Winnipeg's Most facts for kids

Winnipeg's Most was a Canadian hip hop group from Winnipeg, Manitoba. The group was made up of three MCs: Jon-C (whose real name was Billy Pierson), Charlie Fettah (Tyler Rogers), and Brooklyn (Jamie Prefontaine). Jon-C and Brooklyn were both Indigenous artists. The group was even featured in a TV show called 8th Fire on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Winnipeg's Most released two albums and several songs and music videos. Some of their videos were played on MuchMusic, a popular music TV channel in Canada. The group won many Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards. They won "Best New Artist" in 2010 and six more awards in 2011!

The Story of Winnipeg's Most

Starting with "Northside Connection"

In June 2010, Winnipeg's Most shared their first project, a mixtape called "Northside Connection". A mixtape is like a collection of songs released before a main album. After that, they released two songs, "All That I Know" and "On These Streets," to a Winnipeg radio station called Streetz FM.

These songs quickly became number one on the station's top 10 chart. The mixtape was downloaded thousands of times by fans. Music videos for these first songs were made by Stuey Kubrick and were even shown on Canada's Much Music channel.

Their First Album: "Winnipeg's Most"

For their first official album, Winnipeg's Most worked with talented producers named Stomp and Jay Mak from RezOfficial Music. These producers had even been nominated for a Juno Award, which is a big music award in Canada!

The album came out in 2010 under the group's own label, Heatbag Records, with RezOfficial Music. The album featured other artists like Kobe, Ed E Buk, and Zeek Illa. It included hit songs such as "All That I Know," "On These Streetz," and "What You In It For." Another producer, Boogey the Beat, helped create a song called "It's A Jungle Out Here." This album helped the group win three Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards.

Their Second Album: "Goodfellaz"

Winnipeg's Most released their second album, titled Goodfellaz, in 2011. This album also came out under their Heatbag Records label. It featured many guest artists, including Krizz Kaliko, The Rupness Monster, Ed E Buk, Zeek Illa, Bubblz, Big Slim, and Inez.

Goodfellaz was a huge success! It won six Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards. These awards included "Best Duo or Group," "Best Producer/Engineer," "Best Music Video," "Best Album Cover Design," "Best Rap/Hip-hop CD," and "Single of the Year" for their song "Don't Stop."

The Group Ends and a Sad Loss

Winnipeg's Most stopped making music together after 2013. Sadly, on September 22, 2015, Jamie Prefontaine, who was known as Brooklyn in the group, passed away at 30 years old.

Heatbag Records: The Group's Own Label

Heatbag Records was a music label run by the three members of Winnipeg's Most. Through this label, they released music not only for themselves but also for other artists. Some of the artists who released music through Heatbag Records include Bubblz, Ashley Blakk, the Rupness Monster, Blu, Zeek Illa n the River City Knight Ryderz, Jay Bird, Stattis, Drezus, Kid P, KiDD Kane, and Charlie Stumble.

Music Released by Heatbag Records

• Brooklyn - Mind of a Heatbag (2009)
• Charlie Fettah - Speak No Evil (2009)
• Jon-C - Da General: Blood, Sweat & Tears (2009)
• Bubblz - Self Portrait (2009)
• Winnipeg's Most - Northside Connection (2010)
• Winnipeg's Most - Goodfellaz (2011)
• Kidd Kane & Cypha Diaz - Chicken & Chocolate Milk (2011)
• Bubblz - Untitled (2011)
• Jon-c & Blu - Tha link (2013)

Winnipeg's Most Albums and Mixtapes

• "Northside Connection" (Mixtape) (2010)
• Winnipeg's Most (2010)
• Goodfellaz (2011)

Popular Songs (Singles)

Awards and Nominations

Winnipeg's Most and its members received many awards and nominations for their music.

• 2009 APCMA "Best New Artist" – Jon-C Blood Sweat & Tears – Nominated
• 2009 APCMA "Best Rap/Hip-Hop CD" – Jon-C Blood Sweat & Tears – Nominated
• 2009 APCMA "Best Album Cover Design" – Jon-C Blood Sweat & Tears – Nominated
• 2009 APCMA "Single of the Year" – Brooklyn – "... Shorty" – Nominated
• 2010 APCMA "Single of the Year" – All That I Know – Nominated
• 2010 APCMA "Best Duo or Group" – Winner
• 2010 APCMA "Best Rap/Hip-Hop CD" – Winnipegs Most – Winner
• 2010 APCMA "Best New Artist" – Winner
• 2011 APCMA "Single of the Year" – Don't Stop – Winner
• 2011 APCMA "Best Duo or Group" – Winner
• 2011 APCMA "Best Music Video" – All That I Know – Winner
• 2011 APCMA "Best Producer/Engineer" – Winner
• 2011 APCMA "Best Rap/Hip-Hop CD" – GoodFellaz – Winner
• 2011 APCMA "Best Album Cover Design" – GoodFellaz – Winner

Other Recognitions

• "Best Winnipeg Record Label - HEATBAG RECORDS" - Uptown Magazine 2010
• "Best Winnipeg Record Label - HEATBAG RECORDS" - Uptown Magazine 2011
• "Best New Band - Winnipeg's Most" - Uptown Magazine 2011
• "Best New CD - Goodfellaz" - Uptown Magazine 2011
• "Best Hip Hop Artist/Group - Winnipeg's Most" - Uptown Magazine 2011