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  • Stream ShaqIsDope’s latest track ‘No Choice’ produced by Halfademic

    Toronto artist ShaqIsDope is back with a new record called ‘No Choice’, which is more mellow than his previous releases like ‘Level Up’ and ‘Lucky’. Produced by Halfademic, the song’s lyrics take us through why women shouldn’t date him, his hustle style, having bad management in the past, and his aspirations. Check it out below.

  • The lyrically-gifted Toronto-native ShaqIsDope shares new single ‘Lucky’: Listen

    ShaqIsDope continues to provide an intense lyrical onslaught with each of his releases. On Friday, the gifted Toronto rapper, released his latest single, ‘Lucky’. On this record, he shares a few of his experiences and the blessings that come with his new energy. This song is a celebratory moment for ShaqIsDope, where he kicks back and luxuriates in his many accomplishments. This exciting record is produced by Money Montage who helps to add to the delivery of the record. This single comes with the news that he will be releasing a new EP! Give a listen to ShaqIsDope’s latest single, ‘Lucky’.

  • Toronto star ShaqIsDope repackages fan-faves for ‘ShaqIsDope 1.5’: Review

    Canadian recording artist ShaqIsDope rereleased music last night, to which has received more than 134K streams on Spotify. The pack includes five previously released songs–fan favourites–that weren’t on streaming platforms. Repackaged as ‘ShaqIsDope 1.5’, the one I like to refer to as “the real champagne papi” because of his Latin heritage, follows suit of several musicians who look to impact the marketplace as often as possible.

    Photo: Courtesy of the artist

    The opening track, majestically produced, ‘Plenty Days’ tells an autobiographical story about times in Shaq’s youth when he was hungry, and there was no rice to eat. Nothing was in the refrigerator, just the lights. Next, on ‘Losing My Soul, vulnerability dissipates; the confidence surges over the high-energy composition. As the record progresses, you get to hear how his lifestyle altered from his diaries in the previous track–getting deeper and deeper–letting you into his world. From sibling rivalry on ‘This Life’ to the temptation of purchasing a firearm for protection on ‘Regulate’, ShaqIsDope shows he is just like us, a human with familial problems and one that has been in the thick of it.

    If you aren’t familiar with the Downtown Toronto artist, you have some catching up to do. The good news is that you can start by listening to the 16-minute 48-second project below.