Dangerous (Kardinal Offishall song)

"Dangerous"
Single by Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon
from the album Not 4 Sale
ReleasedMarch 18, 2008
Recorded2007
GenreHip hop
Length4:11 (Album Version)
3:52 (Radio Edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)J. Harrow, A. Thiam, D. Sales, C. Bahamonde
Producer(s)DJ Kemo & hAZEL
Kardinal Offishall singles chronology
"Graveyard Shift"
(2007)
"Dangerous"
(2008)
"Burnt"
(2008)
Akon singles chronology
"I Can't Wait"
(2008)
"Dangerous"
(2008)
"Frozen"
(2008)
Music video
"Dangerous" on YouTube

"Dangerous" is a song by Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall featuring American singer Akon. Produced by DJ Kemo and hAZEL,[1] it was the first single from his fourth album, Not 4 Sale. It was released to radio in March 2008, and on iTunes on April 1. On the week of May 13, at the American iTunes Store, the song was offered as a free download (Single of the Week). The song won the award for Single of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards.[2] In January 2023, the single was certified 4× platinum by Music Canada[3] and 3× platinum by the RIAA.[4]

  1. ^ Scratch Korner: DJ Kemo Archived 2008-04-20 at the Wayback Machine HipHopCanada. Accessed on May 16, 2008.
  2. ^ JUNO Awards 2009 - Nominees[permanent dead link] JunoAwards.ca. Accessed on March 1, 2009.
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