Biography
Rex Smallboy is a proud sober Cree father, MC, DJ, producer. Originally from Maskwacis, Alberta (Hobbema) Rex is now based out of Vancouver, BC. Rex’s music is politically and socially conscious rap geared towards making positive change in mainstream society. Rex holds considerable history when it comes to the native rap music scene in Canada as a part of the Cree hip-hop group War Party (era 1995 - 2005) Rex helped make music history when War Party became the first native rap group to have a music video featured on Much Music and Rap City. In the past Rex has been featured in the Understandings of Globalization Canadian school textbook. Rex independently released the War Party albums The Reign, Exclusive Rez Cutz, The Greatest Natives from the North and The Resistance gaining him national recognition for his music winning 3 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards. Rex was also given the great honor to collaborate with rap music legend Chuck D from Public Enemy on the introduction for War Party The Resistance. In 2017 Rex did a feature with Plex titled Lost in the Cycle which made it to number 1 on the Indigenous Music Charts in the United States. AWARDS 2001 Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Best Rap or Hip-Hop Album 2002 Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Best Rap or Hip-Hop Album 2002 Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Best Video