Tonight’s performance w/parents & community at Tiospaye Topa School has been postponed due to weather, but man my heart is full after getting to still come to the school, talk with the students & teachers & staff and still give them a set. This school truly cradled me when I was young & I’m thankful to everyone there and who was there. So many memories. I got emotional being there lol
The plan is to not only make this up, but to come back more & I can’t wait for that.
5pm today tune into KIPI Radio 935 on 93.5FM or stream online!
Full interview with Troy EagleChasing - playing some brand new songs and an unreleased track from Mara Howe & Keya Kirkie!!! Even got a live performance in there-
5pm MT today then I’m guest appearing on tomorrow morning’s classic country hour!
Created this lyric video for the song “Like 38” and just posted to YouTube.
Later this month I’m really excited to be part of a panel in Minneapolis (more details when I get the okay to share!), with opportunity to share a piece of my solo work during it. This is the one that feels right.
Full circle moment! I don’t think I’ve ever been played on KLND before, but I remember at 13 when I started recording w/uncles & cousins, that was the dream. When we finally had a song ready, whatever rap show that was happening had ended that week 😭🤣 & I’ve been thinking about it almost 20yrs since.
Thanks so much Gilbert Kills Pretty Enemy III for playing so many of the songs tonight & making that dream reality!
Tonight’s performance & tomorrow’s class visits at Tiospaye Topa School have been postponed to early Dec due to weather. Heart still feels full though, reflecting getting to take part in the Oceti Sakowin Youth Conference in Eagle Butte that CRYP put on last weekend.
I don’t see myself as anything special, and if you’re from where I’m from, you understand how hard it is to get that nod of approval wheit comes to this - so aside from being happy seeing youth & elders doing awesome things, it was surreal to get so much love & requests to come back. This was probably one of the best full-circle trips back home I’ve had, and it’s made me excited to work towards coming back more often!
“I just wanna see my people shine”
Star quilt sewn custom by my Ina/Mom!
prod by @atticstein
“SATIN QUILT”
Filmed during a quick stop at the #badlands otw home #rap #starquilt is a big honor to receive - I wish I could buy satin ones for so many ppl, but made this song instead~
#dakota
#lakota #southdakota
Hearing good feedback from the young people & elders alike about my music at an event is soul food. Nothing like that honest handshake. Wopila Cheyenne River Youth Project for this opportunity to come home and do this! 💜🙏 glad so many stayed late~~~
Esp with the elders, I know sometimes it’s like new territory. For the youth, I’m battling not being corny lmaooo. So when it can be positive like this & the messages can come across, I’m extremely grateful.
Shout out to Breanna EagleFeather closing out rn!
Happy Friday! Today, I’m on my way to the artspace to host a quick session at the studio. Then, I’m off to Cheyenne River homelands to perform tonight & present workshops on beatmaking over the weekend (turns out there’s a lot interested in that already!!).
Then next week I’ll be back that way to do the same in Laplant. Very thankful and excited to do this stuff, wopila to all of the support that gets me there 💜🙏
Creator Bless The Underground still available on all streaming platforms~
This weekend I’m performing & presenting back home in Eagle Butte for @lakotayouth ‘s Youth Conference 💜🙏
Performances tomorrow then beatmaking & songwriting workshops over the weekend!!
For the next few days at the #OglalaLakotaArtspace , we’re hosting @luuhh.mara & @keyamarleneee who will be working on music in the #WicahpiOlowan studio 🙏💜🔥
Already some great songs tracked. My heart feels so happy that they’re here and showcasing their sounds!! Wopila tanka to @playingforchangefoundation & @1stpeoplesfund for making this possible.
So many times I’ll give away my physical copies and then not have enough to provide something cool for folks who come support me at places I perform. So now I’ll be printing and using this as a poster I can sign and give out 😀 - for those who want some memorabilia haha
Made with assets/visuals from @rhythmvisionmedia animated music video of my song “Wana Wacin” 💜🙏
Grateful when I can bring other artists on my projects & collab! Here’s a bts look at @twinnemlex tracking his verse for Wanagi Kola, shouting out me & @witko334 🔥🙏
Single & Album out now - bts doc on YouTube!
#studio #studiosession #nativerap #bts #recording
Having myself animated as commods is a blessing I’d never anticipated haha Wopila to @nathanielruleaux for this awesome animated video for “Box Milk”. It’s a song about wearing struggle with honor & actualizing the strength from the unsika times. You can’t tell me boxed milk ain’t a lil decadent (like the beat’s sample) :P my ode to commods & EBT
Old ways stained on the same new clothes.
“Donnie Yeska” is about bossing up as a “mixed blood” - or rather, whilst navigating this world today w/ so many at your neck. Entire project prod by @atticstein & out now 🙏
#bloodquantum is a #colonial concept designed to erase Native peoples and gaslight the world into thinking we are the #vanishingamerican - because a fraction can only ever go down. This track exemplifies that we all #rise regardless of #genocide - that we all will boss up against this system in our own way & come back to the earth. You know, #decolonize #landback #resist - that sorta thing
“Honor The Real” out now on the album “Creator Bless The Underground”
beat by Kariii
shot by @banz_beats
feat @santeewitt & @the_halfbreed_sun
Cover art by @z0mb1emed1a
Taku Sni graphic by @rockboy.wlvs
#rapidcity #hiphop #rap #nativehiphop #nativerap
Sampling vinyl will always be my peace, even when in pain.
#sampling #vinyl #beatmaking #boombapbeats #beats
A song for the brothers and sisters we lost too soon - duzahan. Thank you sm to @jessa_songwriter1 & @didds.world for going to that vulnerable place with me on this one 🙏🙌
#loss #griefjourney #rap #hiphop #nativerap #siblingloss
Very excited to do this. I went to this school 4th grade, then onto 7-9th there, transferring in and out. It means a lot to return for something good 💜
Aké Wopila @tatanka_luta_hoksila for this invitation to come home. I looked up to him growing up, seeing him work with my dad (when my dad worked in mental health) to address the rise in suicides when he was a youth himself still. Means a lot!
