Born in Kenya to Rwandan parents and relocated to Canada shortly after, Shad has nurtured a broad range of interests and experiences since his formative years, including, of course, a passion for music. Shad is a critically-acclaimed, Juno Award winning MC, regarded for his humour, honesty, and intelligence. In your hands you hold his much anticipated fourth full-length record, Flying Colours.

Between his accolades, tours and stints in the studio, Shad also completed a Master’s degree in Liberal Studies at Simon Fraser University graduating with an M.A. in 2011. With a supportive fan base growing around the globe, Shad has been hard at work preparing his 4th album, Flying Colours, hoping to continue to inspire hope and joy while exploring the depths of his ideas and experiences.

Introducing Niia, a talent as unique and mysterious as her name. Niia’s music has been described as horror soul, dream pop and future jazz. It’s a bit like an amalgam of Massive Attack, Sadé and Chopin. She has a sultry R&B trip-hop flavor, underlain with shadowy synth progressions that evoke Kid A-era Radiohead. Her songs stay with you, haunt you even. Niia has been recording her debut LP in Los Angeles.with Robin Hannibal of Danish duo Quadron and the critically acclaimed group Rhye.

Lee Bannon is an experimental hip-hop producer from Sacramento, California. His work has spread along the vast hip hop scene, having produced Joey Bada$$, Ab-Soul, Souls of Mischief and others. In addition, Bannon has evolved his sound into traces of trance, jungle, and deep house music and establishing himself as one of the few producers able to navigate across all soundscapes.

Today, Rhymesayers Entertainment is pleased to announce another addition to the RSE family, PROF. Already a Minneapolis veteran, PROF has an infectious charisma and an outstanding delivery that we’re excited to share with the world. To coincide with this announcement, PROF has just released a new song, “The Reply,” which is available now at iTunes http://bit.ly/TheReply.

– Listen to “The Reply” on SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/TheReplySC

Earlier this morning, PROF attended a press conference and took the opportunity to answer some burning questions regarding his new home with Rhymesayers Entertainment.

– Watch the press conference on YouTube: http://bit.ly/PROFpress

For those fans who still have questions, we will also host a live streaming Q&A session with PROF this evening at 7pm CST.

– Join the live streaming Q&A (7pm CST) on Ustream: http://bit.lyPROFstream

For more info on PROF, visit Rhymesayers.com/PROF

The boys are back! The long-awaited follow-up to See-I’s epic debut al- bum is coming into view and “Real Steel” is our first taste of what looks to be a feast for fans of reggae, funk and soul. This first single sees the brothers Steele applying their trademark lyrical fire to some vintage Dancehall Reggae riddems. Drawing from the lessons that hardened them in childhood Rootz & Zeebo throw down the gauntlet calling out the suckas and haters foolish enough to try to claim their crown.

Label bosses Fort Knox Five have stepped in to deliver a bass-heavy remix that promises to be a staple of Dancehall and Reggae enthusiasts worldwide. A true dancefloor monster that DJs will love to drop! Instrumentals of both tracks are also included, rounding out the package.

Building on the success of their 2011 debut Long-Player and subsequent smash remix compilation of 2012, we find the See-I massive at the peak of their form in 2013 with a new album set to drop next year. Meanwhile the See-I band (featuring Rootz, Zeebo, Rob Myers, Ashish Vyas, Frank Mitchell and Jeff Franca of the Thievery Corporation Live Band) has been keeping sharp by continually tearing it up on the road, as well as helming the Washington DC institution that is Reggae Wednesdays at the Eighteenth Street Lounge.