Released 15 October 2013 Flying Colours
(2013) Release date 15 October 2013 Genre Canadian hip hop | Length 51:44 Artist Shad Label Black Box Music | |
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Producer Ric Notes, Shad, Skratch Bastid, I. K. Koiter, Tone Mason, Michael Tompkins, That Brotha Lokey, Rel McCoy Nominations Polaris Music Prize, Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year Similar Shad albums, Other albums | ||
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Flying Colours is the fourth studio album by Canadian rapper Shad, released in Canada on 15 October 2013.
Contents
The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.
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Reception
Flying Colours garnered positive reviews from music critics. Tabassum Siddiqui of Now gave high praise to the versatile production and lyrical delivery made throughout the album, concluding that "the result is a record that fully reveals all of Shad's musical colours." Jacob Lorinc of The Varsity praised the lyrical content for tackling socio-political topics without coming across as obvious and trite when going for positivity, saying that "Although he is still an underdog in the world of hip-hop, Shad’s clever rhymes and intricately woven verses throughout Flying Colours show the rapper’s ability to cover all sorts of ground on this album." Aaron Matthews of Exclaim! said that despite some out-of-place tracks, he praised the album for its vast use of different genres and instruments, and Shad's continued growth as a mature rapper, calling it "a wake-up call to anyone sleeping on Canadian rappers and Shad's coming for the crown next time."
Personnel
Adapted from the Flying Colours liner notes.
Songs
1Intro: Lost (feat K Os - Lisa Lobsinger & Ian Kamau)4:37
2Yall Know Me3:24
3Fam Jam (Fe Sum Immigrins)3:32