Northern Touch

"Northern Touch"
Single by Rascalz featuring Kardinal Offishall, Checkmate, Thrust and Choclair
from the album Cash Crop
B-side"Solitaire"
Released1998
Recorded1997
GenreCanadian hip hop
Length4:06
LabelFigure IV/ViK./BMG
Songwriter(s)L. Bismark, K. Blake, C. France, J. Harrow, R. Jacobs, B. Leonard
Producer(s)DJ Kemo
Rascalz singles chronology
"Dreaded Fist"
(1997) 		"Northern Touch"
(1998) 		"Sharpshooter"
(1999)
Checkmate singles chronology
"Northern Touch"
(1998) 		"Signs of War"
(1999)
Kardinal Offishall singles chronology
"On wit da Show"
(1997) 		"Northern Touch"
(1998) 		"And What?"
(1999)
Thrust singles chronology
"Rage"
(1996) 		"Northern Touch"
(1998) 		"Emcee"
(1998)
Choclair singles chronology
"What It Takes"
(1997) 		"Northern Touch"
(1998) 		"Let's Ride"
(1999)

"Northern Touch" is a Canadian hip hop single, which was released in 1998 by Rascalz in collaboration with Checkmate, Kardinal Offishall, Thrust and Choclair.[1] It is one of the most important individual songs in the history of Canadian hip hop, which almost singlehandedly transformed the genre from a largely ignored underground movement into a viable commercial endeavour.[2]

The participating artists have also been collectively credited in later coverage as Northern Touch All-Stars.[3]

  1. ^ Del Cowie, "Why Northern Touch still matters". Now, March 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Matt Galloway, "Canadian hip hop gets the Northern Touch", NOW, June 4, 1998.
  3. ^ "Rush's Geddy Lee and Northern Touch All-Stars added to Juno Awards presenters". National Post, March 20, 2018.