DOWNLOAD: Michael Archibald –“Together We Stand”
Here’s another downloadable track from Mushkegowuk Cree rocker Michael Archibald for this week’s #RPMDownload. With winter approaching Turtle Islanders from all angles, this song is a fairly obvious...
View ArticleIndigenous Afterdark: Around the Sun – RPM.fm/Skookum One Year Celebration
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a year since we launched RPM – and we’ve got nothing but love for everyone who has supported us and helped us grow. Now it’s time to celebrate! This month...
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After Indigenous Afterdark: RPM’s One Year
Secret headliners, multi-disciplinary traditional contemporary media arts mashups, Native models, directors, producers, actors comedians, and some serious bass music; VIMAF, Skookum Sound System and...
View ArticleDOWNLOAD: Quillbox –“The Apology”
Quillbox is the new project from Ojibwe/Finnish artist Marc Meriläinen and The Apology in the first, brand spankin’ new single. Get it here. Also the creator of NADJIWAN, Marc continues to explore...
View ArticleIdle No More: Thousands of Indigenous Peoples Take to Streets in National Day...
In communities across Canada, thousands of Indigenous Peoples braved freezing temperatures to take part in the growing #IdleNoMore campaign—a grassroots Indigenous resurgence movement dedicating to...
View ArticleSTREAM: Heebz The Earthchild –“Idle No More”
Leave it our boys Mob Bounce from the West Coast to drop one of the first Indigenous hip-hop tracks to draw directly from the spirit of the emerging #IdleNoMore movement and turn it into music. One...
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The Round Dance Revolution: Idle No More
Our guest contributor this week is Ojibway/Métis comedian—turned Idle No More organizer and activist—Ryan McMahon. He reflects on what it is about the rising #IdleNoMore movement that has captured our...
View ArticlePhotos and Videos of The Round Dance Revolution: Idle No More
As a companion piece to Ryan McMahon’s amazing post, The Round Dance Revolution: Idle No More, here is a collection of photos and videos that we are curating from across the web and around the world....
View ArticleThe 10 Best Indigenous Musical Moments of 2012
‘Tis the season for looking back on the year that was: reflecting on the highs and lows, and seeing what music moments stand out in our memories. It’s an interesting time for reflection, with all the...
View ArticleMusic & Idle No More: RPM on CBC’s The Current
On today’s edition of The Current, three members of the RPM crew spoke with guest host Duncan McCue about music and the Idle No More revolution. “Does every revolution have a soundtrack?”. We know it...
View ArticleShining Soul: Phoenix Hip-Hop with a Purpose
We just got put on to the fresh stylings of Shining Soul, a Phoenix, Arizona-based hip-hop duo, composed of Franco/The Bronze Candidate, who makes beats and instrumentals with a distinct underground...
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Angel Haze Reveals ‘Dirty Gold’ Details: Debut Album Featuring A Tribe Called...
Cherokee MC, spitfire rap sensation, and rising hip-hop star, Angel Haze, has revealed details about her upcoming debut album, Dirty Gold, that will feature her collaboration with Indigenous...
View ArticleSTREAM: Mau Power –“Island Home”
Torres Strait Islander hip-hop artist, Mau Power, reworks an Australian classic into an uplifting homage to his Indigenous homeland. Mau Power is a force to be reckoned with. As a community leader, a...
View ArticleDOWNLOAD: Enter-Tribal –“Native Cypher”
Taking it back while moving it forward, this quartet of Indigenous MCs steps up and rocks a classic beat in the first of a new series they call the Native Cypher. Flexing their verbal versatility and...
View ArticleSTREAM: Princess Nokia – “YAYA”
Rising experimental hip-hop artist Princess Nokia drops an electro-rap dedication to her Taíno roots and ancestry. Falling somewhere between the melodic song-rap of Santigold and the electronic world...
View ArticleListen to City Natives’ new album Red City
Rising east coast hip-hop crew City Natives are back with Red City, a new album of aggressive and confident hip-hop. Following the swagger and sway of their potent 2013 debut, 4 Kingz, the quartet of...
View ArticlePat Boy: Mayan Rap is Bringing the Culture Back
All over the globe, Indigenous MCs and hip-hop artists are using the furious force of rhymes to express, represent and revitalize their original languages and cultures. And Mayan MCs, like 22-year-old...
View ArticleSTREAM: Blue King Brown –“All Nations”
Indigenous Australian urban roots crew Blue King Brown is back in a big way with their massive tune, “All Nations”. Lead vocalist Natalli Rize and her reggae and dubwise BKB comrades are set to release...
View ArticlePREMIERE: Blue King Brown’s “Born Free”– Album Stream
In an already incredible week for Indigenous music, Blue King Brown drops Born Free, a strong contender for album of the year. RPM is very excited to bring you an exclusive first listen. Calling on all...
View ArticleSTREAM: Aspects –“What You Get Now (ft. Ghostface Killah & Cody Coyote)”
This international hip-hop collab between Aspects, Ghostface Killah and Indigenous up-and-comer, Cody Coyote, brings out some head-knockin’ ice cold battle flows. Ottawa-based Indigenous hip-hop artist...
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