Synopsis

k-os walks through Toronto with a guitar, rapping and singing as everyday pedestrians suddenly break into coordinated dance routines. Wearing special sunglasses, he sees some people as crabs, turning the song's "crabs in a bucket" metaphor into a playful visual idea about conformity and pulling others down. The video then shifts into a club performance, where k-os continues the song amid surreal imagery and cameos from Nelly Furtado and Red1 of the Rascalz.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video uses the "crabs in a bucket" idea as its central visual metaphor. The expression describes how members of a group may prevent one another from escaping or succeeding.

• Nelly Furtado appears briefly playing guitar outside, while Red1 of the Rascalz is seen in the club beside k-os.

• The video reached No. 1 on the MuchMusic Countdown for two weeks in 2004.

• "Crabbuckit" won Best Pop Video at the 2005 MuchMusic Video Awards.

• The song later won Single of the Year at the 2005 Juno Awards, becoming the first hip-hop song to receive that honor.