A few weeks ago, Shad performed at the Capitol Hill Block Party here in Seattle and his super talented DJ, T-Lo, sadly wasn’t able to make the trip. I was honored to step behind the tables and help keep the show moving in his absence, though I don’t think I’ll ever get used to being on stage. Just not for me.
Shad, on the other hand, is a natural. Above is a quick clip of him performing “Compromise,” a great record off his classic The Old Prince album. If you missed the official video for the track, peep it here.
As I mentioned, Shad is releasing his insta-classic The Old Prince Still Lives At Home album in America on June 30th. Since the LP has been out in Canada for a while, they’ve already dropped some excellent videos for it (including possibly my favorite video ever for the title track), but the new one for “Compromise” will be coming at the start of next month. In the meantime, director Christopher Mills created this prelude with some extra footage from the video and a quick spoken word poem by Ian Kamau to hold folks over.
Additionally, they released the US artwork today too:
Freshness.
Lastly, even though the Warped Tour doesn’t have a ton of hip-hop on the bill, I highly recommend you check it out when it comes through your town this summer so you can catch Shad’s live set. Dates are below:
6/26/09Â Â Â Pomona, CA
6/27/09Â Â Â San Francisco, CA
6/28/09Â Â Â Ventura, CA
6/30/09Â Â Â Phoenix, AZ
7/1/09Â Â Â Las Cruces, NM
7/2/09Â Â Â San Antonio, TX
7/3/09Â Â Â Houston, TX
7/5/09Â Â Â Dallas, TX
7/7/09Â Â Â Indianapolis, IN
7/8/09Â Â Â Pittsburgh, PA
7/9/09Â Â Â Cleveland, OH
7/10/09Â Â Â Toronto, ON
7/11/09Â Â Â Montreal, QC
7/12/09Â Â Â Hartford, CT
7/14/09Â Â Â Columbia, MD
7/15/09Â Â Â Scranton, PA
7/16/09Â Â Â Buffalo, NY
7/17/09Â Â Â Camden, NJ
7/18/09Â Â Â Uniondale, NY
7/19/09Â Â Â Oceanport, NJ
7/21/09Â Â Â Boston, MA
7/22/09Â Â Â Virginia Beach, VA
7/23/09Â Â Â Charlotte, NC
7/24/09Â Â Â Orlando, FL
7/25/09Â Â Â Miami, FL
7/26/09Â Â Â St.Petersburg, FL
7/28/09Â Â Â Atlanta, GA
7/29/09Â Â Â Cincinnati, OH
7/30/09Â Â Â Milwaukee, WI
7/31/09Â Â Â Detroit, MI
8/1/09Â Â Â Chicago, IL
8/2/09Â Â Â Minneapolis, MN
8/3/09Â Â Â St.Louis, MO
8/4/09Â Â Â Kansas City, KS
8/7/09Â Â Â Boise, ID
8/8/09Â Â Â Salt Lake City, UT
8/9/09Â Â Â Denver, CO
8/12/09Â Â Â Calgary, AB
8/14/09Â Â Â Vancouver, BC 8/15/09Â Â Â Seattle, WA
8/16/09Â Â Â Portland, OR
8/19/09Â Â Â Fresno, CA
8/20/09Â Â Â Mountain View, CA
8/21/09Â Â Â Sacramento, CA
8/22/09Â Â Â San Diego, CA
8/23/09Â Â Â Los Angeles, CA
