Mr. Shaodow

I want to take some time out from the direct goings on of the Community League to give some love to a member of our extended fam – Mr. Shaodow.

Shaodow and I met when we were both supporting Klashnekoff at The Coven in Oxford back in 2007, we were both pretty hyped to be on the bill and I took an immediate liking to him. We were at opposite ends of the bill - I had the first warm up as the doors opened and he was doing the graveyard shift after Klashnekoff – but Thundercat and I were glad we stuck around for some solid songs and some awesome kung-fu (we also not so secretely hoped to see Shaodow spazz out on the guy who kept trying to grab the mic!).

After that we hooked up together for a few shows as he was getting started out and everytime he gained a little and it was great to see. I was always thrilled by his kung-fu skills and he fielded many questions on the topic – what would happen if I sucker punched you right now? Have you ever gotten into a fight? What’s the deadliest move you have? – and I was always eager to egg on the displays interspersed through the set. We’ve passed a few beats and rhymes back and forth over the this time and I am hopeful that we will get a collaboration together someday but in the meantime I am enjoying the show.

Since those days his star has kept rising through hard work and determination and these are exciting times. I am not the only one celebrating a new video relase , in fact Mr. Shaodow has 2 new videos for us to enjoy, the first is, in a word, JOKZ…it’s the new single R U Stoopid!?!:

The next is a very special video because it features our very good friends SMILEX with whom we have shared the stage in the past (and they also gave us our start at The Wheatsheaf many years ago!). This is the remix for Look Out, There’s A Black Man Coming and when you purchase it from itunes all of the proceeds go to Love Music, Hate Racism:

Finally Shaodow leaves The Shire and treads the hallowed ground of Tim Westwood’s studio:

That’s all for the now but do go and check out Mr. Shaodow’s music and always keep it Community.

PEACE