| Breaking Kayfabe | ||||
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| Released | November 28, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 49:40 | |||
| Label | Upper Class | |||
| Producer | Cadence Weapon and Nik Kozub | |||
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Breaking Kayfabe is the debut album by Canadian rapper Cadence Weapon, released in 2005 on Upper Class Recordings. It was also released in the United States by Anti-Records on March 13, 2007. Breaking kayfabe is a professional wrestling term for "breaking character".
Breaking Kayfabe received positive reviews from critics who praised the 8-bit style beats and intellectual lyrics meshing well together. The album was shortlisted for the 2006 Polaris Music Prize. However, it lost to Final Fantasy's He Poos Clouds.