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immigrant parents and was rapping by age 8 and writing his own songs at 12. Kardinal was signed to a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music Canada at the age of 20. In 1996, he released his first single "Naughty Dread", which was featured on the Rap Essentials Volume One compilation and earned him a Juno Award nomination for Best Rap Recording. In 1997, Kardinal released his debut album Eye & I on Capitol Hill Music. After touring in support of the album he caught the attention of MCA, which signed him to a deal in 2000 and released his album, album Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1 in 2001. The disc spawned the hits "BaKardi Slang" and "Ol' Time Killin'" and achieved gold status in Canada. After MCA folded in 2003, Kardinal's highly anticipated follow up album Firestarter Vol. 2: F Word Theory was shelved. Without a label, Kardinal released an independent mixtape titled Kill Bloodclott Bill in 2004 with his production company, The Black Jays. He subsequently signed with Virgin Records in Canada, and saw his second major-label album in 2005's Fire and Glory. With such hot hits on the album as "Everyday (Rudebwoy)" and "Heads Up," there's no doubt that it's only a question of time before Kardinal captures all of North America and beyond.