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 ...

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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 ...

Hip-hop artist Eldayshun Big Bear, known as Day Dayz, is one of the first artists represented by the Dream Warriors Indigenous artist collective. He is seen on Feb. 17 in Onamia. When it comes to ...

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 ...

Amadeus, a 26-year-old rapper from Indio, is so committed to his artistry, he's asked The Desert Sun to not publish his birth name. It probably wouldn't be hard to figure out, sifting through old ...

Vice Media and Apple Music have teamed up to create an ambitious new documentary series called "The Score," which will feature music-related stories from Brazil, Iceland and Vietnam. The first ...

Wilmington will host MC Sha-Rock Day on May 17th to honor hip-hop pioneer and city native Sharon Jackson. Jackson, known as MC Sha-Rock, is considered the first female rapper and was an original ...

The Native Tongues, a revered collective of progressive rap acts that includes A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, the Jungle Brothers, Monie Love, Black Sheep, Queen Latifah, Mos Def, Busta Rhymes, ...

Hip-hop’s current momentum is driven by collaborations, digital discovery platforms, and creator-led marketing. From era-defining pairings to genre-bending experiments, artists are teaming up to ...

New Orleans' own Master P is officially trading in his microphone for the basketball court."I'm telling people, say goodbye to Master P... And say hello to Coach P," said Percy "Master P" ...