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Classified performs from Greatful (yeah, that's right)

Classified's new album, Greatful, may be the 15th album of his career, but it's got the hunger and fury of a debut.

Classified's new album Greatful may be the fifteenth album of his career, but it's got the hunger and fury of a debut.

The Veteran Nova Scotia MC performs live throughout the show as today's Friday Live guest. 

He also sits down with Shad to discuss what spurred him to clap back at his haters, why success in the U.S. isn't his priority, and what it meant to work with two bona fide hip-hop legends, Gang Starr and Snoop Dogg. 

WEB EXTRA | Watch the official video for Filthy featuring DJ Premier, below. (Heads up: explicit lyrics.) 

Classified joins Shad to talk staying hungry after 20 years in the game, and while raising three kids. (Fabiola Carletti/CBC)
A candid shot of Classified playing Glenn Gould's favourite CBC piano after the show. (Fabiola Carletti/CBC)
Classified brought quite the entourage to studio q this morning. (Fabiola Carletti/CBC)