NZ HIP HOP STAND UP - DAM NATIVE 'BEHOLD MY KOOL STYLE'
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- Опубликовано: 2 фев 2022
- In 1996, Dam Native’s ‘Behold My Kool Style’ made waves in challenging the ongoing effects of Pākehā colonisation and racism against Māori and Pacific peoples in Aotearoa.
“Robbed of our language, robbed of our land, robbed of our culture. This is why that song exists; to put Māori hip hop on the map,” says lead rapper Danny Haimona.
Built on ‘groundbreaking lyricism’, ‘Behold My Kool Style’ was a track that explored what it meant to be Māori in a colonised state. The song’s lyrics referenced Maui and Papatūānuku, the experiences of tangata whenua as well as the Springbok Tour and ongoing colonisation in New Zealand.
Even down to the group’s name, Dam Native’s focus was on drawing attention to the ongoing injustices towards Aotearoa’s indigenous peoples that were plain to see but sparingly discussed in the mainstream.
“Watching television in the 70s, there was this phrase, ‘those damn natives!’”, DLT says.
Alongside vocalist Danny Haimona, the group was a ‘collective of good friends’ who were ‘like minded’ about the need for more Māori hip hop. These included Bennett Pomana, Darryl Thomson (DLT), Teremoana Rapley, Hone Manukau and Bryson Campbell.
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The GREATEST MAORI MC!! TO DATE 2023!
"...break the tension or the tackle,
Like Jonah Lomu on attack,
I paid my dues from here to Timbuktu and back"
THAT DAM NATIVE💯✊🏽
"Just like my legendary, prophet god like son of Papatuanuku, Maui, to make the days longer, erupt I run up like Ruamoko, king of volcanoes commotion like it was the Springbok tour. The only one representing my hori ways, tautoko te mahi o tenei ra just about every day."
Decipher that & understand that there is nobody in Aotearoa Hip Hop history who can touch it. The GOAT of this land, Danny Haimona.
Woooooheeee! That song was my jam back in the day... well I still like it to this day. The video concept, the lyrics, the message was just ahead of its time and it was just real 100%.
The music on this song was meh
Danny is an absolute legend , good fella
This needs to make its way to Spotify
the OG...man dude looks healthy
Pioneer NZ Hip Hopper (Dam Native) - TOO MUCH CUZ - Courageous -Proud - Maori - ARTIST . Aloowing the doors to open for future Kiwi Hip hoppers to show their kool styles - Respect and thank you .
Yes you still are the Greatest Maori MC without a doubt number ☝🏽
I am 12 years old and this a good song 🎶 all my friends love this album
Respect young blood
Use to listen to this track in the 90s riding my bmx round Otara with my Walkman
Bro that's more my era in the 80s. The 90s was skateboarding and Discman. You must have been still stuck in the 80s cuz.
Still rocking your art cuz
Keep preaching. Bless up
Fukn legend.. Yo cuz.. Definitely helped mould my mentality uso. Thank you!!
Someone shared on IG and glad I found here so I can share.
Dope story!!
Mad props!!!
Respect Danny
Love it
Thank you💯
Sweet
I hope they do the story of The Son song ft Che Fu thet would be interesting👍🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥
Tick on my bucket list when you turned up to KRS ONE ✊🏽😛
Still rocking this waiata hard 🔥
💯💯💯🔥
.... gifted speaker....AND STILL!!!!
this is cool as, i hope the future generations of nz hip hop don't forget the roots and the music elevates
ICONIC NZ HIPHOP STAND UP LESGOOO
Scribe "He looked like the horiest mfer there" "Looked like he turned up to the youth centre for a Milo" 😂😂😂
That was a mean track back in the day.
🔥🔥🔥
Just seen you at B&T Stadium my daughter refed your match. Had the Golden Holden 😁
yeh yeeaahh
Dam never heard of this dude, arrive here in nz from Samoa scribe era was taking over and decepticonz
Put Maori hip hop on the map.. Literally
Mum got ten bucks? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
That lady looks really Pakeha lol. Is that his birth mother?
AI , MY MAORI!!!!!!!!!
Strictly for my horis oh yea
Mana cuzi
Yeah brother, you're still the greatest maori mc, even though I think I am lol. but nah bro you are.
Behold our cool style
😆
"The Son" with Che Fu was way better than this average as fk song
Why be like American gangsters tho?
MĀORI HIP-HOP..... native to Aotearoa???
Maori hip hop was already on the map. Bit of an arrogant statement from the cuz. You weren't the originator boi. Upper Hutt Posse was. Pay respect.
"The Son" with Che Fu was way better than this song. Awesome lyrics and flow on "Behold my cool style" but the nothing beats let's it down.