M3 P4: The Foundation

As I continue to search for content that can help me learn about Indigenous Hip Hop in Canada, I came across The Foundation. This is a series of interviews with classic and modern day hip hop artists that attempts to answer the question: What makes attracts Indigenous youth to hip hop? The answer inevitably comes from looking at Rap as a means of discussing social issues. The NWA criticized the police for their treatment of black communities. Canadian Indigenous artists like Rex Smallboy used the medium to tell stories about pain that indigenous communities have been feeling in Canada. Mama Rudegal, the interviewer, goes on to explain that indigenous kids did not always have access to have their voices heard. They are excluded from talking circles and meetings of the elders. Therefore rap and hip hop became a way to express ideas and frustrations that they had.

 

 

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