJ Revolution, Chace Infinite, Choclair, Ill-Advised, Krondon, Planet Asia, Rasco, Shabaam Sahdeeq | In 12s We Trust | |
| "Careful (Click, Click) (Kardinal Remix)" | Wu-Tang Clan | The W (bonus disc) | |
| "Money Jane" | Baby Blue Soundcrew, Sean Paul, Jully Black | Private Party Collectors Edition | |
| "Ease Off" | Mastermind | Volume 49: The Set-Up | |
| "Lights Out" | Mastermind, Rah Digga | Volume 50: Street Legal | |
| 2001 | "Doin' It" | Saukrates | The Longplay |
| "Relate to Me" | YLook | N/A | |
| "No Doubt" | Solitair | ||
| "The Commonwealth" | DLT, KD, Son Tan | Altruism | |
| 2002 | "Still Too Much" | Ghetto Concept, Maestro, Snow, Red-1, Ironside | Ghetto Concept Presents...7 Bills All-Stars: Da Album |
| "The Chosen Are Few" | Thrust | The Chosen Are Few | |
| "BaKardi Slang Refix" | Bounty Killer | Ghetto Dictionary: The Mystery | |
| "Grindin' (Selector Remix)" | Clipse, Sean Paul, Bless | Lord Willin' | |
| "Mach 4" | Choclair | Memoirs of Blake Savage | |
| "Fiyah!" | Rascalz, East Juvi | Reloaded | |
| "Hit Em Up" | Rascalz, Solitair, YLook | ||
| 2003 | "Block Reincarnated" | Shawnna | 2 Fast 2 Furious soundtrack |
| "Carnival Girl" | Texas | Careful What You Wish For | |
| "Till Now" | Choclair, Jully Black, Saukrates, Tara Chase, Ro Dolla, YLook, Solitair | Flagrant | |
| "Fresh" | Choclair | My Demo | |
| "What I Need" | Prince Paul, Sly Boogy | Politics of the Business | |
| "Kartel & Kardinal" | Vybz Kartel | Up 2 Di Time | |
| 2004 | "Cowboy Film" | Taz | Analyse This |
| "Please Believe" | Chali 2na, Solitair | Fish Market | |
| "We Good" | Pete Rock | Soul Survivor II | |
| "Baby Come On" | Method Man | Tical 0: The Prequel | |
| "Block Reincarnated (Remix)" | Shawnna | Worth tha Weight | |
| "Sooner or Later" | Raghav | Storyteller | |
| 2005 | "Warzone (NBA Live 2005 Mix)" | Pete Rock | NBA Live 2005 soundtrack |
| "Ain't Got Nothing (Canadian Remix)" | David Banner, Solitair | Ain't Got Nothing (Global Grindin' Remixes) | |
| "Hater Bug" | Clinton Sparks | Maybe You Been Brainwashed | |
| "Toma (DJ Buddha Remix)" | Pitbull, Lil Jon, Mr. Vegas, Red Rat, T.O.K., Wayne Marshall | Money Is Still a Major Issue | |
| "Rush" | Rihanna | Music of the Sun | |
| "Deal wit It" | Afu-Ra, Jahdon | State of the Arts | |
| "Streets Is Alive" | Aasim | The Money Pit | |
| "Murderous" (bonus track) | Talib Kweli | Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD | |
| "Belly Dancer (Bananza) (Remix)" | Akon | Trouble: Deluxe Edition | |
| "Kill the Dance (Got Something for Ya)" | |||
| "Bang Bang" | Melanie Durrant | Where I'm Goin' | |
| 2006 | "Smoke & Mirrors" | Exile | Dirty Science |
| "True Stories (U.S. Remix)" | Sway, Styles P | This Is My Demo (iTunes version) | |
| "Trapped" | Promoe, Da'Ville | White Man's Burden | |
| "Rush the Club" | Jamie Kennedy, Stu Stone | Blowin' Up | |
| "Xotic Dancer" (originally from 2004) | Frank n Dank | Xtended Play Version 3.13 | |
| "Fire" | Lindo P | Riddim Driven: Higher Octane | |
| "Ghetto Youth" | K-Salaam, Beatnick, Solitair | The World Is Ours | |
| 2007 | "Shottas" | T-Pain, Cham | Epiphany |
| "Say Uh?" | BrassMunk | FEWturistic | |
| "Power Hustlers" | DJ Green Lantern, Nas | Here Comes Trouble | |
| "Rush" | Akon | Konvicted: Deluxe Edition | |
| "War" | Marco Polo | Port Authority | |
| "She Was So Flyy" | DJ Jazzy Jeff | The Return of the Magnificent | |
| "Colors (2007) (Reggae Remix)" | Sean Kingston, Vybz Kartel | Sean Kingston | |
| "The Last Hope" | Drake, Andreena Mill | Comeback Season | |
| 2008 | "Tonight" | Baba Kahn, Sunny Brown, Lomaticc | Culture Shock Two |
| "Cross That Line (Remix)" | Little Brother | ...And Justus for All | |
| "If You Ready" | Black Milk, Illa J, T3 | Caltroit | |
| "Everything" | Black Milk, Trek Life | ||
| "2 Feet" | DJ Babu, Rakaa Iriscience | Duck Season Vol. 3 | |
| "As We Continue" | K-Salaam, Beatnick, Solitair | Whose World Is This? | |
| "Beautiful" | Akon, Colby O'Donis | Freedom | |
| "I.O.U.1." | Girlicious | Girlicious | |
| "Born and Raised in the Ghetto (Remix)" | Point Blank, Frankie Payne | Point Blank | |
| "Magnificent" | Estelle | Shine | |
| "Rock the Dancehall" | J Davey | The Beauty in Distortion/The Land of the Lost | |
| "Hurt U" (iTunes bonus track) | Jake One, Pharoahe Monch | White Van Music | |
| "No War" | Barrington Levy, Busta Rhymes | N/A | |
| 2009 | "Just Dance (RedOne Remix)" | Lady Gaga | Hitmixes |
| "Bottle Pop (Digital Dog Extended)" | Pussycat Dolls, Snoop Dogg | Bottle Pop Remixes | |
| "Official Dope Boyz" | Greg Street, Lupe Fiasco, Wale | Sertified Worldwide | |
| "I Got Cha Opin '09" | Buckshot | Smirnoff Signature Mix Series | |
| "Contact!" | The Kid Daytona | Come Fly With Me | |
| "Milkshakes & Razorblades" | illScarlett | 1UP! | |
| "Belly Full (Bob Marley Tribute)" | J.Period, K'naan, Bajah, Steele | The Messengers | |
| "She's Out There" | Jully Black | The Black Book | |
| "Can't Hide the Truth" | Nottz, Cory Gunz | N/A | |
| 2010 | "Put Your Hands on Me" | Crookers, Carla-Marie | Tons of Friends |
| "Freak" | Estelle | Step Up 3D soundtrack | |
| "So Much" | Raghav | The Phoenix | |
| "Money" | King Reign, Saukrates | Reign Music Vol. 2 | |
| "Red Dot Special (Rhatata)" | Spragga Benz, Shabba Ranks, Swizz Beatz | Shotta Culture | |
| "World on My Shoulders" | Rich Kidd, Saukrates, Richie Hennessey | We on Some Rich Kidd Shiiiit Volume 4: The Boiling Point | |
| "I Do It for Yawl" | Nottz, Little Brother | You Need This Music | |
| "Run It Back (Remix)" | Nottz, Asher Roth | Rawth EP | |
| 2011 | "We Go Hard" | Mateo | Love & Stadiums |
| "No Regrets" | Frankie Payne, Kim Davis | The New North | |
| 2012 | "Ghetto Love" | Karl Wolf | Finally Free |
| "Stylechanger" | Eric Turner, Wretch 32, Professor Green | Eric Turner: The Life | |
| "Swag (Remix)" | David Banner | Sex, Drugs & Video Games | |
| 2013 | "Dearly Departed" | Maestro Fresh Wes | Orchestrated Noise |
| "Depend on Me" | Young Noble, Deuce Deuce | Fast Life | |
| "Look Up (Signs)" | Classified, Madchild | Classified | |
| "Night Riders" | DMP | Nottz Presents DMP: God Made Durt! | |
| "Unplug" | ¡Mayday! | Believers | |
| "What They Say" | Marco Polo, Lil' Fame, Styles P | PA2: The Director's Cut | |
| 2014 | "Monday Night" | SonReal | One Long Day |
| 2015 | "Disa My Ting" | T-Pain, Tosh | The Iron Way |
| "Boyz II Men" | k-os, Saukrates, Shad, Choclair, King Reign | Can't Fly Without Gravity |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director(s)[28][29] |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "On wit da Show" | Marcus Valentin |
| 1998 | "Jeevin' (Life)" | David Cropper |
| 2000 | "Husslin'" | Kevin De Freitas |
| 2001 | "BaKardi Slang" | |
| "Ol' Time Killin'" | Little X | |
| "Powerfulll" | N/A | |
| 2003 | "Belly Dancer" (unreleased) | Little X |
| 2005 | "Heads Up" | Richard Yagutilov |
| "Everyday (Rudebwoy)" | RT! | |
| 2006 | "Feel Alright" | |
| "Last Standing Soldier (Bedouin Remix)" | ||
| 2007 | "Graveyard Shift" | Fafu |
| 2008 | "Dangerous" | Gil Green |
| "Burnt" | Richard Yagutilov | |
| "Set It Off" | Matt Alonzo | |
| "Numba 1 (Tide Is High)" | Gil Green | |
| "Nina" | ||
| 2009 | "Clear!" | Bobby O'Neill |
| 2010 | "We Gon' Go" | Chris G. |
| 2011 | "The Anthem" | Kardinal Offishall, Mayday |
| "Anywhere (Ol' Time Killin' Part 2)" | Rome | |
| 2012 | "Kill Shot" | John P. Wheatley, Benny-Demus |
| "Mr. Parker" | Chris Strikes | |
| "Turn It Up" | N/A | |
| 2014 | "I'm a Star" | Die Fire Films |
| "That Chick Right There" | Ty Black & Jaiden | |
| 2015 | "Baby It's U!" | Cazhmere |
References
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- Kardinal Offishall To Drop LP 'Seven' With Producer Nottz Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine RockTheMicNews.com. Accessed on October 24, 2012.
- Not 4 Sale - Kardinal Offishall Billboard. Accessed on October 15, 2009.
- Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1 - Kardinal Offishall Billboard. Accessed on October 15, 2009.
- Kardinal Offishall - Not 4 Sale - Music Charts aCharts. Accessed on October 15, 2009.
- Peak positions for Kardinal Offishall's albums on Canadian Albums Chart:
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- Kardinal Offishall: Limited Time Only (Mixtape Review) AllHipHop. Accessed on May 30, 2012.
- Kardinal Offishall talks with The Come Up Show about A.M.T.R.I.M, Toronto and the music industry The Come Up Show. Accessed on October 24, 2012.
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- Kardinal Offishall "Winner" (ft. Celebrity Marauders)
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