The Rebel Beat is Firebrand Records podcast of radical political music across different genres, and across different continents, hosted and produced by Aaron Maiden on unceded Mohawk territory in Montreal. It is the mixtape to a riot against police brutality. It is your nightly newscast set to bass and beats. It is a rallying cry against apathy. It is protest anthems from Hong Kong to Istanbul to Ferguson to Montreal. The Rebel Beat drops once a month, and will feature interviews, collaborators, and accomplices. Get it through Firebrand Records’ Soundcloud page, and check out older episodes from Rebel Beat Radio here: http://www.rebelbeatradio.com.
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The Rebel Beat Podcast 054 – HellnBack on Family over everything
Karmen James Omeasoo, aka. HellnBack
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Boooom! Welcome back to another weekly podcast of The Rebel Beat! Our special guest on the show this week is Indigenous MC HellnBack. Hailing from the Samson Cree First Nation in Alberta, but now calling Winnipeg his home, HellnBack is a veteran on the hip-hop scene, some even calling him the “Grandfather of Native hip-hop”. He was an early member of 90s rap groups War Party and Team Rezofficial, before finally setting in on a solo career. His latest album is called F.O.E.=Family Over Everything, and we talked with HellnBack about his long career in the game, the importance of family, and using hip-hop as a tool of resistance to fight back against suicide and depression.
Also some amazing joints on the show this week from Alas, Willie Dunn, East End Radicals, listings for Israeli Apartheid Week, and more!
Enjoy.
Playlist – March 16, 2016
Alas – Tourist
Narcy – Tourist (feat. Ian Kamau)
Jason “Blackbird” Selman – Ferguson (St-Louis Blues)
Invincible feat. Abeer – People not places
Son of Nun – Free Palestine
A Tribe Called Red feat. HellnBack – The people’s champ
War Party – This land was ours
Interview with HellnBack
HellnBack – B.T.B.B. (feat. Lightning Cloud)
HellnBack – B.I.B.L.E. talk
Boogey the Beat – Hoka
HellnBack – F.O.E.=Family Over Everything
Team Rezofficial – Lonely
KZO – Sealfie
A Tribe Called Red – Working for the government (Buffy Sainte Marie remix)
Buffy Sainte Marie – The uranium war
Willie Dunn – Louie Riel
Lloyd Cheechoo – James Bay
Johnny Cash – As long as the grass shall grow
East End Radicals – Joe Beef