Shane Bunting (born October 21, 1975), better known by his stage name Madchild, is a Canadian rapper. He is part of the Vancouver-based hip hop group Swollen Members. In 2009, he released a solo EP titled The Madchild EP. In 2012, he released his first album, titled Dope Sick followed by Lawn Mower Man in 2013 and Silver Tongue Devil in 2015. In 1993, he was named a member of the Rock Steady Crew. The Darkest Hour was released in 2017.

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Madchild
Madchild at Le Belmont, Montreal, Canada
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Birth name	Shane Bunting
Born	(1975-10-21) October 21, 1975 (age 48) Surrey, British Columbia, Canada[1]
Genres	Hip hop hardcore rap horrorcore
Occupation(s)	Rapper songwriter record producer CEO
Years active	1993–present
Labels	One Man Gang Suburban Noize Battleaxe

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Bunting was born in Surrey, British Columbia, but was raised in North Vancouver. He attended Carson Graham and Sutherland secondary schools.^[2] He moved to San Francisco when he was 20 years old and returned to British Columbia in the mid-1990s.^[3]

In August 2011, he returned to his roots by taking part in a rap battle for King of the Dot, an Ontario, Canada–based battle league. He went up against Dirtbag Dan and won on a 3–2 decision.^[4] He was scheduled to return to King of the Dot in August 2012 to battle with the Australian rapper 360,^{[5][dead link][6]} however, the battle was postponed,^[7] as 360 was scheduled to receive ocular surgery at the time of the event.^[8] Madchild has said that he is still interested in doing the battle.^[9] in 2015, Madchild competed against rapper Daylyt in KOTD's Blackout5.^[10]

Bunting now resides in West Hollywood, California.^[11]

Bunting was addicted to the painkiller Percocet from 2006 to 2011.^[12]