What key details about mcj and cool g can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: mcj and cool g were a four-time juno award -- nominated canadian hip hop duo from halifax , nova scotia . the duo were james mcquaid -lrb- mcj -rrb- , originally part of the halifax hip hop group new beginning , and richard gray -lrb- cool g -rrb- . they relocated to montreal in 1988 to get into the music business . in 1989 , they signed to capitol records in canada , becoming the first canadian rap group to be signed to a major label . in 1990 , they released their debut album '' so listen '' which featured the singles '' so listen '' and '' smooth as silk '' which exemplified their rhythm and blues influenced style . the duo called their style of music '' double r&b '' -lrb- rap , rhythm and blues -rrb- because mcj was the rapper and cool g mostly sang the choruses . their sound was new jack swing which was popular at the time . mcj and cool g have been nominated for four juno awards . in 1991 , they were nominated for best r&b / soul recording with '' so listen '' , rap recording of the year with '' so listen '' , and single of the year with '' so listen '' . in 1994 , they were nominated for best r&b / soul recording with '' love me right '' . the african nova scotian music association awarded them the music pioneer award in 2007 .
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- years active is 1988 -- present- origin is halifax , nova scotia , canada- genre is hip hop , new jack swing- name is mcj and cool g- background is group_or_band- label is capitol records- associated acts is new beginning