The Halluci Nation Puts a New Spin On a Traditional Beat
Clip: Season 2 | 8m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
The Halluci Nation performs "R.E.D.," "Stay," and "Sisters" in this extended performance.
In a club in Brooklyn, Bear Witness and Tim 2oolman Hill, the duo behind The Halluci Nation, an electronic music group, are putting a new spin on a traditional beat and taking power over how they represent themselves and Indigenous people. The Halluci Nation performs "R.E.D.," "Stay," and "Sisters" in this extended performance.
Funding is provided by Partnership with Native Americans.
The Halluci Nation Puts a New Spin On a Traditional Beat
Clip: Season 2 | 8m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
In a club in Brooklyn, Bear Witness and Tim 2oolman Hill, the duo behind The Halluci Nation, an electronic music group, are putting a new spin on a traditional beat and taking power over how they represent themselves and Indigenous people. The Halluci Nation performs "R.E.D.," "Stay," and "Sisters" in this extended performance.
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(echoing) (audience cheering, speaker continues) (audience talking and exclaiming) (music starts) (cheering and applauding) ("R.E.D."
playing) - ♪ Bismillah ♪ Hey!
♪ True and living by the G Code ♪ ♪ What the (muted) is fleek, though?
♪ ♪ Don't ask them, what do they know?
♪ ♪ What I forgot is better than whatever they remember ♪ ♪ Never mind, I'm off it, it's quiet for 'em ♪ ♪ Time to put the temper tantrums to the quiet corner ♪ ♪ "Hush!
That's enough," said the ruler ♪ ♪ No suckas allowed to break bread ♪ ♪ Or asunder-- the daylight, lightning, and the thunder ♪ ♪ The sun, moon, stars, and the hunger ♪ ♪ Abundance in bundles, lessons and troubles ♪ ♪ Towers and tunnels, views and valleys ♪ ♪ Waves and peaks ♪ ♪ What streets you from, son?
Planet Earth ♪ ♪ And ain't scared of no Mars attack ♪ ♪ What type of bars is that?
♪ ♪ Stay off my jack, I'm out they corny riot garments ♪ ♪ Top 5 Dylan-in' on 'em ♪ ♪ Superfly Snuka top rope, eagle-divin' on 'em ♪ ♪ You, why you lyin', homie?
♪ ♪ You won't play with my emotions, Smokey ♪ ♪ Big Chief, heart rate, big beat, B-E-Y Yasiin ♪ ♪ Straightjacket come clean ♪ ♪ B.I.G.
said it was a dream, now it's a living thing ♪ ♪ We're true and living kings ♪ ♪ Ameen and Ameen ♪ ♪ Ameen and Ameen ♪ ♪ Yasiin and Yassin and the R.E.D.
♪ ♪ Ameen and Ameen ♪ ♪ Original nation, we 'pon solid ♪ ♪ Now, I mean, Ameen and Ameen ♪ ♪ Straightjacket come clean ♪ ♪ Yasiin and Yassin ♪ ♪ And the R.E.D.
♪ - Brooklyn, I want everybody's hands in the air!
From the middle, left, right, let's go, get 'em up!
Do the wave!
Do the wave!
Do the wave!
Do the wave, Brooklyn, come on, do the wave!
Do the wave!
Do the wave!
Brooklyn, make some noise!
(audience cheers) - ♪ Illuminarcy, emergency on planet Earth ♪ ♪ The currency is murder, you a man of worth?
♪ ♪ They say the day is coming ♪ ♪ Drumming that you can't reverse ♪ ♪ Watch the banner burn before the cannon bursts ♪ ♪ Don't chase an illusion, the Nation Halluci-- Hallelujah!
♪ ♪ Taste of the future, the people, the shower ♪ ♪ The pistol, the coward that's racing to shoot you ♪ ♪ Lonely martyrs, magic carpets ♪ ♪ Dirty blankets, Coca-Cola, soul controller, holy waters ♪ ♪ Middle East mode, sandglorious ♪ ♪ Cheat code in Babylonian, the Orient ♪ (song continues) ♪ My superhero got the people power ♪ - Miss Chief Rocka, y'all!
(audience cheers) - ♪ We're true and living kings, Ameen and Ameen ♪ ♪ Ameen and Ameen ♪ ♪ Yasiin and Yassin and the R.E.D.
♪ ♪ Ameen and Ameen ♪ ♪ Original nation, we 'pon solid, I mean ♪ ♪ Ameen and Ameen ♪ ♪ Straightjacket come clean ♪ ♪ Yasiin and Yassin ♪ ♪ And the R.E.D.
♪ (song continues) ("Stay" starts playing) - ♪ Tell me when you wanna go ♪ ♪ She said she don't wanna go ♪ ♪ Ain't no rushing, we can take it slow ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ (song continues) - This the one we got with our brother, Antoine from Omaha, let's go!
(audience cheers) - ♪ Need time for the road, yeah ♪ ♪ Need time for the feel, yeah ♪ ♪ Hit your line up when I feel it ♪ ♪ And I need to know if it's real, yeah ♪ ♪ She like when I'm taking control, said that my vibe ♪ ♪ Is just something they don't got and she need it ♪ ♪ To feel like she home, Said I'm the one ♪ ♪ It's just something they know, they know ♪ ♪ Lot on my mind ♪ ♪ Catching a high when your name on my line ♪ ♪ Hardest to find, love that I'm calling you mine ♪ ♪ Love that I'm calling you mine ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Shorty know she on a roll ♪ ♪ And she know I wanna roll, wanna roll, wanna roll ♪ ♪ Tell me when you wanna go ♪ ♪ She said she don't wanna go ♪ ♪ Ain't no rushing, we can take it slow ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ (song continues) ♪ Stay, we don't need to play no games ♪ ♪ You don't need to save no face ♪ ♪ No way gonna get like you do right now ♪ ♪ What you wanna do right now ♪ ♪ I see forever with you, (muted) always better with you ♪ ♪ Never whatever with you ♪ ♪ Wanna spend all of my favorite weathers with you ♪ ♪ I said it, it's true ♪ ♪ Yeah, I wanna come ♪ ♪ I wanna stay, I want it all ♪ ♪ Want it every day, watching the seasons change ♪ ♪ 'Cause it's you, 'cause it's you, 'cause it's you ♪ ♪ Fall in love with you, 'cause it's you, 'cause it's you ♪ ♪ Girl, it's right now, spend the night now ♪ ♪ Waking up been feeling right now ♪ ♪ On a high now, with you loving life now ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ ♪ Never question 'cause if it's you, then I know ♪ ♪ Girl, I know, yeah, I know ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ ♪ Tell me when you wanna go ♪ ♪ She said she don't wanna go ♪ ♪ Ain't no rushing, we can take it slow ♪ ♪ Whoa, yeah ♪ (tracks crossfading) (music continues) - Brooklyn, where's our Indigenous sisters at?
(audience cheers and applauds) All of our Indigenous sisters out there, this one's for y'all!
(audience cheers and applauds) - Make some noise, Brooklyn, come on, y'all!
If you know the words to this song, let me hear you!
(music continues) (audience cheering and whistling) Make some noise for Miss Chief Rocka, y'all.
(audience cheers and applauds) We've been waiting a long time to come back to Brooklyn, let me tell you!
(audience cheers) (music resumes) (women vocalizing) (music continues) (music continues) (audience cheers and applauds) (music continues)
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