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The DD Podcast takes you behind the beats with Canada's best-known and fastest-rising Indigenous artists. 

Jul 6, 2018

We've featured her in our DD Spotlight series, we've grilled her in our Behind The Beats blog series and we've joined her in the studio for DD Studio Sessions.

Now we're giving you a glimpse of her life outside of music. 

On this week's series finale of Beyond The Mic, we catch up with one of our all-time faves: Iskwé....


Jun 29, 2018

Manitoba's Dave Boulanger may best be known as the award-winning front man of Burnt-Project 1, but accolades are the furthest thing from his mind. (Just ask his Juno, which currently serves as a paperweight on his mother's desk.) 

Whether he's writing music, painting on canvas or making drums, Dave uses art as a vehicle...


Jun 22, 2018

You may know Alberta rocker Bebe Buckskin for her raw vocals, authentic vibe and delightful fusion of genres. But did you know she's dabbled in theatre? Or that she used to barrel race at local rodeos?

On the latest episode of Beyond The Mic, Bebe talks about growing up on a Metis settlement, her love for nature, the...


Jun 15, 2018

On last week's edition of Beyond The Mic you met MC RedCloud, one half of the power couple behind California hip-hop duo Lightning Cloud. This week we introduce you to the other better half, Crystle Lightning. 

In addition to her mad rap skills, Crystle is an actress, a DJ, a bartender and a talented home chef. On the...


Jun 8, 2018

Eighteen hours, one minute and fourteen seconds. That's how long California's MC RedCloud once rapped to break the Guinness World Record for longest freestyle. 

But music is just the beginning. In addition to spitting bars, RedCloud is a father, a visual artist and one half of hip-hop duo Lightning Cloud. He's also...