2021 AWARD NOMINEE

RAP-HIP HOP-ELECTRONICA ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Rich n Beka

Let the games begin

Grounded in poetry, rap and melody, Rich n Beka are like fire and water, masculine and feminine elements of nature coming together in harmony. Their artistic partnership goes back six years, and bridges life and love – they’re engaged to be married and have a beautiful daughter together. Both share in the culture of the Tsilhqot’in Nation, Beka (Rebecca Solomon) from Xeni Gwet’in and Rich (Richard MacDonald) from Tletinq’ox, west of Williams Lake, BC. Rich n Beka carry the power of story, family, and community in their music.

Rising up from the Tsilhqot’in, their music ignites the passion and presence of healing and resilience, the light of hope that shines when cycles of oppression are overcome. Unapologetic and powerful, there’s a fierce flow of Earth’s medicine through their song stories. Their 2020 studio debut, Let the Games Begin, conjures up truth and bold emotion refined by lyrical skill. Sharp and bright like the facets of a crystal, “Let the Games Begin” levels them up to spark the next generation. This album was produced by Kontrabandz, recorded and mixed at Vancouver’s Bluelight Studios with Pherbie Midgley, and mastered at Suite Sound Labs by Greg Mindorff.

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