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K-OS and Skratch Bastid play to Shad's hip hop heroes

Shad credits A Tribe Called Quest for inspiring him to make music with a social conscience. To illustrate, K-OS and Skratch Bastid cover a medley of their music.
K-OS, joined by DJ Skract Bastid, perform songs that made new Q host Shad the person that he is. (Aaron Harris/Canadian Press)

Shad credits A Tribe Called Quest for inspiring him to make music with a social conscience. To illustrate, veteran Canadian hip-hop artist K-OS and DJ Skratch Bastid cover a medley of their music.

Shad says Midnight Marauders (1993) was one of the first tapes he ever bought. Although he didn't understand all their lyrics as a kid, he knew even then that they'd be "profoundly influential". 

"Music can sometimes resonate on a level you don't understand yet," he says. 

DJ Skratch Bastid. (Skratch Bastid/Facebook)