Canada’s first solo Aboriginal female hip hop artist, Eekwol, performed at the Skydome in Toronto in November 2004. Eekwol (Lindsay Knight), Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Mils (Justin Knight), Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, are Cree members of the Muskoday First Nation, Saskatchewan.
Her new music video Too Sick was recently released on MuchMusic and is currently in rotation. Although Eekwol is considered an emerging artist, she has been seriously honing her craft in composing, recording, and performing hip hop music for over seven years. In 2003 she did a busy performance tour across Canada as opening act for Pigeon John of Los Angeles, and has performed on the main stages of prestigious music festivals in Saskatchewan and British Columbia. Eekwol is a prolific artist, recording and producing seven albums and EPs in the last four years. Her song “Five Minutes Late” was featured in the short film Pop Song, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2003.
Behind every successful recording and performing hip hop artist is a great music producer. Eekwol’s brother, Mils, crafted all the music on which she laid her lyrical tracks. Mils is an equally prolific artist, producing music for numerous underground hip-hop artists including world famous PSC.Luckyiam, The Grouch, Eligh and Murs of the Living Legends, as well as Pigeon John (all from Los Angeles). Mils is among the best hip hop music
producers in North America. Luckyiam and Grouch tagged him as the ‘Canadian super producer Mils’ for his production contribution to “All Over,” their newly released album.
Eekwol has recently launched her own web site www.eekwol.com. Check out the MP3 version of “Too Sick”.