This week’s warrior is an Australian-born, but Jamaican based musician, record producer, and socail activist, Nattali Rize! She was raised by a single mother who worked for organizations that helped people in similar situations as their family and was raised to see everyone as equals. Nattali started in her music career with her domestic partner in 2003 to help form “Blue King Brown.” When she moved to Jamaica in 2014, she put out her first single “Rebel Love” which was then followed by her debut album, “Rebel Frequency,” but wasn’t released until 2017. Nattali and the Rizin’ music is called a “reggae-influenced pop/punk” band and is known for high energy and uplifting live performances with thought provoking lyrics. Nattali’s lyrics are loaded with real information and reminds me of someone like Nas in that respect. The music isn’t just about making something catchy that gets stuck in people’s heads, but helping push information throughout the world to better educate the population. Her music is self-described as a “movement of Truth and Justice over the systemic exploitation of the people and our planet.”

Nattali Rize has a tour ongoing in Utah and Nevada in April, California in May, and Ohio in June and could possibly give you a chance to see her live. Rize is known for having many benefit concerts believing that “music can help create a big enough energy to conquer the systems that are fundamentally built to oppress and deny livity, peace, and freedom.” She has also stated that she does not belong to any nation state because she does not adhere to false authority nor Babylonian regimes or mentalities. What does she belong to then? Well an “evolving community of conscious thinkers and livers everywhere and anywhere in this world and realm,” of course. I was put on to Nattali Rize at a Nahko Bear and Medicine for the People concert in Atlanta earlier this year and she was absolutely fantastic live!

There is not much I can say better than she can about what you can learn from her and it is plentiful. To keep an open mind and look for Truth over all are two of the big ones that are easy to see on the surface, but get much deeper the more you listen to the songs and pick up the words. I encourage you to listen and find what moves you through the music. Become part of the energy Nattali believes in to help make an even better world to live in.

See you Bad Asses next week.

Love,

Your friendly neighborhood Gare Bear