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Shad (rapper)
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Shadrach Kabango (born July 18, 1982), better known as Shad or Shad K, is a Canadian rapper and broadcaster. He has released 7 full-length albums and 3 EP's since his debut in 2005. He won a Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year in 2011 and 5 of his albums have been shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize, the most short-list nominations of any artist since the prize's creation in 2006.[1] In 2013, CBC Music named Shad the second-greatest Canadian rapper of all time.[2][3] Shad hosted Q on CBC Radio One from 2015 to 2016 and hosts the International Emmy and Peabody Award-winning documentary series Hip-Hop Evolution on HBO Canada and Netflix.[4]
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Birth name | Shadrach Kabango |
Also known as | Shad K Your Boy Tony Braxton |
Born | (1982-07-18) July 18, 1982 (age 41) Kenya |
Origin | London, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Alternative hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, broadcaster |
Years active | 2005–present |
Labels | Black Box Music, Decon, Duck Down, Secret City |
Website | shadk |