What Raps Been Missing, One of a Kind, Original,

16 MP3 Songs
HIP HOP/RAP: Southern Style, HIP HOP/RAP: Rap



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Shadow a.k.a. Andre Cornette, writes, produces, and performs music that is true to what heâs seen in his life. Whether it be street, club, or just reminiscing on better days. He just spits the truth "I'm a visionary, I make people think and say âwhy not?â He jokes of his college attendance, quick to note that if the opportunity came along, he'd chuck it all for the chance to pursue his musical passion all day. "It's something where you can really be yourself, and what comes out, comes out."

Music and writing lyrics were Andre's passion as far back as he can remember. His older brother, Courtney prided himself on being a rapper, and Andre always looked up to his older brother and wanted to be like him. One day his brother tragically drowned and Andre soon to be Shadowâs world turned upside down. His father was paralyzed and his mother tried hard but Andre eventually found the streetz to be the only place where he actually fit in.â Being out here you see lots of things that you never wish you sawâ. Andre began to get money. However it came he always made sure that he never went broke. âI sold everything and did everything you possibly could do at a young age but I was never satisfied. He decided to go back to school and went to Florida A & M in Tallahassee, FL. However, after the money, partying, and girls; school just wasnât fitting into the equation. A couple months later he was arrested for Murder 1 and armed robbery and shipped back to West Palm Beach, Fl to face the charges. â Haters wanna see me locked and buried but Godâs always had my back â The whole incident revolved around a known snitch trying to get somebody off and implicated Shadow and his associates in a plot. To no prevail though because the Grand Jury threw the case out and Shadow was Free.

As his professional career advanced, music remained a focus and Shadow continued writing new material with thoughts of someday recording a CD. "I just sit down and start vibing, then something starts catching me, and I start writing. I try to do it quick cuz time is of the essence. Sometimes I have to come back and work on it, but sometimes all the pieces come together at once." In the beginning, Shadow figured he might eventually come up with lyrics for his ever-growing stack of songs, but several years into writing he decided that they should really just be left, as they are. It would be more fitting with his goal as an artist, which is to create lyrics that make people think, and takes their mind wherever he wants it to go. He leaves song interpretation up to the listener.

Less than a year ago, Shadow realized that with advances in technology and growing internet-based options available for marketing independent music, the time had come to put together a CD. He selected sixteen tracks recorded then at Insane Sounds in Sunrise, FL and the result is an album that can touch anybody that listens to it. âThe production is magnificent states one reviewerâ, but for Shadow, it's just a start, and his dream is to take over the music world is coming to past..

Whether his future includes a record deal, soundtrack scoring, or simply recording more self-released CDs for appreciative fans, Andre will continue to create music from his heart, with the hopes of sharing it with others. "I just want people to feel where Iâm coming from."