- published: 06 Jan 2008
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Gary Paul Davis (born March 1, 1969), better known by his stage name Litefoot, is a Native American rapper and the founder of the Red Vinyl record label. He also portrayed Little Bear in the movie The Indian in the Cupboard, and Night Wolf in Mortal Kombat Annihilation.
Litefoot was born Gary Paul Davis in Upland, California. He was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma and is of mixed Cherokee and Chichimeca (northern Mexican indigenous) ancestry. He has lived in Seattle, Washington since 1997. He is married to Carmen Davis, who serves as president of the Reach The Rez effort and is of the Makah, Yakama, and Chippewa Cree tribes. They have two sons, Quannah and Sequoyah.
Although Litefoot was not the first Native American to perform rap music (Melle Mel, of Cherokee descent, would probably be the first), he is the first to do so while openly acknowledging his indigenous roots,[citation needed] calling his style of hip hop Tribalistic Funk. The term was an invention by Litefoot, created to describe his type of music which was a hybrid mix of hip-hop from the Midwest and West Coast with some influence of Dirty South style. Litefoot's early recordings were a search to find a mix of hip-hop and his own native culture. Litefoot, along with Dallas, Texas producer, Willie Fressh (aka "Big Will"), concocted Tribalistic Funk based on the tribal origins of Native Americans along with African Americans in the USA and the idea that there were so many parallels between Black street life and Native life.
[Verse 1:]
[O.G.:]
One More Shot Be Like Dat One More Shot Get The Gun To Go Boom Boom Blat Litefoot Homie Wut You Think From LA TO OK We Set The Record Striaght
[Litefoot:]
Standin' Is Inspirin' These Flames Gettin' Higher The Funk From The Smoke Got Me Wired I Think The Script Is Weaker Than Tha Cost Toss Back N I'm Trippin' With My Homie Kid Frost
[Enius:]
You Can't Hate It I'm Hittin' Hard I Shoke The Rictor I'm Known For Inflictin' Stand On Your Brain
[Kid Frost:]
Abra Kadabra Black Hat Hocus Pocus You Can't Vizualize Or Even Begin To Notice The Locus It's Me The K To The M A To The E V Faithful G-Spot Family Uh
[Chorus:]
Tribal Dats Dat Funk Dats In Your Mind Dats Wut Done Sent You (Wooahh!) (Wooooo) [x2]
[Verse 2:]
[Litefoot:]
In The News They Said Dat I Would Never Kill But They Trick Me Then I'm a Have To Keep It Real Cause This Is The Drive For Life And We Live By The G-Funk G's Break Em Off
[O.G.:]
Here Come Another Rem Buction Mad Function Flossin' Bum Rushin' On The Mic Fool Comin' Ruff When It's Time To Rock A Rhyme No Time For Replay
Comin' Around The Block It's A Must Dat I Get Paid
[Enius:]
From LA Out To Oklahoma Walk Through The Aroma G-Spot Is Puttin' Fools In The Coma So Step N I'm a Have To Ruin Yo Rep So Check Nine Milimeter Is My First Choice Of Weapon
[Kid Frost:]
Life On The Street Be Hot Hot Hot Hell From The Apollo Dat Went Drop Drop Drop Ayo Red Here Comes The Cops Cops Cops But They Cannot Sweat Me Thet Cannot Get Me
[Chorus]
[Verse 3:]
[O.G.:]
I Know You Try But You Just Can't See Me Ans Team Representin' Ask GV So Strap On Your Bulletproof Vest G-Spot Rocked The Houston Now We Step To Tha Midwest
[Enius:]
Through Who Missed The Meanin' And Givin' Who Dey Wanna Release The Beast Technique Now Pick The Sound Around Of The Ground Of I Gets The Dippin' Last Time I Sparked So Don't Be Slippin'
[O.G.:]
One For Da Money Two For Dem Hoes Whippin' To Rappin' No Slack In My Zone It's Dat Maestro Rhymer I'm Dat True G Freakin' To Diffin' On Like A Hype On Dat Halo
[Litefoot:]
It's Tribal Rival Psycho Native I'm a Take Your Life Your Lady Don't You Hate It Debate It While I Mash On This Gash Wheres Deresh I'm Bout Sit On Your Ass