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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Minnesota's native rap scene profiled in Vice's new Apple Music series Baby Shel, Tall Paul and Thomas X are among the American Indian rappers from around the state featured in the ambitious episode.

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, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Baton Rouge native rap artist Kevin Gates announced his U.S. tour dates for 2025, with one stop for fans in his hometown. Gates, whose real name is Kevin Gilyard, ...