Atach Tatuq was a Canadian hip hop group from Montreal, consisting of musicians DJ Naes, Égypto (Fisdelhom), 1-2 d'Piq, L'Intrus (Jim Lee), Virus, Dee, Khyro, R.U., Casco, Arnak and Haikai. The group's music contains lyrics in both English and French."Atach Tatuq Deluxxx". Exclaim!, By Claire Marie Blaustein. Feb 01, 2006
History Originally known as Traumaturges,"Big crew, big stage" , Montreal Mirror, July 29, 2004 the group was formed in 1998 by Rass, Égypto, L'Intrus, Khyro et DJ Naes,. and released its first album, Suce mon index (Suck My Index Finger) in 2000. The group evolved into Atach Tatuq, which literally translates to "Attach Your Beanie" (a Québécois expression used before embarking on an intense and unpredictable venture), in 2001 when the remaining musicians joined the collective.Atach Tatuq profile at MusiquePlus. In 2002 Atach Tatuq released the album La guerre des Tuqs (The War of the Tuqs).
Their album Deluxxx, which contained elements of funk and jazz,. won the Félix Award for Hip Hop Album of the Year in 2006. "Top 15 des rééditions en vinyle pour la Journée des disquaires 2016". Journal de Montreal, Stéphane Plante et Frédéric Guindon. 12 April 2016
Discography Suce mon index (2000, as Traumaturges) La guerre des Tuqs (2002) Deluxxx (2005)
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