Shad is a Canadian rapper with four solo albums under his belt, one R&B side-project, a Master’s degree, and numerous accolades. His highly-anticipated concept album entitled A Short Story About A War tells the story of a fictional world consumed by war, with various factions and philosophies clashing, and in the middle of it all, one character who doesn’t believe in the power of bullets. The poetic storytelling weaves its way through themes of migration, environment, economics, politics, and most critically, the deepest parts of our spirit.