If your city doesn’t have the market for you to get exposed, move somewhere that does. A common tactic especially for Canadian artists, you’ll often hear about Canadian artists that move to the US to blow up, then return to their home country and bring back the fame and success with them.

Labels wouldn’t write a check for Shad, or sign him, unlike a babysitter who would always check up on a kid.

Skratch Bastid is the DJ/Producer of this track. The duo of Shad and Skratch are planning to release an EP named The Spring Up, due for a late May release.

A dookie chain, or a dookie rope, is a large, braided gold necklace, made popular by rappers in the 80s such as Slick Rick and Run DMC.

Shad records all of songs over his MacBook computer, a laptop sold by Apple.

Back to the Future is a 1985 sci-fi comedy adventure film starring Michael J. Fox, playing the role of Marty McFly. Shad plays on that name and puts his own name into it, creating Marty McShad; the fastest computer brain in the world.

Hotmail is a Microsoft e-mail service that Shad uses to send and record songs with his collaborators like Cadence Weapon and Skratch Bastid. Shad is from Toronto, shortened as “T.Dot”. He uses a clever play on words to make his email
T-Dotcom.

You can look at Shad’s passport and the miles he’s collected on his car to realize that he’s toured all over the world.

Shad is a fan of R&B/Soul legend Whitney Houston’s music, even playing it at his friend’s house.

Pootie Tang is a 2001 comedy film, starring Lance Crouther, Chris Rock and Wanda Sykes, directed by comedian Louis C.K.. It was originally a sketch on The Chris Rock Show which C.K. adapted into a full-length movie. While critically panned, Shad must have found this movie quite funny, not taking life too seriously and laughing like he was watching the movie.