Organized Rhyme

Organized Rhyme
OriginOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Years active
  • 1990–1993
  • 2011
LabelsA&M
Past membersTom Green (a.k.a. MC Bones)
Greg Campbell (a.k.a. DJ Pin or Pin the Chameleon)
Geordie Ferguson (a.k.a. DJ Signal)

Organized Rhyme was a Canadian hip hop group based in Ottawa, Ontario.[1][2]

The group became one of the first Canadian rap acts to sign a record deal with a major label (A&M Records)[2][3][4] and the video for their debut single "Check the O.R." won the MuchMusic Video Award for Best Rap Video in 1992.[5] Comedian Tom Green was one of the group's founding members.[6][7]

  1. ^ Adams, Gregory (3 November 2011). "Organized Rhyme: "Check the O.R. Redux" (video)". Exclaim!. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b Bliss, Karen (3 June 2005). "Green makes CD with Beasties producer". Jam!. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  3. ^ Caudeiron, Daniel (5 February 1994). "Oh Canadian Rap Searches For Its Identity". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 6. Nielsen Business Media. p. 41. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  4. ^ Weinfeld, Morton (1999). Ethnicity, Politics, and Public Policy: Case Studies in Canadian Diversity. University of Toronto Press. p. 80. ISBN 9780802080271.
  5. ^ Allison (29 May 2015). "#TBT: 25 Years of Hip Hop Video of the Year". mmva.muchmusic.com. Bell Media. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  6. ^ Green, Tom (2004). Hollywood Causes Cancer: The Tom Green Story. Crown. p. 27. ISBN 9781400052714.
  7. ^ Hawkins, Shannon (2000). Tom Green: Udder Insanity. ECW Press. ISBN 9781550224061. 1990 Tom Green, Greg Campbell, and Geordie Ferguson form the rap group Organized Rhyme