Husslin'

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title: "Husslin'" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2000-debut-eps", "kardinal-offishall-albums", "albums-produced-by-kardinal-offishall", "albums-produced-by-saukrates", "fat-beats-records-eps", "hip-hop-eps"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husslin'" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Husslin'
type	EP
artist	Kardinal Offishall
cover	Husslin_EP.jpg
released	April 11, 2000
recorded	1999
genre	Canadian hip hop
label
producer
prev_title	Eye & I
prev_year	1997
next_title	Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1
next_year	2001
misc	{{Singles
name	Husslin'
type	EP
single1	Husslin'
single1date	2000
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| name = Husslin' | type = EP | artist = Kardinal Offishall | cover = Husslin_EP.jpg | alt = | released = April 11, 2000 | recorded = 1999 | venue = | studio = | genre = Canadian hip hop | length = | label = | producer = | prev_title = Eye & I | prev_year = 1997 | next_title = Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1 | next_year = 2001 | misc = {{Singles | name = Husslin' | type = EP | single1 = Husslin' | single1date = 2000

'''*Husslin'''''' is an EP by Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall, released independently on April 11, 2000, 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 Saukrates, was released as a single in 1999. "Husslin'" and "Mic T.H.U.G.S." also appear on Kardinal's second studio album, Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1. An updated version of "U R Ghetto When", known as "U R Ghetto 2002", is on the *Quest for Fire'' album.

Reception

|rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = |rev2 = Exclaim! |rev2score = favorable AllMusic stated "''Husslin''' offers just a peek of the best that Canadian hip-hop has to offer," also praising Kardinal as "Canada's best hip-hop producer." The EP was nominated for Best Rap Recording at the 2001 Juno Awards.

Track listing

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#	Title	Producer(s)
1.	"Mic T.H.U.G.S."	Kardinal Offishall
2.	"Husslin'" (Clean)	Kardinal Offishall
3.	"U R Ghetto When"	Saukrates (co-produced by Bootleg)
4.	"And What?" (feat. Saukrates)	Solitair
5.	"Mic T.H.U.G.S." (Clean)	Kardinal Offishall
6.	"U R Ghetto When" (Clean)	Saukrates (co-produced by Bootleg)
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Samples

• "Mic T.H.U.G.S." contains a sample of "Eazy-Duz-It" by Eazy-E
• "U R Ghetto When" contains a sample of "Elegant Evening" by The Crusaders

References

References

1. [{{Allmusic
2. [{{Allmusic
3. [http://exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=1&csid2=865&fid1=7169 Exclaim! review]

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