The Old Prince
Encyclopedia
The Old Prince is the second album by Canadian
rapper Shad
, released October 23, 2007 on Black Box Recordings
. On June 30, 2009, it was re-released on iTunes
on the same label.
, won CBC Radio 3
's 2008 Bucky Award for Best Video.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
rapper Shad
Shad (rapper)
Shadrach Kabango , credited as Shad or Shad K., is a Canadian hip hop artist.-Early life:Born in Kenya, of Rwandan parents, Shad was raised in London, Ontario. His mother worked in London as a hospital lab technician; his father, as a machinist...
, released October 23, 2007 on Black Box Recordings
Black Box Recordings
Black Box Recordings may refer to :*Black Box Music, a hip hop label*Blackbox Recordings, a hardcore punk label...
. On June 30, 2009, it was re-released on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
on the same label.
Singles
Videos have been made for four tracks from the album, "I Don't Like To", "Brother (Watching)", "Compromise" and "The Old Prince Still Lives At Home". The video for "The Old Prince Still Lives at Home", a spoof of the opening credits to the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel Air with Shad playing the role of Will SmithWill Smith
Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...
, won CBC Radio 3
CBC Radio 3
CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website...
's 2008 Bucky Award for Best Video.
Award nominations
- The album was nominated for Rap Recording of the YearJuno Award for Rap Recording of the YearThe Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year has been awarded since 1991, and is awarded for the best rap album in Canada. It was awarded under the title Best Rap Recording from 1993 to 2002....
at the 2008 Juno AwardsJuno Awards of 2008The Juno Awards of 2008 were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on the weekend ending 6 April 2008. These ceremonies honoured music industry achievements in Canada in the latter part of 2006 and in most of 2007....
, but lost to BellyBelly (rapper)Ahmed Balshe , better known by his stage name Belly, is a Palestinian-Canadian Juno Award-winning rapper....
's The RevolutionThe Revolution (Belly album)The Revolution is the debut studio album by Canadian rapper, Belly which was released on June 5, 2007 in Canada on Capital Prophets Records Inc.. The album became a commercial success a month after its release, when it was certified gold by the CRIA for shipping over 50,000 copies...
.
- The album was nominated for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize2008 Polaris Music PrizeThe 2008 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 30, 2008. The prize was won by Caribou for his album Andorra....
.
Track listing
- "Intro: Quest for Glory"
- "I Don’t Like To"
- "What We All Want" (feat. KamauKamauIan Kamau is a Canadian hip hop and spoken word artist, writer and visual artist from Toronto, Ontario.-Discography:First September 9 Mix TapeSeptember 9 Mix Tape Volume 2Love & Other Struggles One Day Soon -Collaborations:...
and Relic the Oddity) - "Brother (Watching)" (feat. B and F Kabango)
- "Now a Daze"
- "The Old Prince Still Lives at Home"
- "Out of Love Pt. 2"
- "The Last Three Years (Interlude)"
- "I Heard You Had a Voice Like an Angel/Psalm 137"
- "Compromise"
- "Exile"
- "Get Up"
- "Outro" (feat. Kamau)