Shad

For years, I took pride and care to not repeat songs on my show.

My level of quality control allowed me to give the harshest critic, myself included, no grounds to scoff. It's only now after over six years that I'm comfortable with songs appearing multiple times on my Suite Delight playlists.

Shad is one of Canada's underground hip hop golden boys. I liked his I Don't Like To single only for him to eclipse it with Rose Garden.



In a matter of weeks, I had played Rose Garden as many times as the most played song during my years of radio broadcasting. That is an amazing feat for the Ontario MC.

In addition to making me revise my radio rule book, Shad was on the cover of Exclaim/Earshot magazine and was on the short list for the Polaris Music Prize.  

Rose Garden is my Shad favorite single from TSOL and was to me the best Canadian hip hop song of the year.  However, if there are songs as good or better on the album, then I'll have to retract my previous statement. Trust me, I'll let you know if I do.


I've not been excited to explore a hip hop album in a long time and thankfully for TSOL I should have some great music to look forward to.

The song Flawless basically proves what the buzz surrounding Frank Dukes is all about. At the same time, it demonstrates once again that Shad is not only one of Canada’s best MCs, but one of hip hop’s best hopes on a whole.



After my 2nd or 3rd listen, I took to Twitter stating my wish for a Shad/Frank Dukes full-length release. Until that glorious day, I will keep yearning for more Frank Dukes and Shad music.