VIDEO: Indigenous Music & Hip-hop Jam
Check out this wicked collab of freestylin’ from Rwandan hip-hop artist Pacachi with traditional Batwa musicians. From ABC Radio’s Into the Music: On the hills outside Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali,...
View ArticleDOWNLOAD: IsKwé –“Another Love Song”
It’s #RPMDownload Tuesday, and this week we’re sharing an eloquently tenebrous, downtempo track from Winnipeg-born symbol of resplendence IsKwé. “Smooth. Sultry. Salacious.” The self-described Hip-hop...
View ArticleVIDEO: Plex –“I Can’t Breathe”
We’ve got a new video by hip-hop artist Plex featuring Lisa Charleyboy for his song I Can’t Breathe. Plex has been pushing his new album Demons for the last couple months, and now released a new video...
View ArticleNew Indigenous Music Releases – Summer 2012
It’s been a hot, hot summer for new Indigenous music! Here is RPM’s summer round-up of the latest new releases you’ll want to check out. Without further ado, here are the hottest new releases this...
View ArticleDOWNLOAD: KodeRed –“My Eyes Are On You”
Cop this new single entitled My Eyes Are On You from Fort Erie Native KodeRed. You don’t need to listen to this song for too long before you think to yourself, Why is this not in my headphones? KodeRed...
View ArticleDOWNLOAD: Beaatz –“One Last Time”
We have a download from Beaatz featuring Speechless, Gearl and Ill Fundz for their new politically charged track One Last Time. Back in the mix again is Tobique First Nation hip-hop artist Beaatz with...
View ArticleDOWNLOAD: NiiKO –“Hit Me With The Lights”
We have a fresh new single from 20-year-old R&B/Soul/Pop Singer-Songwriter, NiiKO, formerly known as Lil’ Pappie. NiiKO, the young prodigy formerly known as Lil Pappie, has been busy creating...
View ArticleDOWNLOAD: Ill Citizens ft. Darkside –“Sweet Dreams”
We have another hip-hop track for this week’s #RPMDownload Tuesday from Ill Citizens featuring Darkside. These Winnipeg, Manitoba, Natives Ill Citizens remixed a track from well-known Shock Rocker...
View ArticleDOWNLOAD: Tall Paul –“Protect Ya Spirit”
Leech Lake Ojibwe Tall Paul has rolled out the 13th track from his #AheadoftheGame series/mixtape and it’s this week’s #RPMdownload: Protect Ya Spirit. With his #AheadoftheGame series, Tall Paul posts...
View ArticleSTREAM: Heebz The Earthchild –“Idle No More”
Leave it our boys Mob Bounce from the West Coast to drop one of the first Indigenous hip-hop tracks to draw directly from the spirit of the emerging #IdleNoMore movement and turn it into music. One...
View ArticleShining Soul: Phoenix Hip-Hop with a Purpose
We just got put on to the fresh stylings of Shining Soul, a Phoenix, Arizona-based hip-hop duo, composed of Franco/The Bronze Candidate, who makes beats and instrumentals with a distinct underground...
View ArticleA Flow So Impossible: Sister Lyricists Mixtape
To kick off #MixtapeMonday, Kanaka Maoli DJ Iokepa Casumbal-Salazar brings us “A Flow So Impossible: Sister Lyricists“—a dope mixtape of female emcees and women’s voices in hip-hop to inspire and...
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DOWNLOAD: Tall Paul –“The Show (Act I & II)”
The prolific and talented Anishinaabe MC Tall Paul drops a new two-part track, “The Show (Act 1 &2)”, reflecting on Dave Chappelle, encounters with stardom, and maintaining integrity in the...
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Angel Haze Reveals ‘Dirty Gold’ Details: Debut Album Featuring A Tribe Called...
Cherokee MC, spitfire rap sensation, and rising hip-hop star, Angel Haze, has revealed details about her upcoming debut album, Dirty Gold, that will feature her collaboration with Indigenous...
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The Best Indigenous Music of 2013
2013 was a very good year for Indigenous music. Here are our favourite reasons why it’s an incredible time to tune in. We’re still here—and we’re still making amazing music. Look around you: from the...
View ArticleDOWNLOAD: Invasion Day 2014 Mixtape
The Brisbane Blacks, an independent non-profit First Nations publication based in occupied ‘Australia’, has brought together a bombastic roster of Indigenous hip-hop musicians, spoken word artists, and...
View ArticleTall-Paul and Chase Manhatten Rise Up
Navigating the best and worst reactions from Native and non-Native audiences alike, Tall-Paul and Chase Manhattan hold their ground, stay true, and rise up in their hometown and internationally. Tall...
View ArticleSupaman Brings it Full Circle in “Prayer Loop Song”
Drum, flute, beatbox, rap, dance – loop and repeat. Supaman delivers it all in “Prayer Loop Song.” From the Apsaalooke Nation, Supaman brings all his talents to the mic in this killer track. Sit back...
View ArticleVIDEO: Hip Hop vs Harper and Ostwelve
Coast Salish multimedia hip-hop artist (and long time RPM podcast host and contributor) Ostwelve wrote and delivered some mighty words at the recent Hip Hop vs Harper event in Vancouver. #noEnbridge...
View ArticleSTREAM: Mau Power –“Island Home”
Torres Strait Islander hip-hop artist, Mau Power, reworks an Australian classic into an uplifting homage to his Indigenous homeland. Mau Power is a force to be reckoned with. As a community leader, a...
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