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Aaron Wherry | April 1, 2007 | 23:37:52 | Permalink

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OK, so now k-os might actually have something to justifiably complain about. In case you weren't keeping score at home, he's now lost on his last seven Juno nominations. For his career, he has just three awards for 14 nominations. Cue the requisite Susan Lucci comparisons.

Now, I don't generally pay much mind to the "Canada discriminates against rappers" theorists, but here are the numbers now for arguably the three most successful rappers in this nation's short history of successful rappers.

Maestro Fresh Wes: 11 nominations, 2 wins
Kardinal Offishall: 6 nominations, 1 win
k-os: 14 nominations, 3 wins

Even more disturbing...

Kish: 1 nomination, 0 wins.

For shame.