08/09 SXSW I watched Shad perform inside the Austin convention center. It was me, a few members of his family and a hip hop DJ out of Chicago I believe. He performed like he was playing for a full stadium. It was incredible and he made a fan out of me for life. Not just a fan of his music but of what it means to care about and continuously work on your craft. Thank you, Shad. 16 years later I still come back to this video to hear excellence.
These words still gimmie the mad feels as they did 16 years ago, what a pleasUre it's been watching Shad grow and evolve. I hear hes got multiple smart daughters and they're are all going to Harvard lol :P Papa K now haha
It's a disgrace that this man isn't the biggest thing in rap. Pure, intelligent talent, lost in an industry full of auto-tune driven fodder. Huge respect for this man.
seriously this is real hip hop.shad speaks with so much soul its unbelievable.he speaks with a meaning and delivers a message in every song.hes not out there just rapping about partying,drugs and girls like every other rapper.hes rapping about stuff that we can all relate too.we need more hip hop artists like him to keep hip hop alive.
What an epic freestyle! Flow and lyrics amazing and his smiling presence on the video is so refreshing like his positive rhymes. Give us some mo' Shad!!!
This. Shad is definitely the smartest MC i've encountered. He expresses views in his songs that require a higher level of thinking than you'll find in more mainstream hip hop. He has a tight flow, a positive message and an underdog attitude. All in all, one of my favourite artists.
"It's been a long time locked in my enclave writin, til the paper filled more than the paper mill made, no paper they had to make scroll outta old used paper macher, they told shad k don't treat paper that way, cuz, we can't breath if you kill them trees, that's a roundabout way that I kill mc's" Fuckin genius, shads a beast
i fully agree, he's one of the few emcee's that I am just floored by almost every single line he drops....such depth, it's easy to miss it a lot of the time....people who don't take the time to really listen, those are the people who probably don't like him
Love people, shun evil Become peaceful Tongues more lethal Than a gun when its all said And done, Its not who won We're all one so if one's lost Then our sum is none.
Truly a breath of fresh air. What hip-hops been missing for a while. He could prolly handle any of these mainstream cats cept' for maybe Eminem or Ludacris, in a freestyle battle. People be sleepin' on these underground cats!
"I want women in gyms thinkin' slim isn't in uhh, naw, let me begin that again, hold up but I want women begin to see in and not thinkin' as much of what men think o' them or givin' in to the trends big or slim feminine limbs cuz the real gems is within I want women in... *cough?* I dunno I just want women, man Naw, I'm just playin' with my women friends, dear This is sincere gentlemen sentiments here" I LOL'd cuz this was so fresh, playful, and humourously honest. This was just NUTS.
Til the paper filled more than the paper mill made, no paper they had to make skrill out of old stale paper mache. They told me Shad "hey don't treat paper that way", cause uh, "we can't breathe if you kill them trees," thats the round about way that I kill emcees.
That nod to his friend k-os in the beginning was so dope. Made me instantly smile. k-os, Shad, and Saukrates are the best Canadian hip hop has to offer to me.
Dude i think your my favorite rapper now guy nojoke that was thee illest freestyle and if it wasnt a freestyle that was the sickest rap i heard in a minute
@flamshiz No the music was there while he was freestyling. You can hear the guy at the end saying "Sorry about the end (omg)" and shad responds "Dude its cool. End acapella, you know"
growin up i was nothin but a fan of the game but a spark, friend said let it fan in the flame stoked, i spoke from the heart i figured listen, this is art if i'm lame i'll advance with a cane if i'm trippin i'll stop if i'm not invited in the club i'll dance in the rain
its not enough to listen to the words, you gotta see the facial expressions he makes while delivering them too... no one (except b.o.b.) is this happy when rhyming anymore =) its refreshing!
yeah this guy definately needs to get recognized, he has hella sick rhymes and beats and he's so unmaterialistic and has good morals. he it the best around right now. and he does all this just for self satisfaction, not to bet money and have hella fans.
Shad deserved one of those MMVAs he was nominated for dopest emcee on the planet ... "someone said i gave up rappin to be a grad student; yo i'm a grad student, i ain't that stupid!"
Hip hop is one of those things you can't get taught you just feel. Not to say those people will never know it It's just something they really need to find for themselves.
btw.... "I got yall, holdin on these bars like a gymnast. More bars than a Guinness pint....I like that second bar metaphor more, I aint the fitness type." ...i love it!!!!
Shad has lost weight but has gotten phatter.
08/09 SXSW I watched Shad perform inside the Austin convention center. It was me, a few members of his family and a hip hop DJ out of Chicago I believe. He performed like he was playing for a full stadium. It was incredible and he made a fan out of me for life. Not just a fan of his music but of what it means to care about and continuously work on your craft. Thank you, Shad. 16 years later I still come back to this video to hear excellence.
Is this all off the dome? Seriously, this is one of the best freestyles I've ever heard.
15 years and alongside Black Thought's Hot97 freestyle, still one of my favorite Freestyles ever easily.
usually don't buy music but this guy grabbed my attention. love to see good Canadian talent!
Its not a shitty life. Its real life. Shad is amazing and deserves to be noticed as one of the greats!
I've watched this video easily over 20 times, and every single time I listen to it I get another one of his lines. Absolutely amazing
These words still gimmie the mad feels as they did 16 years ago, what a pleasUre it's been watching Shad grow and evolve. I hear hes got multiple smart daughters and they're are all going to Harvard lol :P Papa K now haha
It's a disgrace that this man isn't the biggest thing in rap. Pure, intelligent talent, lost in an industry full of auto-tune driven fodder. Huge respect for this man.
one of the top 5 of all time. this was amazing.
that little brother line is toooo nice
So sick! Every time i hear this, it inspires me to be me... And nobody but me! Cheers Shad!
Haha! Amazing! Every couple weeks i get a new favourite Shad clip.
I just can't get enough of this guy!
This is fiirrreee
All the rings and things you sing about give
Em out!
Phenomenal... loved the Vancouver bits.
This is hot dog, without the garbage!!
"That's a roundabout way that I kill MC's" had me grinning from ear to ear.
"All the rings and things you sing about, give them out.
It's hard to yell with hellfire in your mouth."
Shad's had my respect since '08 :)
MySpace?
seriously this is real hip hop.shad speaks with so much soul its unbelievable.he speaks with a meaning and delivers a message in every song.hes not out there just rapping about partying,drugs and girls like every other rapper.hes rapping about stuff that we can all relate too.we need more hip hop artists like him to keep hip hop alive.
What an epic freestyle! Flow and lyrics amazing and his smiling presence on the video is so refreshing like his positive rhymes. Give us some mo' Shad!!!
GOOSEBUMPS...Shad is amazing
This is one of the sickest freestyles i have ever seen. Amazing.
OMG...that truly was awesomely-amazing.
just amazing...I'd love to have this as a download
That "recovery" ended up being the best part of the freestyle. Hahahaha.
Shad - One of the last TRUE freestylers left.
one of the only rappers who can rap with with a genuine smile on their face.
Always come back to this one 🔥🔥
Respect from USA... that was the illest freestyle since KRS.
This is real stuff. I can respect it. The fact he is canadian makes it even better.
This.
Shad is definitely the smartest MC i've encountered. He expresses views in his songs that require a higher level of thinking than you'll find in more mainstream hip hop. He has a tight flow, a positive message and an underdog attitude. All in all, one of my favourite artists.
love this one cause it proves that profanity isn't required in rap, what a pure soul this man is!
Definitely believe in his shirt. A Diamonds in hip hop for sure.
"Who told you it was cool to make pop tunes and brag about gunshot wounds? They need to stop soon." Amen!
"It's been a long time locked in my enclave writin, til the paper filled more than the paper mill made, no paper they had to make scroll outta old used paper macher, they told shad k don't treat paper that way, cuz, we can't breath if you kill them trees, that's a roundabout way that I kill mc's" Fuckin genius, shads a beast
I'm glad a Christian Hip Hop artist is getting this much hype on a video! Keep reppin the Lord, bro!!
it appalls me that this only has 164000 views. share this genius people!!
I can never see this too often, and I never cease to be floored.
i fully agree, he's one of the few emcee's that I am just floored by almost every single line he drops....such depth, it's easy to miss it a lot of the time....people who don't take the time to really listen, those are the people who probably don't like him
Love how he keeps the smile up all along. Something hiphop's cruely lacking nowadays.
This was off the hook. This got me motivated this morning to get my work done. Tight flows and beat, mang.
everything Shad puts out is amazing, this guys ganna go far
Still fantastic 12 years later!
i wonder what he spit before he said "should i keep going"
i like that second bar metaphor more i aint the fitness type.
HAHAHA!!
this guys is the best no doubt
Still a classic
seen shad play once, the dudes instantly one of my favorite mc's. im definitely gonna head up to more of his shows
So happy to see how many more views his videos have gotten since I looked him up a couple years ago. Gives me hope for humanity, Go Shad!
He did these bars acapella at the end of his show at Massey Hall!! So gooood
"and if i aint the greatest on the day i die, my last words will be laughter like funny yall lie" ..... bad ass!!!
"this is sincere gentleman sentiments here"
I do believe he killed it.
This man makes me smile, so much positivity
Love people, shun evil
Become peaceful
Tongues more lethal
Than a gun when its all said
And done, Its not who won
We're all one so if one's lost
Then our sum is none.
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The beat is I'm Back by AZ. Shad is so slick with it.
damn, 8 years ago. Time Flies
Keeping my eye out for a show in Portland..
Truly a breath of fresh air. What hip-hops been missing for a while. He could prolly handle any of these mainstream cats cept' for maybe Eminem or Ludacris, in a freestyle battle. People be sleepin' on these underground cats!
i actually take that back listening to it and comparing it to other vids he freestyled. but to go that long and be captivating is still dope as hell.
shad... still the fuckin man
Why did he not save hip hop? Why am I jus seeing this now? This is how many years old? Damn! I need to take my head out of the sand!
"I want women in gyms thinkin' slim isn't in
uhh, naw, let me begin that again, hold up
but I want women begin to see in
and not thinkin' as much of what men think o' them
or givin' in to the trends big or slim feminine limbs
cuz the real gems is within
I want women in...
*cough?* I dunno I just want women, man
Naw, I'm just playin' with my women friends, dear
This is sincere gentlemen sentiments here"
I LOL'd cuz this was so fresh, playful, and humourously honest. This was just NUTS.
I remember watching this like 10 years ago lol
Til the paper filled more than the paper mill made, no paper they had to make skrill out of old stale paper mache. They told me Shad "hey don't treat paper that way", cause uh, "we can't breathe if you kill them trees," thats the round about way that I kill emcees.
man so pumped for you to play at frosh for the gonk this year
What?! Sickness! My brain is swollen. That's encouraging lyricism.
That nod to his friend k-os in the beginning was so dope. Made me instantly smile. k-os, Shad, and Saukrates are the best Canadian hip hop has to offer to me.
Kardinal Offishal is great too.
sorry i meant to say "if most mass advertised rap was like this" and i checked those 2 out they are both great too. thanks man.
yeeeeah dude, one of the best freestyles I've heard
Bumpin Grand Puba in the Land Cruiser, let’s goooo
Most underrated rapper alive. Old Prince\When This Is Over should be platinum. He's crazy live too.
damn shad really brought the fire on this one. Taco bell gonna have to name a new sauce after this cat
Shad inhales oxygen n exhales bars. If this is off his dome.. just insane. I'm glad my mate showed me this gem, his albums CrAzY too Get It!
One of the most under-rated rappers in the game.
i like how hes kinda insecure but he is THE MOST AMAZING LYRICIST.
Shad is seriously one of my inspirations.
Dude i think your my favorite rapper now guy nojoke that was thee illest freestyle and if it wasnt a freestyle that was the sickest rap i heard in a minute
one of the best freestyles ive ever heard..i would love to get lyrics
@flamshiz No the music was there while he was freestyling. You can hear the guy at the end saying "Sorry about the end (omg)" and shad responds "Dude its cool. End acapella, you know"
this is what got me into this guy's work years ago, its still hot
awesome work dude, you deserve some real success... I'm rooting for you
sent by vintage beef and i am glad i got sent here he is amazing
Saw you play with steak this thick and the rhythm method in montreal AGES ago (like 4 years).... this video is sooo hard!
growin up i was nothin but a fan of the game
but a spark, friend said let it fan in the flame
stoked, i spoke from the heart
i figured listen, this is art
if i'm lame i'll advance with a cane
if i'm trippin i'll stop
if i'm not invited in the club i'll dance in the rain
its not enough to listen to the words, you gotta see the facial expressions he makes while delivering them too... no one (except b.o.b.) is this happy when rhyming anymore =) its refreshing!
dude is the best thing we got right now... so dope.
Brother is like on Blueprint 4.5... The Shad"rach" is in the building!
yeah this guy definately needs to get recognized, he has hella sick rhymes and beats and he's so unmaterialistic and has good morals. he it the best around right now. and he does all this just for self satisfaction, not to bet money and have hella fans.
I cant see someone memorizing a 6 minute rap.
regardless its one of the best raps Ive ever heard.
Shad deserved one of those MMVAs he was nominated for
dopest emcee on the planet ... "someone said i gave up rappin to be a grad student; yo i'm a grad student, i ain't that stupid!"
Man... That switch converter bar is so slick! Who remembers switch converter program free trial? Bahahaha
are you kidding me, 6 minutes of straight rhymes
Thank god there are still real rappers out there.
Beef!
Hip hop is one of those things you can't get taught you just feel. Not to say those people will never know it It's just something they really need to find for themselves.
btw....
"I got yall, holdin on these bars like a gymnast. More bars than a Guinness pint....I like that second bar metaphor more, I aint the fitness type."
...i love it!!!!
You can see that rapping, and these words in particularly, is his life. He lives this shit.
TSOL, his next album comin out this May!
How do you do that, man!??! Impressive, I'm blown away!
ma dood jus tspit for 6 mins straight. and i just watched and listened to the whole thing. nice.
i need to go to vancouver just to this guy. asap