Shad Robinson was born in 1989 in Sylmar, California. He first started writing songs when he was 10, after hearing Kool Moe Dee's "I Go To Work" and Eminem's "Slim Shady LP". Growing up he would write down the lyrics of his favorite artists then eventually began to write his own. His current inspirations include artists like Black Thought, Eminem, Nas, and Andre 3000. His album, 1989, features artists Lady G, Jensine Alerta, Tiffany Zavala, Marc Labelle. It also features production from producers E.D.W.I.N and J LBS. 1989 was released August 02, 2011 on NextDay Entertainment. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.