Boyz uses rap to teach about Indian life
Editor’s Note: This is the last
story in a weeklong series explor
ing the contributions of Ameri
can and Canadian Indians to the
world music scene.
By Jill O’Brien
Staff Reporter_
A new generation of American
and Canadian Indians has begun to
follow the oral traditions of its el
ders — but in a unique way.
Robby Bee, a Sioux Indian from
Albuquerque, N.M., called it pow
wow hip-hop, Rcdhouse swing and
American reggae.
But what it really boils down to
is rap, he said.
“Rap is now. Rap is the medi
um, the genre kids listen to,” Bee
said.
Bee, 20, quoted Shakespeare
more than once as he talked about
his brand of hip-hop music.
“I like poetry in general, but rap
is a way of educating people,” he
said. “You can say something in
every beat.”
Bee is a record producer at
SOAR, his father Tom Bee’s record
label. When he is not producing,
he’s out on the road with his group,
The Boyz from the Rez.
The Boyz are Mike Davis, an
African-American Seminole Indi
an; Doug Sandoval, a Pueblo Indi
an; and Darren Gordy, a Navajo
Indian.
“We’re trying to break through
the stereotyped image people have
of Native Americans,” Bee said.
“And music is a very powerful way
to reach the soul and being of a
person. You can say more in a
three-minute song than three years
on Capitol Hill.”
And the Boyz should know. They
performed on Capitol Hill during
President Clinton’s inauguration.
“We didn’t pull any punches,”
Bee said. “We played what’s on the
album.”
i ne aioum, Kescrvation ot
Education,” transforms Bee’s orig
inal lyrics into rap statements about
Indian life and history.
“History is not taught right at
school,” Bee said. “If you’re black
or an Indian, you feel embarrassed.
“History used to make me feel
like a loser, a second-class citizen.
Whenever a teacher started talking
about Native Americans, you just
wanted to si ink down in your chair
and hide.
“The problem is a lot of the
native kids are still fed this.”
That’s why Bee’s raps are di
rected at young adults.
“The children arc the future of
the world,” he said. “They’re the
ones you want to reach.”
People in the spotlight need to
Courtesy of Marcia Riefman
Robby Bee produces rap music to break through
stereotypes about Native Americans.
be role models because impres
sionable children are watching, Bee
said.
All the Boys from the Rez take
their status as role models serious
ly, he said.
“We’re not pro-red, just pro
people, but we do have to take care
of our own kind,” he said. “We
want to be a success and make it
easier for the next generation.
“Because we’re such a small
population, we cannot afford to
have failures.”
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