Native American hip hop

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Native American Hip Hop is

rappers, and graffiti artists. The Native American contribution to hip hop can occasionally be veiled by the ethnic umbrella term of Hispanic or Latino
, terms that may refer to Native Americans in certain contexts.

Hip hop has grown in popularity not only in urban settings but also in reservations since it has become ubiquitous on television and radio. Political activism and its expression in art have been of great influence due too many social issues present in indigenous communities. Artists such as John Trudell (with his spoken word poetry) and Russell Means (with what he calls his rap-ajo music)[1] have been some of influences with their artistic endeavors.

Notable artists

King Just is also Native American and the Ol' Dirty Bastard also claimed to be of Native American descent.[5] Flavor Unit member Apache has also been assumed to be Native American, though a reliable source has yet to be found. In the past, the majority of Native American hip hop was to be found in the underground scene, rarely gaining exposure beyond regional hits. However, artists such as Drezus, Frank Waln, Lil' Cory, Supaman
, DJ oTTo and Red Eagle are just a few newer artists that have gained substantial popularity in recent years. [6][7]

Some Indigenous artists worry that their blend of traditional music with their own may be seen as disrespectful to their ancestors. However, many elders and hip hop listeners are able to appreciate the mixture, as it can bring multiple generations together through music.[8]

Hatchet Warrior, the second album by Native American hip hop artist Anybody Killa,[9] was released in 2003, and peaked at #4 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart, #42 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and #98 on the Billboard 200.[10]

The organization Beat Nation is a Canadian not-for-profit Indigenous hip hop collective with the goal of giving public space to Indigenous artists and their listeners. It is run through a website and exhibits which aim to share Beat Nation's work and music, as well as give space for Indigenous hip hop culture to operate.[11]

Rapper

Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards
. Both Young Kidd and Winnipeg's Most have achieved high levels of local success in Winnipeg.

Florida rapper Denzel Curry, a pioneer of the Cloud Rap and Soundcloud Rap scene, is of Bahamian and Native American heritage.

Early Internet pioneering

The first URL dedicated to Native hip hop in the north was Redhiphop.com,[12] which was started in December of 1999. It was unlike other existing online databases in that it was a standalone site with its own domain name. The site had individual artist sections and playable and downloadable MP3s. Unlike the Native Hip Hop Geocities page, this site had working contracts with artists involved - it was started by Manik out of the Redwire Magazine office. At that time there was already a Geocities page which served as the first online database. After Redhiphop.com, the Geocities page followed suit and bought its own URL - NativeHiphop.net.

Stretching back as early as October 17, 2000,[13] one of the main websites promoting Native hip hop performers has been NativeHipHop.net, a collective effort with submissions from various artists and members of the public.

Offering a wealth of website links, artist reviews and MP3 downloads – NativeHipHop.net was, in the early days, instrumental and invaluable in networking with Indigenous North American hip hop artists and groups such as Shadowyze, Atzlan Underground, Anishinaabe Posse, Gary Davis, Manik, Natay, 7th Generation, Red Power Squad, Quese The Emcee, Night Shield, Reddnation, Rollin Fox, Supaman, King Blizz and War Party, giving them a voice online.

In the five years after 2000, the website grew in popularity and acted as a 'spring-board' for many of the Native hip hop artists around today.

References

  1. ^ "Russel Means Homepage".
  2. ^ Wiltz, Teresa (2002-12-26). "The Ever-Changing Face of Hip-Hop; As It Went From the Streets to the Suites, Photographer Ernie Paniccioli Was There". The Washington Post.
  3. ^ "Solé website".
  4. ^ "Litefoot".
  5. ^ "Ol' Dirty Bastard of Shinnecock descent". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  6. ISSN 1929-8692
    .
  7. ^ Article in Indian Country
  8. S2CID 152234537
    – via University of Waterloo Library.
  9. Allmusic
    . Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  10. Allmusic
    . Retrieved 2008-08-25.
  11. ^ Gorlewski, Julie (2012). "Revolutionizing Environmental Education through Indigenous Hip Hop Culture". Canadian Journal of Environmental Education. 17: 49, 51, 52 – via University of Waterloo Library.
  12. ^ "Red Hip Hop website". Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  13. ^ "Native Hip Hop website". Archived from the original on October 17, 2000. Retrieved January 26, 2017.

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