A Native rapper brings his people’s past to the present [VIDEO]
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Curator: Morgan Shoaff
I had a chance to speak with him about his song “Warpath,” and he laid it all out:
“This song is only the beginning but was made to reignite that warrior spirit in our Native men, from generations past,” he said. “I was born in 1982, around the same time hip-hop was becoming established as a force. I naturally gravitated towards the music, and hip-hop is undoubtedly my tool to spark that fire in the hearts of my people. Fuck surviving — I want to see my people thrive!”
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