War Party (band)

War Party
Origin	Hobbema, Alberta, Canada
Genres	Canadian hip hop First Nations music
Years active	1995 — 2004
Associated acts	RezOfficial Big Slim
Members	Rex Smallboy Hellnback Big Stomp

War Party is an award-winning Cree hip-hop group from Hobbema, Alberta. Its members are Rex Smallboy, his wife Cynthia, Karmen Omeosoo and Tom Crier. The band's music combines rap rhythms with aboriginal themes and stories.

War Party was founded in 1995 by Rex Smallboy and three friends. The group won the Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Best Rap Album in 2001, and was nominated again in 2002 and 2003. As well, they were the first First Nations rap group to have a music video aired on Much Music.

War Party performed and recorded together for twelve years. The group then disbanded; Hellnback and Big Stomp of the group went on to form RezOfficial.

The band's song "This Land Was Ours" is featured in Ari Gold's 2008 film Adventures of Power.

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