“I presented him with a blanket to honor him for what he’s doing for our people, for making his way into this new society and making a mark for Native Americans," said Steve Laravie Jr., who will ...

FARGO — Stuart James, a hip-hop artist from the Spirit Lake Reservation in North Dakota, raps about important issues that affect Native communities. The 30-year-old started off as a shy kid. Though he ...

This article on 10 thought-provoking lyrics from Native rap artists in the US first appeared at Indian Country Today Media Network. There’s always a verse, hook, or rhyme that listeners hear and say – ...

Summer camp may seem like an unlikely place to create a successful, internationally-acclaimed rap group. But in the early 90s, during an era when the mix of rap and musical activism was at its prime, ...

Morgan James Peters (on piano), Morgan “ZYG” Peters (on drums) and Keon "Young Sumo" Jackson perform at the Mashpee Wampanoag Meeting House The opioid epidemic has touched virtually every community by ...

Minnesota's native rap scene profiled in Vice's new Apple Music series Baby Shel, Tall Paul and Thomas X are among the American Indian rappers from around the state featured in the ambitious episode.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Nappy DJ Needles (Handout) The Native Tongues, a revered collective of progressive rap acts that includes A Tribe Called Quest, ...

When I enter the studio, the Artist’s face is shrouded in darkness. He’s in the booth, blunt in one hand, 7-Eleven cup in the other. He’s listening to playback of himself rapping over spacey synths ...