Mic Jordan, is an
Ojibwe
The Ojibwe (; Ojibwe writing systems#Ojibwe syllabics, syll.: ᐅᒋᐺ; plural: ''Ojibweg'' ᐅᒋᐺᒃ) are an Anishinaabe people whose homeland (''Ojibwewaki'' ᐅᒋᐺᐘᑭ) covers much of the Great Lakes region and the Great Plains, n ...
rapper and activist from the
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians (Ojibwe language: Mikinaakwajiw-ininiwag) is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Ojibwe based on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in Belcourt, North Dakota. The tribe has 30,000 e ...
. Born in
Belcourt, North Dakota
Belcourt is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rolette County, North Dakota, United States. It is within the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. The population was 1,510 at the 2020 census.
The community is the seat of the Turtle Mountain B ...
, Jordan attended
Minnesota State University, Moorhead
Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) is a public university in Moorhead, Minnesota, across the Red River of the North from Fargo, North Dakota. The school has an enrollment of 7,534 students in 2019 and 266 full-time faculty members. MSUM ...
, where he studied graphic communications.
Crediting hip-hop with playing a substantial role in his development,
he began playing local shows in both Minnesota and North Dakota.
In 2013 he contributed the song ''#DearNativeYouth'' to the ''
Last Stand Mixtape, Vol. 1'' album.
His first solo album, ''
Sometime in 83'', was funded through
Kickstarter
Kickstarter, PBC is an American Benefit corporation, public benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York City, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity. The company's stated mission is to "help bring creative project ...
and released on October 16, 2014. Revolutions per Minute identified one single from the album, ''Modern Day Warrior'', as one of the "15 Best Indigenous Music Videos of 2014", while ''
Paper Magazine
''Paper'' (also known as ''Paper Mag'') is a New York City-based independent magazine focusing on fashion, popular culture, nightlife, music, art, and film. Initially produced monthly, the magazine eventually became a quarterly publication, and ...
'' identified Jordan as one of "Seven Rising Native American Musicians to Listen For".
References
External links
Official site
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Rappers from North Dakota
21st-century American male rappers
American Ojibwe people
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American male musicians
Ojibwe activists