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- Date Released: October 23, 2007
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Label: Black Box Recordings
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Shad breaks it down for you early: "My life is like a magazine/ got so many issues." There's a lot the Kenyan-born, Canadian-dwelling rapper wants to get off his chest here. "Brother (Watching)" is a set of zigzagging observations about the (still-very-real) challenges of growing up black; the religious-themed "I Heard You Had a Voice Like an Angel/Psalm 137" bemoans an industry that "Kill[s] the true artists/ martyr[s] the rebels." This isn't to say that everything on Shad's mind is heady, though.
Over a steady barrage of '90s throwback boom-bap production, Shad makes great use of an excited, Phife Dawg-esque voice and easygoing flow. "The Old Prince Still Lives at Home" sounds like the best of the fun-loving rap era (think the bounciest of Pharcyde tracks) — it's a cheeky, self-deprecating ride as Shad talks about "his mom mak[ing] most meals," only getting "crappy jobs" and finally asking "what's wrong with my Mach 3/ you gotta be macho and mock more?" Throughout, The Old Prince is a punchy, consistently entertaining listen.
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| 01. |  |
Intro: Quest for Glory
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2:15 |
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| 02. | |
I Don't Like To
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3:01 |
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| 03. | |
What We All Want
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2:57 |
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| 04. | |
Brother (Watching)
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3:36 |
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| 05. | |
Now A Daze
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2:20 |
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| 06. | |
The Old Prince Still Lives At Home
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3:33 |
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| 07. | |
Out of Love Pt. 2
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3:24 |
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| 08. | |
The Last Three Years Interlude
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2:34 |
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| 09. | |
I Heard You Had a Voice Like An Angel / Psalm 137
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5:24 |
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| 10. | |
Compromise
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3:15 |
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| 11. | |
Exile
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3:25 |
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| 12. | |
Get Up
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3:57 |
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| 13. | |
Outro
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0:50 |
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13 Total Tracks, 40:31 Total Length
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Credits
- Scott Kelly - Drums // Scott Kelly - Beats // Ed - Beats // Andy Magoffin - Engineer // Andy Magoffin - Mixing // Michael Tompkins - Engineer // Slakah - Mixing // Slakah - Beats // Amiracle - Beats // Nick Balgona - Mastering // Beatdock Saints - Beats // Robyn Cumming - Photography // DJ T Lo - Cut // Jewbei - Beats // S. Kabango - Bass // S. Kabango - Guitar // S. Kabango - Piano // S. Kabango - Drums // S. Kabango - Beats // I. Koiter - Bass // I. Koiter - Arranger // I. Koiter - Conductor // I. Koiter - Keyboards // I. Koiter - Beats // Mantis - Beats // Ric Notes - Beats // Relic the Oddity - Mixing // Relic the Oddity - Beats // Stringz - Beats
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