Classified (rapper)
Luke Boyd (born December 13, 1977), whose stage name is Classified, is a Canadian hip hop artist and producer from Enfield, Nova Scotia.
Classified | |
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 Classified at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lucas Boyd |
| Born | December 13, 1977 Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Origin | Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Genres | Hip hop, Canadian hip hop, East Coast hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, record producer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Atlantic, [Half Life Records], Urbnet, TM3, Sony BMG Canada, UMG Universal Music Canada, Black Box Recordings |
| Associated acts | Alyson Barnhart, B.o.B, Brother Ali, Buck 65, Chad Hatcher, Choclair, DJ IV, DL Incognito, Eternia, Jay-Bizzy, Jordan Croucher, Mad Child, Maestro Fresh-Wes, Moka Only, Ria Mae, Royce da 5'9", Dave McIntyre, Snoop Dogg Sound Improvement |
| Website | www.classifiedofficial.com |
Discography
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [1] | |||
| Time's Up, Kid |
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| One Shot |
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| What Happened |
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| Information |
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| Now Whut! |
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| Touch of Class |
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| Unpredictable |
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| Union Dues |
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| Trial & Error |
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| Boy-Cott-In the Industry |
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| Hitch Hikin' Music |
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| Self Explanatory |
|
25 | |
| Handshakes and Middle Fingers |
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7 |
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| Classified |
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1 |
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| Greatful |
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6 | |
| Tomorrow Could Be the Day Things Change |
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74 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart peak | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [11] |
CAN Alt [12] |
IRE [13] |
NZ [14] | ||||||
| 2000 | "Unpredictable" | — | — | — | — | Unpredictable | |||
| 2001 | "Yuh Died Now" (featuring Dan-e-o & D-Sisive) |
— | — | — | — | Union Dues | |||
| 2003 | "Gossip/This Is For" | — | — | — | — | Trial & Error | |||
| "Heavy Artillery" (featuring Rocky Ninja) |
— | — | — | — | |||||
| 2004 | "Unexpected" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Just the Way It Is" (featuring Eternia, DL Incognito & Maestro Fresh Wes) |
— | — | — | — | |||||
| 2005 | "5th Element" | — | — | — | — | Boy-Cott-In the Industry | |||
| "Unexplainable Hunger" (featuring Royce da 5'9" & Choclair) |
— | — | — | — | |||||
| "The Maritimes" | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2006 | "No Mistakes" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Find Out" | — | — | — | — | Hitch Hikin' Music | ||||
| "Feelin Fine (Remix)" (featuring Jordan Croucher & Jay-Bizzy) |
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| 2007 | "All About U" (featuring Chad Hatcher) |
— | — | — | — | ||||
| "Hard to Be Hip Hop" (featuring Maestro Fresh Wes & DJ IV) |
— | — | — | — | |||||
| "Fall from Paradise" | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2008 | "Trouble" | — | — | — | — | Self Explanatory | |||
| 2009 | "Anybody Listening" | 52 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Oh...Canada" | 14 | — | — | — |
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| "Up All Night" | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Quit While You're Ahead" (featuring Choclair, Maestro Fresh Wes & Moka Only) |
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| 2010 | "They Call This (Hip Hop)" (featuring Royce da 5'9" & B.o.B) |
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| 2011 | "That Ain't Classy" (featuring Ashley Coulter) |
45 | — | — | — |
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Handshakes and Middle Fingers | ||
| "The Day Doesn't Die" | 83 | — | — | — | |||||
| "Maybe It's Just Me" (featuring Brother Ali) |
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| "Unusual" (featuring Joe Budden) |
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| 2012 | "The Hangover" (featuring Kayo & Jim Cuddy) |
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| "Anything Goes" (featuring Saukrates & Skratch Bastid) |
71 | — | — | — | Classified | ||||
| "Inner Ninja" (featuring David Myles) |
5 | 49 | 37 | — |
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| 2013 | "3 Foot Tall" | 34 | — | — | — |
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| "Pay Day" | 41 | — | — | — | |||||
| "Inner Ninja" (remix) (featuring Olly Murs) |
— | — | — | 33 | Non-album single | ||||
| 2014 | "Higher" (featuring B.o.B) |
31 [16] |
— | — | — |
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Classified | ||
| 2015 | "Filthy" (featuring DJ Premier) |
— | — | — | — | Greatful | |||
| "No Pressure" (featuring Snoop Dogg) |
65 [17] |
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| 2016 | "Noah's Arc" (featuring Saukrates) |
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| "Having Kids Is Easy" | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Work Away" (featuring David Myles) |
—[upper-alpha 1] | — | — | — | |||||
| 2018 | "Powerless"[19] | — | — | — | — | Tomorrow Could Be... | |||
| "Changes" (featuring Anjulie)[20] |
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| "She Ain't Gotta Do Much"[21] | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Cold Love" (featuring Tory Lanez)[10] |
— | — | — | — | Tomorrow Could Be the Day Things Change | ||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||
Music video chart positions
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Find Out" | MuchMusic Countdown | 17 |
| 2007 | "All About U" | MuchMusic Countdown | 20 |
| 2009 | "Anybody Listening" | MuchMusic Countdown | 3 |
| 2009 | "Quit While You're Ahead" | MuchMusic Countdown | 22 |
| 2009 | "Oh...Canada" | MuchMusic Countdown | 5 |
| 2011 | "That Ain't Classy" | MuchMusic Countdown | 5 |
References
- ↑ "Classified Chart History (Billboard Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Trial & Error by Classified". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Boy-Cott-In the Industry by Classified". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Hitch Hikin' Music by Classified". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Self Explanatory by Classified". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 "Music Canada Certifications". Music Canada. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
- ↑ "Handshakes and Middle Fingers by Classified". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ↑ "CBC Music". Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Greatful by Classified". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Classified Announces New Single "Cold Love" - TFA Backstage - The Feldman Agency". feldman-agency.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
- ↑ "Classified Chart History (Billboard Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - February 19, 2013". Canadianrockalt.blogspot.ca. 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ↑ "Classified - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ↑ "Classified discography". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Classified – Inner Ninja". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Classified ft. B.o.B Chart History (Billboard Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Classified ft. Snoop Dogg Chart History (Billboard Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Classified Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ↑ HipHopCanada (22 March 2018). "Classified gives a voice to the "Powerless" with single". HipHopCanada.
- ↑ "Changes - Single by Classified & Anjulie" – via itunes.apple.com.
- ↑ She Ain't Gotta Do Much - Single
Notes
- ↑ "Work Away" did not enter the Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[18]
Other websites
- Classified Official website
- Classified Archived 2008-09-21 at the Wayback Machine official HalfLife Records website
- Classified at MySpace
- Classified article[dead link] April 2009
- Canada.com Archived 2015-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Muchmusic.com