Editing K-os (section)

===2002–2003===
On March 26, 2002, k-os released his debut album ''[[Exit (k-os album)|Exit]]'' in Canada to critical acclaim. The United States release followed the next year on January 28, 2003. The album incorporated several music styles, and was described as a "carefully blended pastiche of hip-hop, soul, rock, R&B, and a touch of reggae" by ''[[Stylus Magazine]]''.<ref>{{cite news
 |author=Ed Howard 
 |title=k-os 
 |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/k-os/exit.htm 
 |work=Stylus Magazine 
 |date=September 1, 2003 |access-date=October 20, 2006 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061112143208/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/k-os/exit.htm 
 |archive-date=November 12, 2006 }}</ref>
''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Magazine]]'' called the album "One of the finest hip-hop records Canada has ever produced."<ref>{{cite news
 |author=Entertainment Editors 
 |title=k-os' Joyful Rebellion Set for Release in September on Astralwerks/Virgin; Joyful Rebellion Set to Follow-up the Award Winning 2003 Release of Exit 
 |url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2004_May_25/ai_n6043486 
 |publisher=[[Business Wire]] 
 |date=May 25, 2004 |access-date=October 19, 2006 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104024306/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2004_May_25/ai_n6043486 
 |archive-date=November 4, 2007 }}</ref>
The first single and promotional track for the album was "Heaven Only Knows". Like the "Musical Essence" single, the video for "Heaven Only Knows" was sponsored by a VideoFACT grant. The second single, "Superstarr Pt. Zero", was then released, which won "Best Music Video" award at the 2003 [[Urban X-Posure Awards]].

After the Canadian release of the album, k-os toured with [[India Arie]] across United States to promote his album. Despite receiving positive reviews, ''Exit'' sold only 40,000 albums in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web
 |author     = Karen Bliss
 |title      = The joyful return of k-os
 |url        = http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Lowdown/2004/11/22/pf-726303.html
 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20070623032604/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Lowdown/2004/11/22/pf-726303.html
 |url-status   = usurped
 |archive-date = June 23, 2007
|publisher  = JAM! Music
 |date       = February 2, 2006
|access-date = October 19, 2006
}}</ref>
and 27,000 in Canada according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref name="info" /> The album went on to win several music awards including the "Album Design of the Year" award at the [[Juno Awards of 2003]]. k-os won the "Best International Hip Hop Artist" award at the [[The Source (magazine)|Source Awards]] the same year. k-os also appeared and performed on [[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]] In 2003, k-os collaborated with [[The Chemical Brothers]] on their single "[[Get Yourself High]]". The track was nominated for "Best Dance Recording" at the [[2005 Grammy Awards]]. k-os said, on the show "profile" on mtv, that [[The Chemical Brothers]] sent him 5 tracks and he picked the one they wanted him to pick ("[[Get Yourself High]]") and he freestyled to it. In the same year, the song "Freeze" was featured in the songlist for [[SSX 3]].