"Husslin'" is a hip-hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 song by Kardinal Offishall

Kardinal Offishall

Jason D. Harrow , better known by his stage name Kardinal Offishall , is a Canadian rapper and record producer. He is often credited as Canada's "hip-hop ambassador", and is best known for his distinctive reggae and dancehall-influenced style of hip-hop.-Life and career:Harrow was born in...

. It was the only single from his EP of the same name

Husslin'

Husslin' is an EP by Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall, released April 11, 2000. It was released independently on Figure IV Entertainment and distributed by Fat Beats Records in the United States. The title track, "Husslin'", was one of the hottest 12" singles of 2000. "And What?", featuring...

. The song also appears on his second album, Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1

Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1

Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1 is the second studio album by Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall, released May 22, 2001 in the United States. Released on MCA Records, the album is his major-label debut. Its a recompilation album, which includes older songs and demos that he used to get signed...

. Released in early 2000, the 12" single

12-inch single

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 quickly became an underground

Underground hip hop

Underground hip hop is an umbrella term for hip hop music outside the general commercial canon. It is typically associated with independent artists, signed toindependent labels or no label at all....

 favorite, and it was #1 on many college radio

Campus radio

Campus radio is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. Programming may be exclusively by students, or may include programmers from the wider community in which the radio station is based...

 charts in the U.S. After its release, radio-tracking publication Gavin Report

Gavin Report

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called it "By far, the hottest 12-inch on the platter right now. With three cuts to choose from, you can't go wrong." The song has a catchy chorus and a powerful horn sample.

Music video

The music video

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 was directed by Kevin De Freitas

Kevin De Freitas

Kevin De Freitas is an award-winning Canadian music video director. He has directed videos for Canadian bands such as Hedley, The Waking Eyes, Big Sugar and Armchair Cynics...

. In the video, Kardinal raps in the streets of Downtown Toronto

Downtown Toronto

Downtown Toronto is the central business district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately bounded by Bloor Street to the north, Lake Ontario to the south, the Don River to the east, and Bathurst Street to the west...

 alongside members of The Circle.

12" single

A-side

1. "Mic T.H.U.G.S." (Clean)
2. "Mic T.H.U.G.S." (Dirty)
3. "Mic T.H.U.G.S." (Instrumental)
4. "U R Ghetto When" (Clean)

B-side

1. "Husslin'" (Clean)
2. "Husslin'" (Instrumental)
3. "U R Ghetto When" (Dirty)
4. "U R Ghetto When" (Instrumental)

Chart positions

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Canadian The Record The Record The Record may refer to:Printed publications:* Record , the weekly newsmagazine of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific*The Philadelphia Record, a defunct daily newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... Singles Chart	41
Hot Canadian Digital Singles	14

External links

• "Husslin'" music video