Shad
Shadrach Kabango (born 1982), credited as Shad or Shad K, is a Canadian hip… Read Full Bio ↴Shadrach Kabango (born 1982), credited as Shad or Shad K, is a Canadian hip hop musician.
Born in Kenya, of Rwandan parents, Shad was raised in London, Ontario. His mother worked in London as a hospital lab technician; his father, as a machinist. He attended London Central Secondary School.
His debut album When This Is Over (2005) was self-made, financed with the $17,500 he won from 91.5 The Beat's Rhythm of the Future talent competition during his time as an undergraduate student at Wilfrid Laurier University. The album is recognized for Shad's self-deprecating lyrics which is often atypical of the current rap scene and focusing on social causes—for example, the track I'll Never Understand examines the Rwandan genocide and includes poetry written by his mother, Bernadette Kabango.
In 2007, he was signed by Black Box Recordings and released his second album, The Old Prince. In 2008, The Old Prince received a Juno Award nomination for Rap Recording of the Year, and was nominated for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize. The Album also nominated him for two MMVA Awards and won him a 2009 Indie Award.
In May of 2010, Shad released his third album, TSOL, to excellent reviews and a wider reception than any of his work to date. TSOL was a short-list nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize, the video for the song "Rose Garden" received a nomination for a 2011 MuchMusic Video Award, and the album won the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards.
Shad's fourth album, Flying Colours, was released on October 15, 2013. This album was nominated for the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year in 2014, and was a short-list nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize. In 2016, he released a 90s-influenced soft-rock album, Adult Contempt, under the pseudonym Your Boy Tony Braxton.
His sixth album, A Short Story About a War, was released in October 2018 on Secret City Records and included collaborations with Lido Pimienta, Kaytranada, Ian Kamau, Eternia, and Yukon Blonde. The album was short-listed for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize, marking Shad's 4th Polaris short-list nomination. In June 2021, Shad announced his new album, TAO, would be released October 1, 2021. TAO was short-listed for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize.
Shad is bilingual, speaking English and French. He holds a business degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, and a master's degree in liberal studies from Simon Fraser University.
Born in Kenya, of Rwandan parents, Shad was raised in London, Ontario. His mother worked in London as a hospital lab technician; his father, as a machinist. He attended London Central Secondary School.
His debut album When This Is Over (2005) was self-made, financed with the $17,500 he won from 91.5 The Beat's Rhythm of the Future talent competition during his time as an undergraduate student at Wilfrid Laurier University. The album is recognized for Shad's self-deprecating lyrics which is often atypical of the current rap scene and focusing on social causes—for example, the track I'll Never Understand examines the Rwandan genocide and includes poetry written by his mother, Bernadette Kabango.
In 2007, he was signed by Black Box Recordings and released his second album, The Old Prince. In 2008, The Old Prince received a Juno Award nomination for Rap Recording of the Year, and was nominated for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize. The Album also nominated him for two MMVA Awards and won him a 2009 Indie Award.
In May of 2010, Shad released his third album, TSOL, to excellent reviews and a wider reception than any of his work to date. TSOL was a short-list nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize, the video for the song "Rose Garden" received a nomination for a 2011 MuchMusic Video Award, and the album won the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards.
Shad's fourth album, Flying Colours, was released on October 15, 2013. This album was nominated for the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year in 2014, and was a short-list nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize. In 2016, he released a 90s-influenced soft-rock album, Adult Contempt, under the pseudonym Your Boy Tony Braxton.
His sixth album, A Short Story About a War, was released in October 2018 on Secret City Records and included collaborations with Lido Pimienta, Kaytranada, Ian Kamau, Eternia, and Yukon Blonde. The album was short-listed for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize, marking Shad's 4th Polaris short-list nomination. In June 2021, Shad announced his new album, TAO, would be released October 1, 2021. TAO was short-listed for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize.
Shad is bilingual, speaking English and French. He holds a business degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, and a master's degree in liberal studies from Simon Fraser University.
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Shad Lyrics
A Good Name (Shadrach, Shadrach) Say what you like, just spell my nam…
A Story No One Told Picture life etched in stone Life sketched in poems On sid…
Angel Nakumbuka ule usiku pale kwenye basi Nikipakata miguu yako m…
At The Same Time I never laughed and cried at the same time… Until, I…
Brother I try to hold some hope in my heart for…
Call Waiting On the subject of subjects I learned geography is destiny an…
Compromise (Ba-ba-ba-bass, yes) (Aw yeah, uh, uh, uh, ha, ha ha ha) Yo…
Dreams We think 'til we're emotional Then drink until we're sociabl…
Epilogue: Long Jawn Whoa Uh, but really I'm sick of rapping, but really I…
Exile Though I empathize with em And sympathize with em (x4) …
Fam Jam (I'm proud of my nephew) Yeah (I'm proud of my nephew,…
Get it Got it Good Intro So the whole world was at war That young boy became…
Get Up [Verse One] Before I take a mic Take a break beat or…
He Say She Say Annotate 1: And you would always say wait till I'm the…
I Don't Like To Yo, Ugh, Yo, Yo, I don't really like to but um, Yo, I do…
I Get Down Yo Big ups to 91.5 live from cold K-dub Just reminding all…
I Heard You Had A Voice Like An Angel I heard you had a voice like an angel I heard…
I'll Never Understand (Bernadette) The killers You’ve invaded my nights Singing…
Intro Time, time I shine in spaces where time is just a…
Intro: Lost Yeah Yeah Yeah Let's go Warmest wishes to those that chose …
Intro: Quest for Glory Brother please No more Pamela lee's let's set it straight …
Intro: Sniper Yeah so I wrote this poem about About clever men and…
Keep Shining Yeah I roll with clever broads With goals like Federov S…
Listen Listenin to strange fruit, Jay root and beirut Tryin to lis…
Love Means Check it, I was thinking 'bout you But I chose to…
Lucky 1's [Verse 1: Shad] I can't derail I train hard then relax…
Magic Intro Now as far as the origins of the war Well there…
New School Leaders I'm staring at the world's blankest page White with all the…
Now A Daze I'm focused on trying to stay focused In '06 I dealt…
Out of Love Yo, now I'm s'posed to be cool under the collar, A…
Out of Love Pt. 2 So I wrote this song once - out of love About…
Outro Yeah, beautiful Dangerous season the fall of youth Souls wit…
Peace/War Clever men and our violence Silence is when we shoot from…
Progress Bye, bye Miss American Pie Drove a block to that shop…
Question Marks What’s with this book now? Looks like any other good brown…
Real Game Oh it's on you just did it now "Here's the tip off"…
Remember To Remember Yeah I forget so often, God, no wonder I feel…
Rock 2.0 It Rock to it, a freak freak to it To the beat…
Rock to It A-rock rock to it, a-freak freak to it, a-to the…
Rose Garden I didn't promise you a rose garden Along with the sunshine T…
Sniper Interlude I remember 17 when I was drivin' home I realized that…
Stylin Just vibin'... We wilin'... We stylin'... Check it out, I'm…
Telephone Try to call again Try to call again Try to call again I…
Thank You Thank you I thank you Yeah, after all the turmoil and…
The Fool Pt 1 (They see people run, so they run) (They see people duck,…
The Fool Pt 3 It's all in your frame of mind Let it go, you…
The Greatest Construction Crew Now the first kid in the crew is called imagination, The…
The Old Prince Still Lives At Home "The old prince still lived at home..." Yeah... Yo, I li…
The Revolution/The Establishment Revolution Revolution, yeah Revolution They make wars, crea…
The Stone Throwers Stone Throwers Forced to go toe-to-toe, blow for blow In a w…
We Are The Ones Yeah, yeah, check it Love, I get so lost Lost as Matthew…
We Myself and I Yes. And everybody yes, yes, yes. (Check it.) I don't…
What We All Want What happens when the walls drop The lies and the disguises…
Wild Yo, I aint no hard hustlin muscle man thug on…
Yaa I Get Down I get it Maybe I'm not big because I don't blog…
Yall Know Me Even if they don't seem what they oughta be I just…