Interview With "the problem child"

AGW: Ok, your name is?

Shad: Rashad Taylor.

AGW; So, what's your stage name?

Shad: Shad.

AGW: How old are you?

Shad: 15 but I will be 16 on September 19.

AGW: Who are your influence(s)?

Shad: My brother, 'lil Wayne, and bascially anyone who raps with metaphors influence me.

AGW: So, your brother raps as well?

Shad: Yes, he's in jail right now. But he is.

AGW: So what do you think you can bring to A-E (Awesome ENT) as an artist?

Shad: A unique style of rapping.

AGW: What's so unique about your style or rapping?

Shad: I can rap without writing and it will sound like I wrote it down.

AGW: What do you think you can gain from A-E?

Shad: Different fans and to learn how to rap along with different styles.

AGW: What other talents do you have besides rapping?

Shad: I play the piano.

AGW: What make you stand out more than an established artist?

Shad: I ain't in it for the money. I'm in it because I love it, music is my life!

AGW: What is different about you or your swag?

Shad: The whole thing, I am different. I love to stand out.

AGW: What is your defintion of different?

Shad: Me, (laughs) but just standing out or not following a crowd but leading it.

AGW: Yeah, leaders are different. What are three words to describe you?

Shad: Inquisitive, exquisite, and talented.

AGW: How did you start rapping?

Shad: When I was around six my cousins listened to a lot of ''lil Wayne and I started to freestyle on the record thing...(thinks) and the rest is history.