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Tag: indigenous hip hop
PREMIERE: Frank Waln’s The Bridge is the Sound of an Indigenous Generation Rising
PREMIERE: Frank Waln’s New Single, “Treaties”, is a Call for Justice
Sicangu Lakota hip-hop artist Frank Waln returns with a bold and timely new political single, “Treaties”, sampling Indigenous elders and the iconic words of singer Leonard Cohen. …read more »
LISTEN: Frank Waln – “Good Way” Ft. Gunner Jules and Rollie Raps
Frank Waln collaborates with his boys Gunner Jules and Rollie Raps to bring us a new slow jam track straight from Rosebud Rez with “Good Way.”
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WATCH: The Hendo Bros Latest Video “Blessed” Featuring Hellnback
Winnipeg based producers The Hendo Bros teamed up with Hellnback on their latest single, “Blessed” from their upcoming Blessed EP, dropping soon. RPM caught up with Tyler Hendo about the track and video.
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LISTEN: T-Rhyme’s Soulful New Love Song “’03 Til Infinity”
T-Rhyme’s latest track is a good ol’ fashioned love song with rhymes that are an ode to the kind of love that lasts through thick and thin.
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Stuart James Releases New Track “#NoDAPL” in Solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Nation
The time of the seventh generation prophecy has arrived. The time has come for us to stand united with all our relations to defend the land and waters from destruction, and while immediate action takes place in Standing Rock against the Dakota Access Pipeline, artists like Stuart James are doing their part to generate awareness and motivate others to stay strong and protect our Mother Earth. RPM chats with Stuart about his track “#NoDAPL” and how we can support the movement wherever we are.
FREE DOWNLOAD: Get Woke with Wake Self’s Powerful New Album ‘Malala’
While the collective consciousness comes to fruition, hip-hop MC Wake Self is doing his part to spread that good knowledge with his latest album, Malala.
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WATCH: N’we Jinan x Indian Island Penobscot Nation’s Video “Skicin In You”
N’we Jinan and Seven Eagles Media released their latest music video for “Skicin In You,” another empowering track from their latest album Skicin Generation Vol. 4 that dropped last week.
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Dio Ganhdih Claims Space for Queer Indigenous MCs
Finding space in the world to flourish has been always been an ongoing focus for LGBTQ people of colour. Thankfully, we have NYC-based Mohawk/Cherokee MC Dio Ganhdih dominating the hip-hop game and blazing the trail for the Queer Indigenous MCs of the future. Dio talks to RPM about her heritage, inspirations, responsibility, and her new EP, Do It Ourselves. …read more »
Listen to N’we Jinan’s “Skicin Generation Vol. 4,” Music from the Wabanaki Confederacy
David Hodges, hip-hop producer, youth worker, and Director of N’we Jinan, talks to RPM about the growth of the N’we Jinan project and Skicin Generation Vol.4, with music produced from four communities of the Wabanaki Confederacy, dropping August 12.
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