S01 E06 - SHAD

Written By Simone Atenea Medina Polo

In this episode of Undercurrents: An Artist's Artist Conversation, Simone Atenea Medina Polo is joined by the one and only Shad to discuss the release of Start Anew. Shad is a Juno Award-winning rapper from London, Ontario and the host of Netflix’s Hip-Hop Evolution. His albums have been recognized for their sharp lyrics and soulful arrangements.

This season finale brings together the theme of the podcast since Shad offers a thoughtful and informed outlook on the communal evolution and history of hip hop. The conversation proceeds by breaking down the themes of Start Anew which converges into a chat about Shad’s then-upcoming lectures on the history of hip hop at his alma mater (Wilfrid Laurier University).

S1 E6 - SHAD

For this episode, Shad and Atenea discuss the following artists:

4DaTribe: https://4datribecollective.bandcamp.com/

Big Kill: https://bigkillfuture.bandcamp.com/

We Are The City: https://we-are-the-city.bandcamp.com/

Aquakultre: https://aquakultre.bandcamp.com/ 

All things Shad can be found here: https://shadk.com/

Simone Atenea Medina Polo

Bio: Simone Atenea Medina Polo is a philosopher, music producer, and freelance writer based in Edmonton, AB (amiskwacîy-wâskahikan). Known either for her academic publications and clandestine essays in philosophy, Marxism, and psychoanalysis or for her hyperpop / experimental pop project pseudo-antigone, Atenea gets herself into situations and predicaments that enter into dialogue with a variety of niche interests in arts, music, and culture.

https://www.pseudo-antigone.com/
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