This year was quite an auspicious one for rap in Québec, and the musical quality of the nominees in that category at the ADISQ Gala on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, offered living proof. Any one of FouKi, Koriass, Loud, Souldia, and Alaclair Ensemble could have won, and no one would have argued against it. But in the end, the members of Alaclair Ensemble walked away with the Félix for the Album of the Year – Rap, for their album Le sens des paroles. They fine-tuned the lyrics and production of this latest album a lot more than their previous ones, as KNLO and Eman explained when SOCAN met with them in the press room. They also commented on the 100% rap opening number of the gala, and said they believe Québec rap is now completely de-marginalized, and is dominating current popular culture.