| Flying Colours | ||||
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| Released | October 15, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Canadian hip hop | |||
| Length | 51:44 | |||
| Label | Black Box | |||
| Producer | Ric Notes, Shad, Skratch Bastid, I. K. Koiter, Tone Mason, Michael Tompkins, That Brotha Lokey, Rel McCoy | |||
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Flying Colours is the fourth studio album by Canadian rapper Shad, released in Canada on October 15, 2013. [1]
The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize. [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | (7/10) [3] |
| NOW |  [4] |
| The Varsity | favorable [5] |
Flying Colours garnered generally positive reviews from music critics. Tabassum Siddiqui of NOW gave high praise to the versatile production and lyrical delivery made throughout the album, concluding that "the result is a record that fully reveals all of Shad's musical colours." [4] Jacob Lorinc of The Varsity praised the lyrical content for tackling socio-political topics without coming across as obvious and trite when going for positivity, saying that "Although he is still an underdog in the world of hip-hop, Shad’s clever rhymes and intricately woven verses throughout Flying Colours show the rapper’s ability to cover all sorts of ground on this album." [5] Aaron Matthews of Exclaim! said that despite some out-of-place tracks, he praised the album for its vast use of different genres and instruments, and Shad's continued growth as a mature rapper, calling it "a wake-up call to anyone sleeping on Canadian rappers and Shad's coming for the crown next time." [3] Flying Colours was named the 49th best Canadian album of the 2010s, by Exclaim! . [6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro: Lost" (featuring Lisa Lobsinger, Kamau, and k-os) | Ric Notes, Ian Kamau, k-os, Shad | Ric Notes | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Yall Know Me" (featuring Ebrahim) | Ian Koiter, Shad | Committee (Shad, Skratch Bastid, and I. K. Koiter) | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Fam Jam (Fe Sum Immigrins)" | Skratch Bastid, Shad | Skratch Bastid | 3:33 |
| 4. | "He Say She Say" | Shad | Committee | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Dreams" | Max Zipursky, Michael Tompkins, Shad | Committee | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Interlude: Grace" | 0:59 | ||
| 7. | "Stylin" (featuring Saukrates) | Max Zipursky, Skratch Bastid, Shad | Skratch Bastid | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Progress (Part 1: American Pie, Part 2: The Future Is Here)" | Part 1: Tone Mason, Ian Koiter, Shad. Part 2: Shad | Tone Mason | 7:08 |
| 9. | "Remember to Remember" (featuring Lights) | Michael Tompkins, Lights, Shad | Michael Tompkins | 4:36 |
| 10. | "Love Means" (featuring Eternia) | Lokey, Eternia, Matthew Johnston, Shad | That Brotha Lokey | 4:45 |
| 11. | "Thank You" | Ric Notes, Shad | Ric Notes | 4:47 |
| 12. | "Epilogue: Long Jawn" | Rel McCoy, Shad | Rel McCoy | 6:58 |
Adapted from the Flying Colours liner notes. [7]
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Heatseekers Albums [8] | 36 |
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