Mike Shabb

{{Short description|Canadian rapper}}

Mike Shabb is a Canadian rapper.Félix B. Desfossés, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/814338/sewaside-iii-jour-shabbo? "«Sewaside III»: le jour du Shabbo"]. Le Devoir, June 6, 2024. He is most noted for his 2024 album Sewaside III, which was longlisted for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize.Allie Gregory, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/polaris-music-prize-unveils-2025-long-list "Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2025 Long List, Announces Song Prize"]. Exclaim!, June 10, 2025.

Originally from Sherbrooke, he moved to Montreal at age 18.Maxime Albors, [https://www.vice.com/fr/article/mike-shabb-est-lavenir-du-rap-quebecois/ "Mike Shabb est l’avenir du rap québécois"]. Vice, July 14, 2017. He released his debut mixtape, Sewaside LP, on SoundCloud in 2016, and followed up in 2018 with the full-length album Northwave.Billy Eff, [https://www.vice.com/fr/article/avec-son-nouveau-projet-mike-shabb-veut-donner-un-son-au-nord/ "Avec « Northwave », Mike Shabb veut représenter le rap nordique"]. Vice, March 1, 2018.

He then released the albums Life Is Short in 2020Philippe Renaud, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/583349/musique-mike-shabb-sur-la-bonne-voie? "Mike Shabb, sur la bonne voie"]. Le Devoir, August 1, 2020. and Sewaside II in 2022,Philippe Renaud, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/687615/hip-hop-sewaside-ii-mike-shabb? "Sewaside II, Mike Shabb"]. Le Devoir, March 18, 2022. before releasing Sewaside III in 2024.Dylan Green, [https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/mike-shabb-sewaside-iii/ "Sewaside III"]. Pitchfork, May 29, 2024.

He has also appeared as a guest musician on recordings by Nicholas CravenLouis Pavlakos, [https://www.complex.com/music/a/louis-pavlakos/nicholas-craven-mike-shabb-interview "Nicholas Craven & Mike Shabb on 'Shadow Moses,' Kevin Durant Shout Outs, and That Jay-Z Photo"]. Complex, April 24, 2023. and Boldy James.

== Discography ==

• Shabbvangogh (2025)
• Sewaside III (2024)
• Sugar Gadgets (2023)
• MONCLER BOYZ (2023)
• Hood Olympics (2023)
• Bokleen World (2022)
• Quarantine Flow (2021)
• Life Is Short (2020)