''When This Is Over'' is the debut studio album by
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
rapper
Shad, released in 2005. The album was financed by $17,500 Shad won from
91.5 The Beat's Rhythm of the Future talent competition while completing his final year of undergraduate study at
Wilfrid Laurier University
Wilfrid Laurier University (commonly referred to as WLU or simply Laurier) is a public university in Ontario, Canada, with campuses in Waterloo, Brantford and Milton. The newer Brantford and Milton campuses are not considered satellite campuses ...
.
The album features tracks on topics ranging from the
Rwandan genocide
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to race in
basketball
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.
Track listing
# "New School Leaders"
# "I Get Down"
# "Out of Love"
# "I'll Never Understand" (featuring Bernadette Kabango)
# "Rock to It"
# "The Greatest Construction Crew"
# "Question Marks"
# "Real Game" (featuring B Green)
# "Wild"
# "A Story No One Told"
References
2005 debut albums
Shad (rapper) albums
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