SHAD - Compromise

[Robootification]

That women in the video is pretty.

[MsKerenC]

i don't listen to rap music but this dope ;p. My fav. rap artist now. P.S i'm canadian too eff yeah canadians are awesome!

[NeoOsiris19]

London represent!!!

[SEFcool]

sounds like hova with better flow

[Tuiwitha2]

Shad k is TOTALLY UNDER-RATED!!! like most rappers dont even talk about anything!!! DAMN MEDIA!!! lol im gonna keep listening

[jfodes]

Am I the only one trying to figure out his occupation in the video?

[TylerA613]

@jfodes his occupation in the video is dopest Canadian MC of all-time

[ThatFailedAbortion]

I'm so sorry, I accidentally hit the dislike button! I've never felt so disappointed in my life -_-

[FreeBills]

Oh i don't know what i would do without shad's music!

I hope i get to meet this man before i die.

[businessballer]

@FreeBills I actually met him a few months ago in Squamish, British Columbia.. It was one of the best moments of my life!

[blainered]

@businessballer

he came to my school in vancouver, and he rap battled with us haha, dope ass day.

[businessballer]

@blainered That's awesome. I am pretty jealous. I would love for him to come to my University

[HawkAhriman]

Bieber, Drake, and Shad are all great. fuck y'all. I don't have to dislike other artists to like an artist. I'm not 12. I just love music.

[keir193]

@HawkAhriman i love music too. bieber and drake? not music.

[snowboardslider24]

shad so rad. make ya mad cause he's the new fad, the phat cat. it's the throw down of the flow down the street, with neat discreet beats pullin feats with feets that eat beets so sweet. I gots to rhyme all the time, a sublime line, a lime off limewire. ima stop now, got hit by a cow, ran over, like rover the dog, so 'jump' like Lecrae n the frog, wild hog swimmin in the bog.

[keir193]

@snowboardslider24 that was terrible shut up.

[trailchoco]

now thats flow!!!



[cmorand12]

3 people couldn't compromise...

[azzzberg]

Whats the car? Classy.

[fosman536]

I've never liked rap. At all. But then I heard this song on an indie radio station and decided google him. I never knew this is what REAL hip hop is.

[toraptorseveryday]

@fosman536 im glad you discovered what true hip hop fans rave about

[HipHopiz4Real]

sample is isaac hayes - never going to give you up

[SuperChompIt]

This song is so good shads a great person :D you cant see the dislike bar!

[ThatFailedAbortion]

@mightycanus And all the fresh shits north of the border ;D

[FuzzyLogic211]

When that first verse comes in along with the drums, you can't help but smile and bob your head.

[PetertheImpaler]

Keep that Juno polished, Shad -- and hold up a Grammy? Hmm...

The set at Hillside Festival was fantastic!

No need to pose with thugs, is there? Drake who??

[billybrowning25]

HELL YES! This is the first REAL rap i've heard in YEARS! I discovered Shad when I was listening to LIGHTS and now i don't think ill go back to the radio again.

[betawicupu]

Damn this new cat got some fresh beats and music video?

[andrewogundele8]

@betawicupu he isn't THAT new...been going strong since '05

[betawicupu]

@andrewogundele8 Yea i feel ya. I mean like he just started in '05 but already makin music this good.

[saliez22]

so you gave us justin bieber and drake, but you kept shad.... now i know why canadians are so chill now a days

[cybervegeto]

@saliez22 Yeah, those greedy bastards. :P

[lolmynameistom]

wow ... this is honestly the best rap i've heard in a while. jazzy with flow, swag.

[WeEnjoiChocolate]

damn. canadian hip hop <3

[Mikioh]

Deductive from Gross?, Shouldnt that be taken off the net like child porn? His punchlines hit like right hooks from Tyson!

[2trips]

i love the white guy running through a puddle to give shad his briefcase in the beginning. classic!

dope song too.

[JHanAndrew]

he's so good!!

and the beats just make it so much better

[algilro]

its sad to see that such an amazing song like this only has a bit over 100'000 views

[rpgfan72]

yo kid iz dope...

[DJMimzy]

loving the 1990s phone ...

[fawnziey85]

im like the raptors i got weak first drafts lmfao

[857spins]

this is real canadian hip hop. been bumpin his shit for a long time now. such a breath of fresh air to hear some nice soulful hip hop and not this garbage that people are into now. thumbs up to everyone who has watched this video

[ImReadyD151]

I can't get enough of ShAd!

[jensyao5]

Wasn't the original concept of the video was supposed to have Shad analyzing JFK or Martin Luther King Jr. assassination footage?...nice. Nas used the same beat

[Tweed242]

Only three people can't compromise in two years.

[opydopy]

biggest thing outa canada until quebec seperates

[privateriker10]

I pray that SHAD really devotes his music to Christ, if you listen you know he is young, fly, and saved most definitely. His lyricism is only motivated by that Holy Spirit within him, and without it he wouldn't be the talented rapper he is. If he became a Gospel rapper it wouldn't even matter if he hit big like Lecrae and the others, he'd still be on top of my list.

[Reaper34Hybrid]

3 ppl just couldn't compromise

[mvcornerback]

the ill

[MrPetey2120]

Shad is the best rapper right now.

[Dzswag]

so dope

[arandation]

BARON DAVIS!!!!

[DROPkicknPREGO5]

3 people became deaf after listening to drake so much.

[myfirmisnumber1]

Dope!

[VivaLaGrenade]

Polish your Juno brother... Just don't compromise!

[CremeDeLa18]

Man, people are sleepin on this dude. WAKE UP!!

[mabus2007]

87,000 views??? Fuck get your mind straight ppl...should be 87 Million

[chinabin123]

shad is the black dallas green.

[xslapshot66x]

Intense video for underground artist...

[guerebear]

@xslapshot66x  fuck yeaaaaaa

[markus122piesuckers]

the biggest thing outta Canada until Quebec seperates, HOLLA

[AIRSO97]

i used to think all Canadians were made from geometric shapes then i found shad

but knowing is half the battle!

[ibarra116]

Who needs MTV when you can listen to Shad, aweee yeeea

[TheWeedPirate]

Its going to take something special to beat the message in this track

[Ronfa12]

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[ukeuku]

@Ronfa12 that is coolest intro ever

[vote4manny2010]

hip hop is dead only for the mainstream. majors dont like what they cant control, jimijames, song is on the black moses album, sampled over and over again.

[catramax]

how can you possibly be better than this...its not possible

[JimiJames87]

What song did they sample for this beat?

[JimiJames87]

What song did they sample for this beat?

[flag012210]

WOW you must be REALLY good to have your NAME linked on youtube

[GreenDevil1989]

shad was voted best canadian rapper at the 2011 junos.....drake cried to lil wayne and had to suck his dick for 2 hours just to feel better

[Tocher35Productions]

Jesus be taking back Rap Industary! My boy Shad!

[mikehawkrocks]

Canadian Murs

[MrBlackwings87]

is that the car from the ms. jackson video!?

[goyozercen]

never never gonna give you up

[mattdick24]

cause you cant find a better man in an eddie vedder jam

[WTDproductions10]

-.- how is hip hop dead...?

[Emajanashun]

shad is so dope

[noedig1000]

when i first saw the old prince video i thought this is dope and orginal but i thought he was sort of a jokey kind of rapper but then i heard this and it completley changed my idea of who he is, shad is a true mc so dope so dope so dope

[gamalight]

What's nonsense? I posted the lyrics to the song

[TheSashC]

This is crazy inspiring, and when there isnt an instrumental of this track to go on...its torture LOL Guys please link me to an instrumental of this? PLEASE :)

[gamalight]

Like lord please can we speak on this frankly?

Like God why you letting this happen?

Amen, He answered, son I'm askin you the same thing

Cause you're supposed to be my servants

Out there working

Like you're my hands reaching out to those that's hurtin

You don't have long on this earth

And I hope you won't compromise...

[TobiPK]

@gamalight great song for sure, but thats nonsense

[iiHateSouljaBoy]

Drake...who?

[mccjams]

me when i first heard drake :/

me when i first heard shad :D

[myniakal333]

@mccjams HAHAHAHA thats wasup :)

[Sp33dyMik3]

Shad , K-os, Classified, D-Pryde, Kardinal Offishall, Drake. All out of canada. and lets not hate on drake.. you cant possibly tell me hes wack. you havent taken in the unmainstream drake. of course his mainstream shit is horrible and hes becomming more mainstream but songs like Fear, Ignant Shit, 9 Am in Dallas, King Leon, Beautiful Music and Killers show that he without a doubt has talent. Then again id still put Shad over Drake any day.

[1KruSean1]

@Sp33dyMik3 I just cant stand drakes voice. he needs to blow his fucking nose or something

[Sp33dyMik3]

raptors line is killer lool

[SEECH7]

he never comes whack always makes some crazy next level tune big up shad

[kickflic]

hahahha araujo... weak first draft indeed.

[acousticroadway]

holy shit!!! this cats the new talib and dont get me started on kanye.....wow rap is no longer crap to me man, keep up the art

[nigelgearin]

WICKED SONG gotta love shad

[mightycanus]

Hip hop isn't dead, people aren't just searching well enough and complain about what they hear on the radio.

[unclegusyo]

@mightycanus THANKYOU

[DanSully1215]

@mightycanus but why the hell isnt shad on the radio?????

[redwolf481]

@mightycanus

you shouldn't have to search like this..it didn't allways use to be like this

[colemansmith18]

@mightycanus hip hop ain't dead, it lives in the north.

[afrowearing]

@colemansmith18 yes! Tell 'em, Canada is where it's at haha

[BollocksUtwat]

@mightycanus I think the problem is that it used to that the mainstream was overloaded with talent and quality. That you have to dig to find anything even resembling the quality that was once just bouncing off the radio is sad regardless of what is out there.

Theres always great music no matter what year it is. Its just that we used to have a culture that was carried by among the best of any genre. In the last 40 years we've gone from the golden age of music to the worst era of corporate crap.

[AndyKj68]

@mightycanus i couldn't agree more with what you are saying

[2011NorcoRyde]

Like if you think Shad is one of the best, and drake should go bake to making soap opra's.

[SuperDCJERKS]

1 person is retarded.

[ochocincoTO]

haha so true with the raptors weak draft picks....

[ignoranttwat]

That child porn line seems really out of place...

[mistishot85]

@ignoranttwat Nah man, you missed it.... "deducted from gross, should that be taken of the NET like child porn.." he's talking about deductibles from his NET income....I think its a DOPE line

[tidaking816]

@ignoranttwat He says something about money and taking it off the net (as in net worth) then uses that line with a double meaning. I would post lyrics but I haven't memorized this track yet.

[ignoranttwat]

@tidaking816

Yeah, I meant that the track was pretty soft until that line.

[sixgungiacomo]

one DISLIKE haha what a bitch whoever tht is

[gilbertruiz333]

drake is not the best out of canada it is obvious that shad is

thumbs up if u agree

[TheWeedPirate]

"...When I'm writing I repeatedly edit words and rework tracks...I'll admit I'm like the Raptors – I got weak first drafts.." ahahahahaaaaaaa just genius, I mean where do you hear that!!

[danieljohn426]

Am I the only one who realizes that Shad goes hard on every track? So good

[andrewogundele8]

@danieljohn426 ever since i 1st put in "when this is over" and heard new school leaders...EVERY track after has been solid if not exceptionally exceptional

[danieljohn426]

@andrewogundele8 I started out with Old Prince Still Lives at Home (just the song). Then I heard When This is Over, and that was probably the best rap album I've ever listened to

[andrewogundele8]

@danieljohn426 I honestly couldnt say what album was the best for me..I can only tell you which two I can have on repeat all day and never get bored of them: when this is over...and food and liquor...

everything else I can listen to but it depends on my mood at the time but both of those are CONSISTENT for me

[danieljohn426]

@andrewogundele8 Yeahhhh man I feel ya. Although I've never really listened to Lupe, everyone says he's like the American Shad though

[andrewogundele8]

@danieljohn426 haha if i ever wanted to make a distinction like that..i'd put it the other way around cause lupe was around before shad started recording...honestly there is only one lupe...and there is only one shad...the only similarity i have between them and why I put them over other artists is the level of intellect they display outside of their music...im sure other artists do the same but these two stand out like an elephant in a crowded room to me in that respect...

[PLeasureJet]

he looks like Consssssequence

[sociopsych22]

OMG this is so dope!! Canada is where it's at apparently...

[rhythmhat]

shad is awesome. i want to drum to these beats so hard

[LFH88]

Shad is one of the most underappreciated artists in hip hop! I went to a show of his in Calgary last year and there were only about 50 people there, at MOST! Kind of a tragedy for one of the best rappers in the game...

[747REDFELLA1]

@LFH88 People are brain washed to the point that they think if you are on mtv and bet with fame that equals good rapper..smh I found out about Shad just surfing the web..And Im from georgia,must people would think I would be listening to gucci or jeezy but I love this type of hiphop real grown up hiphop music here..But say where can I buy a shad album at??

[andrewogundele8]

@747REDFELLA1 TSOL was just released around the States on Oct. 5th so check out any music retailer around you...i've heard/seen The Old Prince in random places in the states (buffalo and even lexington,ky)....the BEST bet is itunes cause i'm sure you can get all 3 of his albums

[zakdaviesa]

its shad. and im all over it

[zakdaviesa]

who the fuck is drake

[The29thStreet]

drake is beast but shad is god

[TheBumknee]

"God why you letting this happen, amen" he answers "Son I'm asking you the same thing"

[WillxKomp]

listen to the song in the back round of this video is this shad if it is what is this song called please help!!!!!!!!!

[milanfan215]

"yo when im writing i repedetly edit words and reword tracks ill admit im like the raptors in got weak first drafts. So When im dropping that new flow its probably not all that solid at first you might call it alerujio" UNREAL FLOW

[propagandagroup]

What the fuck is wrong with the person who thumbed this down?

[Dilesmusic]

Love this track! shad is tha man

[rollindeep92]

i know it's inevitable, Shad's gonna blow up. Am i the only one who doesn't want him to? I mean he's like Canada's little secret, and if he blows up he's gonna change for the worst. "Stay true to the finish" - 3:10

[andrewogundele8]

@rollindeep92 dude is doing his masters....in liberal studies or something of that nature...ON TOP OF THIS RAPPING.... he won't change...i know him, his crew, his friends...he and his crew won't change unless its the change THEY want based only on their ability and confidence levels...not what mainstream wants them to be....i hope he gets bigger...it'll show there actually is a lane for REAL artists and that they don't have to conform to the norm to be heard or anything...

[chez997]

@pastelpinkgirly classified is my the shit

[ricerice566]

k-os > Shad > Drake. We all know k-os holds it down for Canada, but Shad's getting his shine on.

[buddaeguy]

drake needs to go back to bein' jimmy on degrassi. circle crew, k-os, cadence weapon, & SHAD K for life !!

[zimmawoman]

shad is so much better than drake... so amazing, i have fell head over heels in love with this mans intelligence

[ZachLaughs]

best thing out of canada since maple syrup and hockey

[fabstaboi]

Its funny how people are trying to have a hipster mentality about real music. Everyone has they're own favor of music. If people like Drake then they like Drake. If people like Shad they like Shad so just calm down people

[soundwavescape]

nice! 

[roncool11]

@kavina656 are u stupid, listen to yaa i get it by shad....sick beat you can jam too and lyrics you couldn't even come close to understanding

[ClienteleConnectCEO]

@kavina656 Who gives a fuck about "jamming?!" We enjoy meaningful LYRICS, not some autotuned shit-sammich. Fuck outta here with that!

[SentoukiEX]

@kavina656 What are you, 11 years old?

[kavina656]

@SentoukiEX no,but nice try.

[ThatIncredibleJordan]

bought this album the old prince, well worth it. Its on illmatic level BUY IT

[rb3whitty]

lo-city



[DAHoodRida]

Shad 4 ever!!!!

Im saying that and he has only done 3 albums.

That says something....

[dizzie1212]

WHEN IS THIS NIGGA HITTIN UK MAN!!!!

[evan1994]

Too Good! Shad is da best!

[gregorxd6]

@pastelpinkgirly What about Def3 and DL Incognito??

[propagandagroup]

There is something seriously wrong with the person that disliked this track..

[treazon6]

@propagandagroup no matter how good you are, there will be haters

[evanmvb]

This song is amazing.

30K views is depressing...

[JogaHenryBonito]

" I know it's so cliche, but I'm angry that some can't eat while I let a damn feast of pastas and canned meats Rot in my pantry Like Lord please can we talk on this frankly Like God why you lettin' this happen, Amen He answers son I'm askin' you the same thing Cuz you supposed to be my servant, out there workin' Like your my hands reaching to those that's hurtin' You don't have long on this Earth so I hope you won't compromise... I said I hope you won't compromise. "

[propagandagroup]

@pastelpinkgirly Abdominal!!

[rbl777]

sweet. this guy has some meanings in songs, unlike DRAKE

[b1ueflames]

Why do people think Drake is the best thing out of Canada? Shad>>>>Drake

[bcoady90]

@b1ueflames Drake is amazing. Shad is amazing. Hope one day Drake and Shad write something together sometime. Their beats/instrumentals sound very similar.

[chez997]

@bcoady90 dude thats unlikely though shad and drake are totally different styles. In a lot of shads raps he makes fun of the gangsta rappers like drake and wayne

[bcoady90]

@chez997 I meant there music. The instrumentals. Its all fairly jazzy.