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{{short description|American rapper}}
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'''Julian B''' (born c. 1972){{citation needed|date=July 2012}} is a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] rapper.
Julian B is originally from [[Oklahoma]] and is of [[Muscogee (Creek)|Muskogee]] heritage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Julian B|url=http://www.myspace.com/julianbmusic|work=Myspace|publisher=Myspace LLC|accessdate=7 July 2012}}</ref> His music is frequently political, with lyrics reminiscent of those of the rap group [[Public Enemy (band)|Public Enemy]], and often focusing on the effects of [[colonialism]] on the [[indigenous peoples of the Americas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Julian B. (Native Rapper) To Perform "At Concert for Peltier and Oglala National Healing / Peltier Defense Committee Members to Speak"|url=http://thepeoplespaths.net/News2003/0305/OCC030531JulianBPerform.htm|work=The People's Paths|publisher=NLThomas|accessdate=7 July 2012|date=31 May 2003|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927111726/http://thepeoplespaths.net/News2003/0305/OCC030531JulianBPerform.htm|archivedate=27 September 2011}}</ref>
He has performed at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]] in [[Switzerland]], as well as at many Native American festivals such as the [[Red Nations Celebration]] in [[Los Angeles]], the [[American Indian Movement]] Anniversary Celebration in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]], and various [[pow-wow]]s across North America. He also performs in support of causes such as [[Black Mesa (Arizona)|Black Mesa]] and the [[Zapatista Army of National Liberation|Zapatistas]], as well as at events focusing on the [[Native American mascot controversy]].
He has released two CDs, ''Once Upon a Genocide'' (1994) and ''Injunuity''. (2002). He recorded with the [[Gap Band]] in 1990.
In 1998, the [[Native American Music Awards]] nominated him in the Best Hip-Hop Album category, and his ''Injunuity'' was nominated for Best Rap/Hip Hop Recording in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|title=Native American Music Awards|url=http://www.nativeamericanmusicawards.com/home.cfm|publisher=Native American Music Awards Inc.|accessdate=7 July 2012}}</ref>
Very unusually for Native American rappers (most of whom prefer to rap in English), Julian B has experimented with rap in the [[Creek language|Muskogee language]].
==Discography==
* 1994 - ''[http://www.soundofamerica.com/artist.cfm?artist=Julian%20B. Once Upon a Genocide]'' (Warrior)
* 2002 - ''Injunuity'' (Hot Commodity)
==Bibliography==
*O'Brien, Jill. "Julian B. raps about staying on the Red Road." ''Indian Country Today'' (''Lakota Times''), January 1995.
*Interview in ''[[The Plain Dealer]]'', October 11, 1996, p.&nbsp;23, sec. SU.
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.julianbmusic.com/ Julian B official site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091022110827/http://geocities.com/oglala_commemoration/julianb.html Julian B page]
*[http://danawilliams2.tripod.com/hiphop.html "'It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop': Hip-Hop as Politics"], by Dana Williams
*[http://www.myspace.com/julianbmusic Julian B Myspace site]
===Listening===
*[http://www.myspace.com/julianbmusic Julian B audio samples]
===Video===
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110713124410/http://www.julianbmusic.com/revolution/text.asx Julian B video]
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