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Dam Native (formerly Native Base)
Origin	New Zealand
Genres	hip hop
Years active	1992–present

Past members	Danny Haimona Bennett Pomana

Website	http://www.damnative.com/

Dam Native is a New Zealand hip hop group formed in 1992.

History

Group Formed 1992

Dam Native is a New Zealand hip hop group that was prominent during the mid- to late-1990s. Its first members consisted of Danny Haimona and Bennett Pomana, now an ex-member. The group formed in 1992 under the name Native Bass and released an album at a time when the industry was virtually devoid of any New Zealand hip hop.^[1]

Dam Native focuses on Māori issues and other political issues relating to New Zealand. The group have released two albums, Kaupapa Driven Rhymes Uplifted (sometimes shortened to K.D.R.U.) released in 1997 and Aotearoa... Nobody Does It Better" released in 2010.

Dam Native have supported major international acts such as Public Enemy, Ice T, Spearhead, Ben Harper, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Del the Funky Homosapien, Big Day Out Tour New Zealand and Australia, Body Count and The Fugees, became the first "Māori Hip Hop"^{[citation needed]} group to win two NZ music awards.

In 1997, Dam Native won two awards at the NZ Music Awards - the group won Most Promising Group and Daniel Haimona won Most Promising Male Vocalist. "Behold My Cool Style" music video director Jonathan King was nominated for Best Video.^[2]

Live Band Period 2004-2010

Recently, a live band has been put together, normally referred to as Dam Native Live Band to distinguish from MC sets. The group's cypher (an illegal tag or secret street name) was DAMN8V (source: Tom Atkinson, drummer).

Lead vocals: Hype the native
Vocals, guitar: Blackman
BVs: 612
Bass guitar: Jo Keating
Guitar: T.K aka Thomas kani kani
Keys: Timothy William [1]
Drums: Tomachi aka Tom Atkinson
Percussion: Jo Kopua

Recently in 2022

Radio New Zealand created season two of documentary series NZ Hip Hop Stand Up; Episode 3 of which focuses on Dam Native.^[3]

Discography

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	NZ ^[4]
Kaupapa Driven Rhymes Uplifted	Released: 1997 Label: Tangata (TANGD528)	5
Aotearoa... Nobody Does It Better	Released: 2010 Label: Heart Music (HMCD001)	—

Videography

Title	Production	Year
*Behold My Cool style	Kaupapa Driven Rhymes Uplifted	n/a
*Lick My Patu bFM live to air at Red Bull	Album Aotearoa... Nobody does it better filmed at Red Bull Studios NZ	n/a

References

^ "Dam Native". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
^ "1997 New Zealand Music Awards". NZ Music Awards. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
^ "S2E3 of NZ Hip Hop Stand Up". Radio New Zealand. 4 November 2021.
^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

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