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Native America Calling: Native innovations in hip-hop’s enduring art form
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Native innovations in hip-hop’s enduring art form
As fans mark the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop, Native America Calling looks at on contributions by Native artists.
Diné rapper Def-i is among the big winners at this month’s International Indigenous Hip-Hop Awards in Vancouver, B.C. Gary Paul Davis aka Litefoot is one of the OGs of Native hip-hop, winning a handful of Native American Music Awards.
Join Native America Calling to hear from them and other artists about what’s fresh and current among Native talent as hip-hop pushes past middle age.
Guests on Native America Calling
Litefoot (Cherokee), rapper, filmmaker, and actor
Def-i (Diné), hip-hop artist
JB The First Lady (Nuxalk and Onondaga), mother, hip-hop artist, fashion designer
SABA (Navajo and Jemez Pueblo), graffiti artist and co-owner of Arrowsoul Trading Post
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