Shad - "Commit to the thing"

About this episode

Dan Mangan discusses family, art, and the music business with rapper Shad.

Dan discusses family, art, and the music business with esteemed rapper & host Shad (Hip-Hop Evolution). Among other things, they chat about Shad's family's displacement throughout Africa before settling in Canada, his scary realization that music mattered to him, supporting Common in his early days, sidestepping the word "artist" and focusing on whatever sounds fun, the fortuitous timing of "Hip Hop Evolution", the shifting sands of the music industry, and how your kids don't give a crap about your career. This episode features a surprise needle drop of "Morgana" by Hank May.

People in this episode

Host: Dan Mangan

Guest: Shad

Topics covered

• family
• art
• music business
• displacement
• music industry
• parenting

Keywords

• Shad
• Dan Mangan
• music industry
• family
• art
• Hip Hop Evolution
• parenting
• displacement
• Morgana

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hip Hop Evolution, Morgana

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