Q: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 entitled The Madchild EP. in 2012 he released his first album titled Dope Sick and another in 2013 titled Lawn Mower Man. In 2001 he was named a member of the legendary 'Rock Steady Crew'. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Artist