Almost two years after Canadian rapper Shadrach Kabango, aka Shad, shelled out The Old Prince, the 2008 Polaris Music Prize, Juno Awards, and Rap Recording of the Year nominated album masterpiece is finally getting some love in the States — about fucking time, right? Last week, Shad’s sophomore effort received a proper U.S. release through Black Box Recordings/EMI and he will be spending the summer supporting it with a stint on the VANS Warped Tour.
In celebration of this long overdue success, Shad has unveiled a brand new music video, this for The Old Prince‘s single, “The Compromise”. Starting off with a man frantically chasing after Shad’s fancy convertible in slow motion, “The Compromise” proves a sophisticated and sexy escapade for Shad and his classy female cohort. As the pair travels to the top of an outrageously tall skyscraper, CGI and green screen effects aid in creating an exciting and visually stimulating elevator ride that seems to last forever. At the top, the pair compares and contrasts different paintings of nature and quaint vacation spots. Honestly, we’re not sure what Shad’s trying to insinuate with all this, but if you pay close attention you’ll catch a glimpse of 80’s heart-throb, Zach Morris.
Shad 2009 Tour Dates:
07/05 – Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center
07/07 – Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07/08 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Post Gazette Pavilion (at Star Lake)
07/09 – Cleveland, OH @ Time Warner Cable
07/10 – Toronto, ON @ Arrow Hall
07/11 – Montreal, QC @ Parc Jean Drapeau
07/12 – Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theatre
07/14 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
07/15 – Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion (at Montage Mountain)
07/16 – Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake P.A.C.
07/17 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
07/18 – Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
07/19 – Oceanport, NJ @ Monmouth Park Racetrack
07/21 – Boston, MA @ Comcast Center
07/22 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07/23 – Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07/24 – Orlando, FL @ Central Florida Fairgrounds
07/25 – Miami, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
07/26 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Vinoy Park
07/28 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
07/29 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Amphitheatre
07/30 – Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheatre
07/31 – Detroit, MI @ Comerica Park
08/01 – Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
08/02 – Minneapolis, MN @ Canterbury Park
08/03 – St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
08/04 – Kansas City, MO @ Capitol Federal Park (at Sandstone)
08/07 – Boise, ID @ Idaho Center Amphitheatre
08/08 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah State Fairgrounds
08/09 – Denver, CO @ Invesco Field (at Mile High)
08/12 – Calgary, AB @ Race City Speedway
08/14 – Vancouver, BC @ Thunderbird Stadium
08/15 – Seattle, WA @ The Gorge Amphitheatre
08/16 – Portland, OR @ Washington County
08/19 – Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
08/20 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre (at Mountain View)
08/21 – Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
08/22 – San Diego, CA @ Cricket Amphitheatre
08/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Home Depot Center
