STREAM: A Tribe Called Red Drops New Single "R.E.D." feat. Yasiin Bey, Narcy, and Black Bear

A Tribe Called Red released another single this month, building much anticipation for their new album "We Are The Halluci Nation", dropping September 16, 2016.

"R.E.D.", which features Yasiin Bey, Narcy, and Black Bear, made its world premiere on Ebro's #Beats1Ebro radio show on Apple Music this week.

The single includes powerful verses from legendary hip-hop artist Yasiin Bey (aka the mighty Mos Def)  and Iraqi-Canadian MC The Narcicyst (aka Narcy)—dropping fire lyrics over ATCR's "Stadium Pow Wow" beat, and the song is a testament to border-smashing, cross-cultural collaboration and creative connection.

"I think it is the first time in history where you have an African, an Iraqi, and the Indigenous [People] of Canada are on one song", Narcy says. "It feels like the beginning of something new and old, the rebirth after many injustices."

This is just the beginning of a new phase of Tribe "showing the power of our people combined".

Listen to A Tribe Called Red's "R.E.D. (feat. Yasiin Bey, Narcy, and Black Bear)"

https://soundcloud.com/a-tribe-called-red/red-feat-yasiin-bey-narcy-black-bear

Bump it on Apple Music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mWZ7u9vl3E

Listen to A Tribe Called Red's New Single, "We Are the Halluci Nation", featuring John Trudell and Northern Voice

After dropping the epic sound and video for "Stadium Pow Wow", A Tribe Called Red returns with "We Are the Halluci Nation", the lead single and title track from their new album.

Anticipation for the new ATCR album has been steadily building, and now we have a taste of what's to come.

"We Are the Halluci Nation" begins with a beautiful incantation by legendary poet and AIM activist John Trudell (rest in power), and builds through moody electronics that subtly interweave spoken word with the sounds of their frequent collaborators, powwow drum group Northern Voice.

It's a sonic space akin to a dream state as only the Tribe can do. An imagining of an alternate world.

"We are the tribe that they cannot see", begins Trudell. "We live on an industrial reservation. We are the Halluci Nation. We have been called the Indians. We have been called Native American. We have been called hostile. We have been called pagan. We have been called militant. We have been called many names. We are the the Halluci Nation. We are the Human Beings. The callers of names cannot see us, but we can see them...Our DNA is of earth and sky. Our DNA is of past and future. We are the Halluci Nation. We are the evolution. The continuation."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4xwN3yPZA0

We Are the Halluci Nation features an incredible A-list of collaborators—from hip-hop artists Yasiin Bey, Saul Williams, The Narcicyst and Shad to Indigenous superstars Tanya Tagaq, Joseph Boyden, and Jen Kreisberg, to powwow drum groups Northern Voice and Black Bear —and it looks to be an epic exploration and conceptual leap forward from what they've done to date.

The song and full album tracklisting are now available on iTunes.  The album will be released September 16th.

Stream "We Are the Halluci Nation" on Spotify here.

https://play.spotify.com/track/3wIwtJYnTPg9U3yCxye8jH

A Tribe Called Red - We Are the Halluci Nation - Full Tracklist

1. We Are the Halluci Nation (feat. John Trudell & Northern Voice)
2. R.E.D. (feat. Yasiin Bey, Narcy & Black Bear)
3. The Virus (feat. Saul Williams & Black Bear)
4. BEFORE (feat. Joseph Boyden)
5. Sila (feat. Tanya Tagaq)
6. The Light (feat. Lido Pimienta)
7. Maima Koopi (feat. OKA & Chippewa Travellers)
8. JHD (feat. Junior Ottawa)
9. Eanan (feat. Maxida Marak)
10. The Muse (feat. Jen Kreisberg)
11. Indian City (feat. Northern Voice)
12. How I Feel (feat. Leonard Sumner, Shad & Northern Voice)
13. For You (feat. Lido Pimienta) [The Light, Pt. 2]
14. ALie Nation (feat. John Trudell, Lido Pimienta, Tanya Tagaq & Northern Voice)
15. SOON (feat. Joseph Boyden)