D-Sisive, a prolific Canadian rapper, best known for his Juno
Award-nominated EP The Book, his hit single "Nobody With A Notepad"
(for which D-Sisive and collaborator Muneshine won SOCAN's fourth annual ECHO
Songwriting Prize) and his 2009 Polaris Music Prize-nominated album Let the
Children Die (which was launched by the success of "Nobody With A
Notepad").
D-Sisive first emerged in the late 1990s with a number of
independent singles which were popular in the Toronto hip hop scene, but took a
six-year break from performing and writing due to a battle with depression
following his mother's death in 2001 and father's death in 2007. The death of
his mother inspired him to release the EP J.A.C., named after her, while
D-Sisive's response to losing his parents is heavily documented on releases
such as The Book and Let the Children Die. Despite this absence, his talents
were showcased on DJ Format's popular 2005 album If You Can't Join 'Em... Beat
'Em, and D-Sisive performed alongside fellow Canadian rapper Abdominal in the
music video for DJ Format's hit single '3 Feet Deep'. Further, a collection of
recordings from the early period of D-Sisive's career has been released on a
widely available bootleg entitled Yesterday. The Mixtape.
D-Sisive's bout of writer's block came to an end when he was
unexpectedly inspired by lyrics spontaneously coming to him while singing along
to The Beach Boys' "Wouldn't It Be Nice" on the radio — lyrics that
be …
D-Sisive, a prolific Canadian rapper, best known for his Juno
Award-nominated EP The Book, his hit single "Nobody With A Notepad"
(for which D-Sisive and collaborator Muneshine won SOCAN's fourth annual ECHO
Songwriting Prize) and his 2009 Polaris Music Prize-nominated album Let the
Children Die (which was launched by the success of "Nobody With A
Notepad").
D-Sisive first emerged in the late 1990s with a number of
independent singles which were popular in the Toronto hip hop scene, but took a
six-year break from performing and writing due to a battle with depression
following his mother's death in 2001 and father's death in 2007. The death of
his mother inspired him to release the EP J.A.C., named after her, while
D-Sisive's response to losing his parents is heavily documented on releases
such as The Book and Let the Children Die. Despite this absence, his talents
were showcased on DJ Format's popular 2005 album If You Can't Join 'Em... Beat
'Em, and D-Sisive performed alongside fellow Canadian rapper Abdominal in the
music video for DJ Format's hit single '3 Feet Deep'. Further, a collection of
recordings from the early period of D-Sisive's career has been released on a
widely available bootleg entitled Yesterday. The Mixtape.
D-Sisive's bout of writer's block came to an end when he was
unexpectedly inspired by lyrics spontaneously coming to him while singing along
to The Beach Boys' "Wouldn't It Be Nice" on the radio — lyrics that
became his breakthrough hit, "Brian Wilson". He signed to URBNET
Records, which released The Book on June 3, 2008 and Let the Children Die on
May 3, 2009. Later that year, D-Sisive took part in an interactive documentary
series called City Sonic. The series, which featured 20 Toronto artists, had
him reflecting on Planet Mars, an underground hip-hop showcase that changed his
life. D-Sisive capped off his SOCAN award win and closed 2009 with a free album
entitled Jonestown.
2010 saw the release of another album, Vaudeville, as well as
numerous singles, including a song inspired by the documentary Anvil! The Story
of Anvil and a music video entitled 'First Winter' for The C4 Experiment hosted
by Christopher Walken. D-Sisive also began working with rapper Buck 65 for an
upcoming collaborative album entitled The Ricardo Christoff Apparatus. In early
2011, D-Sisive continued his Hijacked series with a single entitled 'If I Live
To See Tomorrow', based on a song by Sigur Rós. The release of a new album,
Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye Bye, scheduled for free distribution online in late
2010, has been pushed back to later in 2011.
