Shad: “We really need each other”

October 14, 2021Arts, Life, Music, Politics, SpiritualityCapitalism, CBC Radio Q, Disconnect, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Evolution, Job Precarity, Shad, TAOstoryuntold

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The Peabody and International Emmy Award-winning host of Hip-Hop Evolution, Canadian rapper Shad is something of a hip-hop polymath. Born in Kenya to Rwandan parents and raised in London, Ontario, he holds a master’s degree in liberal studies from Simon Fraser University, is the former host of CBC Radio’s Q, and once beat Drake for … Continue reading Shad: “We really need each other” →

Shad: “I’m always looking for hope”

August 2, 2018Arts, Life, Media, Music, SpiritualityA Short Story About a War, Canadian Music, CBC Radio Q, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Evolution, Rap, Shad, Shadrach Kabangostoryuntold

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On a damp Wednesday morning in Toronto, Shad is standing barefoot in the driveway of his stacked townhouse complex, decked out in shorts and his ubiquitous Manifesto hoodie. He is doing so because an interviewer is lost, having already knocked on the wrong door once. Upon meeting, he smiles and apologizes that first, he need … Continue reading Shad: “I’m always looking for hope” →