106 & Park Backroom Freestyle by Shad [Video]

"I don't really get Reddit, I don't really get credit/
Not like respect, like actually, I don't really get credit/
I don't got a credit card, that's good, no debts, yet at/
times I go to pay and they say oh, we don't accept debit/
Don't accept cash, see they make us have to get in debt it/
Makes me wanna talk Illuminati on my next record/"

It's pretty cool to see somebody from Ontario kick a freestyle on 106 & Park. Shad holds it down and makes us look good with this dope verse atop a grimy breakbeat. His wordplay is phenomenal, check it.

Verse Unheard ft. Shad [Video]

"I'm not Magic, Showtime, LA, more northern, sorta Portland, I trail blaze/
Watch me get out these bars, jail break/
They say my rhymes is like that railway to freedom/
Cuz Canada's where the underground leads 'em/"

After just releasing "Flying Colours", it seems Shad still hasn't said enough. This is a dope acapella freestyle with a bunch of clever lines. Shad's definitely at the top of his game. Check it.

"Untitled Freestyle" by Shad

This video's fuckin sick. So simple, yet so intricate. Shad just sits on his couch while a beat's playing, and murders this beat for almost 7 minutes. He kinda reminds me of Asher Roth in the sense that his delivery seems so effortless and natural. Lots of nice lines in this one.

"Peace [Demo]" by Shad

"Crack jokes, crack eggs for a feast/

Got us all scrambled, gotta beat 'em just to eat/
And it's not taught which teaches us to repeat/

This strong cycle of violence, now it's harder than peace/"

 

Shad's one of the emcees I often forget about. Which is totally unacceptable lol, this guy's a beast and his music's very unique. On top of that, he's Canadian. So every time he pops up, I get a reminder of how sick he is. I don't know if this tracks for a certain project or anything, I just seen him post it to Facebook today and it's actually a pretty deep track. The sample sounded a lil weird, but once the drums kick in it's dope as hell. And once Shad starts displaying his ability to manipulate words, it all comes together. Fuckin sick track. Take it in!

"It Ain't Over" by Shad

"Nowadays it seems like love is fast, to come and go doesn't last/

Little bundles of joy cost big bundles of cash/

And it's hard to buy in the city, I'm always flyin', I'm busy/

Do I need something real? I kinda get by with midi?/"

Last week we had Classified's new single, this week we have Shad's new single. Fuckin' sick two weeks to represent Canadian hip-hop haha. This track is from his 5-track EP, "Melancholy and the Infinite Shadness", which can be downloaded here. As usual, Shad makes his words seem to naturally flow onto the beat, made with soulful samples. The video was kinda cool, and pretty decent for just filming inside a bedroom. One thing that both Shad and I know is that women are always more fun to have around when they bring chips. Word is bond.