

Venues in Redlands, Inland Empire Hip Hop
Inland Empire hip hop artist, Tha Native, went out Friday night to the city of Redlands. The main point of the visit was to check out some possible future venues for hip hop shows. Of course, we still made a fun night of it. At least I had a good time. The first place we visited was The Underground. The photo of the bar below doesn’t fully illustrate just how packed this place was; especially the bar. The bar at times was surrounded by a crowd of eager and impatient partygoer


Serrano and Cahuilla Cultural Presentations
Last week Native American hip hop artist, Tha Native, did two presentations on his native Serrano and Cahuilla culture here in the Inland Empire. The first was at the Redlands Area Historical Society and later in the week was at Soar Charter Academy; a middle school in the city of San Bernardino. One of the topics of his presentation in Redlands was discussing the traditional roles and titles that his tribe used. For example, you can see in the image that his people used a na


The First BLOG!
This is the first ever blog post for Native American Hip Hop Artist, Tha Native. Tha Native resides in Southern California on the San Manuel Indian Reservation. He has been in the music business for ten years creating different genres of music, most currently focused on Native American Hip Hop. He’s a multitalented individual with many interests, like educating young people and adults about Native American culture, especially his local Serrano and Cahuilla cultures. This blog