Short Dawg Tha Native

Tha Native.



Well known nationwide for his high-caliber hip hop, hot new music video and Billboard top 10 single, Tha Native is poised to take Native American Hip Hop to another level - straight to

the top. Tha Native's Musical journey began like many others; Playing bars and clubs around southern california, freqenting large festivals and hip hop events - trying to spread his

message. Tha Native is a volume of musical tastes and experiences - He draws inspiration from a wide variety of musical influences, from country crooners to hip hop legends, and this is

evident in his music. After multiple successful nationwide tours - with both his rock band Dog Faced Gods and his Hip Hop expertise - Tha Native is ready to take the next step and claim

his place at the top of the charts.



Hailing from the San Manuel Indian Reservation in sunny southern California, Tha Native is keen to remember his roots - and celebrate them. The homelands of the San Manuel Band of

Serrano Mission Indians has shaped their culture, traditions and present lives. The people at the San Manuel reservation are the indigenous people of the San Bernardino highlands,

passes, valleys, and mountains who the Spaniards collectively called the Serrano, a term meaning highlander. The Serrano looked to nature and the land to provide the necessities of life

including shelter, clothing, food and plants used for medicine.



You can hear this connection in Tha Native's Hip Hop - tracks like "Change The World" and "Two Paths" from his latest release - "The Black Sheep". Singing has always played an

integral role in the lives of the Serrano people. Unlike other American Indian musicians, traditional Serrano musicians do not use drums for rhythm but instead they fashion gourd rattles

with palm tree seeds inside to make percussive sounds. In the past, songs of the Serrano people were used to prepare for hunting the bighorn sheep roaming their ancestral land. These

songs reminded hunters that if the natural systems were in order, the sheep would be there and they would not come home empty-handed. The San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission

Indians has been successful in preserving many of these songs. To this day, songs are sung to describe social customs, creation stories and history of the region's indigenous people.

Tha Native has injected this heritage of song into all his musical endeavors; Often donning traditional Native dress and incorporating Native dance into his live shows - He is a truly

unique presence in a world of musical "sound-alikes" and copycats.



Bucking trends and paving his own way, Tha Native balances his own worldviews with those of his ancestry, and his musical expressions are a powerful reminder of a long journey.

Touring with acts like Tech N9ne and Kottonmouth Kings, and playing large festivals like the Smokeout and Rock the Bells, Tha Native is prepared to make his ascent and join the ranks

of hip hop elite - all the while honoring and remembering where he came from.

If anyone is prepared to champion Native American Hip Hop and elevate it to a new level, it is him;



Tha Native.