Mike Shabb

Mike Shabb is a Canadian rapper and record producer. He is most noted for his 2024 album Sewaside III, which was longlisted for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize. Originally from Sherbrooke, he moved to Montreal at age 18. He released his debut mixtape, Sewaside LP, on SoundCloud in 2016, and followed up in 2018 with the full-length album Northwave. He then released the albums Life Is Short in 2020 and Sewaside II in 2022, before releasing Sewaside III in 2024, which received a 7.6/10 from Pitchfork. He has also appeared as a guest musician on recordings by Nicholas Craven and Boldy James. Hood Olympics II (2026) Maple Flavored (with Paco P) (2026) The Lost Tapes (with Drega33) (2026) Melted Faces, Vol. 1 (2025) Fight The Power! (2025) Shabbvangogh (2025) Sewaside III (2024) Sugar Gadgets (2023) LIVE AT THE TABERNACKLE (with Estee Nack) (2023) MONCLER BOYZ (2023) Hood Olympics (2023) Dump Gawd: Rhyme Pays (with Tha God Fahim) (2023) Shadow Moses (with Nicholas Craven) (2022) Bokleen World (2022) Quarantine Flow (2021) Life Is Short (2020) Félix B. Desfossés, "«Sewaside III»: le jour du Shabbo". Le Devoir, June 6, 2024. Allie Gregory, "Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2025 Long List, Announces Song Prize". Exclaim!, June 10, 2025. Maxime Albors, "Mike Shabb est l’avenir du rap québécois". Vice, July 14, 2017. Billy Eff, "Avec « Northwave », Mike Shabb veut représenter le rap nordique". Vice, March 1, 2018. Philippe Renaud, "Mike Shabb, sur la bonne voie". Le Devoir, August 1, 2020. Philippe Renaud, "Sewaside II, Mike Shabb". Le Devoir, March 18, 2022. Dylan Green, "Sewaside III". Pitchfork, May 29, 2024. Green, Dylan. "Mike Shabb: Sewaside III". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2025-07-31. Louis Pavlakos, "Nicholas Craven & Mike Shabb on 'Shadow Moses,' Kevin Durant Shout Outs, and That Jay-Z Photo". Complex, April 24, 2023. v t e