Shad - Canada Fly

Can you name the artist who beat out Drake for a Juno award, which is Canada’s version of a Grammy, scored the ultra rare perfect ten rating from RapReviews on one of his albums, and toured the US with k-os? This incredible list of accomplishments belongs to Shad, the London, Ontario, emcee who some in hip-hop consider to be one of the best there is on the mic. Much of his work, however, hasn’t managed to cross the border, so while he’s racking up the accolades in his home country, America has been missing out on one of hip-hop’s top talents. That may be changing soon, though, as the Juno win, and a recent collaboration with synth pop singer Lights, has put him on America’s radar. This week RapReviews caught up with Shad (who has one of the strangest Wikipedia pictures ever) to find out more about that collaboration, as well as which album of his he’d like new fans to pick up first, and the intricacies of the relationship between Canadian hip-hop artists and the American hip-hop scene.

Read the full interview at RapReviews.com.