Exclaim! - Top 10 Hip Hop Albums of 2007
 
Shad The Old Prince (Black Box) With all the poise of a seasoned vet, Shad hit heads with one of the strongest Canadian hip-hop records ever. The achievement is particularly significant when comparing The Old Prince to 2005’s When This is Over. The London, Ontario MC far exceeded the promise of his first record, refining the wit and attention to detail within both his production tastes and multi-layered wordplay. The freebie 2007 sampler La Cassette Mixée #1 was an astonishing display of Shad’s leaps and bounds and further evidence of his confident mastery of hip-hop is all over The Old Prince. Don’t sleep on it. Vish Khanna http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=117&csid2=864&fid1=29002http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=117&csid2=864&fid1=29002shapeimage_1_link_0
Saturday, December 1, 2007