About “Been A Minute”
“Been A Minute” pairs veteran wordsmith Chadio with longtime collaborator and producer The Gumshoe Strut, delivering a track that’s equal parts introspection and head-nodder. Chadio’s bars cut with quiet confidence, tracing themes of distance, reconnection, and personal evolution, while The Gumshoe Strut lays down a dusty, soul-laced groove that feels lived-in and cinematic. It’s a smooth listen with bite—proof that underground doesn’t mean undercooked. If this is the tone-setter, the album’s about to hit deep.
Written and performed by Chadio
Produced by The Gumshoe Strut
Cuts by Chaps
About Chadio
Chadio cut his teeth freestyle battling on Vancouver radio show The Morning Drive By with Maximus Clean, and stood as the freestyle champ from 1998-2000. Since then he has released numerous solo albums and collaboration projects. He has established a unique vocal style that is organic and flips easily between flows and rhyme schemes while his lyrics tend toward the personal. Chadio also started making beats in 2016, and recently he has been releasing bootleg projects and beat tapes as Pasquale.
About The Gumshoe Strut
The Gumshoe Strut is a movement. Literally. A prairie hip hop stalwart who has marched to the beat of his own drum for the better part of two decades. His production and vocal delivery have matured over the years while maintaining the same raw energy that garnered him a niche following of fans around the world.
