Big Gipp

He is best known for his 2003 solo album and single, "Steppin' Out", which featured R&B singer Sleepy Brown. Billy Talent won the award for best new music group at the 2004 Juno Awards. Big Gipp is one of four members of the hip hop group Goodie Mob. The name was was inspired by the name of a guitarist in the the film and novel Hard Core Logo(written by Michael Turner) who was named Billy Tallent. None of the actual band members are named Billy Talent. The group soon changed rechristened themselves Billy Talent and released the EP Try Honesty in 2001.

The group originally performed under the stage name Pezz, under which name they released their first single which was entitled Watoosh in 1998. Billy Talent is the name of a Canadian punk rock music group consisting of the band members Benjamin Kowalewicz (vocals), Ian D'Sa (guitar), Jon Gallant (bass) and Aaron Solowoniuk (drums). About.com Biography (http://teenmusic.about.com/cs/artistbios/a/billytalent2003.htm). Official Site (http://billytalent.com/).

Try Honesty (2001). Billy Talent (2003).