In case you were never acquainted, Shad is the quick-witted, sharp-tongued MC from London, Ontario whose career began in 2005 when he used a $17,500 prize from a radio rapping contest to fund his debut album. In 2007, he released the very-good-but-not-amazing, Polaris Prize-shortlisted The Old Prince, which, on album cuts like “Brother (Watching)” and “Compromise,” demonstrated the heaps of potential Shadrach Kabango had for future albums.
So, it’s no stretch to expect something great from Shad this time around. He’s confirmed the release of his third LP for May 25, and he’s calling it TSOL, which apparently has nothing to do with the band of the same name. The band's acronym stood for "True Sounds Of Liberty".
No leaks of any kind yet, save for this 24-second teaser video for the first street single “Yaa I Get It” which, I gotta say, has me pretty jazzed about the album. I know, it’s only 24 second, but damn!
Below is the tracklisting, and below that, the teaser video. That’s the album cover above.
TSOL:
1. Intro
2. Rose Garden
3. Keep Shining
4. Lucky 1's
5. A Good Name
6. We Are The Ones (Reservoir Poetry)
7. Telephone
8. Call Waiting (Interlude)
9. Yaa I Get It
10. Listen
11. At The Same Time
12. We, Myself, and I
13. Outro
