Richard Turney, AKA Richy Rich, just wants to leave his mark on Indigenous hip hop and hopes his young son will one day take up the mantle. “A lot of rappers rap about nonsense, especially about cars ...

Preface: A note on language: Black English and uncensored media -- Introduction: Can we live and be modern and Indigenous?: Toward an Indigenous hip hop culture -- #notyourmascot: Indigenous hip hop ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Frank Waln, the 35-year-old award-winning Lakota artist and activist of Indigenous culture, has signed on as a faculty member of Western Michigan University’s Irving S. Gilmore ...

Any descriptive label intended to encompass the talents of brother duo Spencer Battiest and Doc Native falls short. Although they produced and performed at a concert called “First Beats: Indigenous ...

Today marks 15 years since Nigeria lost the remarkable rapper Da Grin. 5 years before its release, the Nigerian music industry lost one of the shining lights in rapper Da Grin, whose smooth ...

Brazilian rapper Brisa Flow made history as the first Indigenous artist on the lineup of Lollapalooza Brazil in 2023. But she said that her success has come at a price. “Being a pioneer brings wounds; ...

In the wake of the recent war between the FARC, the military and para-military forces, the current administration is attempting to distance Colombia from its recent war-torn history. At the same time, ...