Amer Ahmed, a longtime board member at the Hip Hop Congress, found the concept of American Indian hip-hop strikingly unfamiliar. Last November, Ahmed, director of intercultural affairs at Concordia ...
AUSTIN (KXAN)— Bryon Chambers was 16 years old when he snuck into a club where the first South by Southwest (SXSW) hip-hop showcase was happening 35 years ago. “That’s a funny story,” Chambers said ...
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 ...
Hip-hop history is coming home to Wilmington. This spring, hip-hop pioneer and Wilmington native Sharon Jackson, known as MC Sha-Rock — she's considered to be the first female rapper — will be honored ...
"What is the sound of America?" -- Introduction -- Joe Shunatona and the United States Indian Reservation Orchestra / John W. Troutman -- American Indian jazz : Mildred Bailey and the origins of ...
Dr. Dee Ann Sherwood and Shabanaa Bush, pictured far right, gather with panelists and attendees of an event on Indigenous Peoples' Day. (Photo courtesy: NASO) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan ...
A Native American musician will blend history with hip-hop at UW-La Crosse. Supaman, a Native American hip-hop artist, hits the stage at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, in the Bluffs, Student Union, 521 East ...
When everyone finally came together in the studio and the music started happening, Laurie Sargent had to step away for a moment. The idea of memorializing her late partner by mentoring emerging Native ...
In a new interview, Questlove reveals why Drake vs. Kendrick was so triggering, how he regained his passion for hip-hop and what to expect from the new Roots album. "Do I truly feel like hip-hop is ...