Montreal hip-hop pioneers Muzion honoured with Canada Post stamp

A new Canada Post series celebrating urban artists is shining a spotlight on Montreal trio Muzion.

A Montreal hip hop act that layers French, English and Haitian Creole into its rhymes is one of three acts that will get a Canada Post stamp next month.

As part of its newest series of stamps for Black History Month, Muzion joins Canadian trailblazers Maestro Fresh Wes and Michie Mee as featured artists.

Muzion was formed in 1996 by three children of Haitian immigrant parents who grew up in the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough: J.Kyll (Jenny Salgado), her brother Imposs (Stanley Salgado) and Dramatik (Jocelyn Bruno).

The trio’s first album, “Mentalité moune morne… (Ils n’ont pas compris)” in 1996, showed off the group’s East Coast hip-hop style.

“The trio’s approach to language was unparalleled by other artists,” Canada Post said.

Muzion’s second album, “J’rêvolutionne,” came out in 2002.

The albums won multiple awards, including Félix Awards for Hip-Hop Album of the Year, and their 2004 single “La vi ti nèg” won a 2004 Canadian Urban Music Award.

“Muzion’s influence stretched into the wider culture,” Canada Post said. “The trio, who were all born to Haitian parents, helped empower marginalized communities to see themselves as integral to the fabric of Quebec and Canada.”

The group reunited in 2025 for Canada Day in Montreal.

Canada Post honoured the three acts in Toronto on Tuesday night. It is the first time the government agency has issued stamps honouring hip hop artists.