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MORE PHOTOS HERE While we showed up at different times, it didn’t take long for me and Vlad to find ourselves on the same page. The goal seemed pretty simple: Find a good setting, grab Shad and take some pictures. Not so. The Observatory is notoriously hard on photographers, and has been since I went [...]

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I’m doing a Dare for the Stephen Lewis Foundation! During the week of October 17-25, I will return to work a shift as a salesperson in the toy department of a major department store… which was my first job as a teenager in Whitby! But only if I raise $3,000. The money will go directly [...]

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Alleyways   A Song About California  

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  DOWNLOAD HERE The Calling by Shad K feat Jermiside & Destruments off Danny Diggs‘ “Introducing” EP! via TRF

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UPTOWN THURSDAYS Present SHAD——————— Canadian rapper Shad (Shadrach Kabango) exploded on the scene recently with both Polaris Music Prize and Juno Award nomnations for his sophomore effort The Old Prince. Shad’s lyrical ability and smooth style have found him a fan in Chicago’s Common, with whom he has many similarities (he also considers Common one [...]

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  Ten things the self-described “neo-crossover rap ’n’ roller” can’t live without By Amy Verner 1. My go-to guideThe Origins of Virtue, by Matt Ridley, is a book about evolution, morality and the idea that we take a lot of our behaviour from the animal kingdom. A band is like a gang, and I found [...]

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DOWNLOAD HERE First and foremost, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Ian Kamau. Ian was featured in the outro of Shad’s “The Old Prince.” Today, he released his “September Nine Mixtape Volume Two.” Very fitting being his 30th birthday and a very rare event where the date numbers, 09/09/09, line up. He wished to drop an album this day, [...]

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  September 14, 2009 TIFF Party Cheval 606 King Street West Toronto, ON September 25, 2009 Rifflandia Music Festival UVic Sub, Victoria, BC 11:30 PM September 27, 2009 Rifflandia Music Festival Element 919 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC 11:30 PM  

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  Think you have Canada’s loudest students? Prove it and you could see K-OS in concert. TD Canada Trust is bringing K-OS to play for 3 groups of Canadian students – one in the East, one in Central Canada and one in the West. If you want the students from your school to be among [...]

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Gotta Love (1996) This Track Was Released On The 1996 Test Press Along With The 3 Versions Of Rise Like The Sun, This Track Is Also Very Rare, Anyway Enjoy The Song I Know I Have.   Rise Like The Sun Doc Mix Part 3 Rise Like The Sun Doc Mix By K-os. A Pretty [...]

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