Tufawon and Rollie Raps speak on the life of Native people on this land, working towards living a better life, and embracing the idea of enjoying the good things that the world has to offer. Our community deserves it. We deserve it. We demand it. The two rappers kick bars confidently over an 808 laced lofi beat produced by Kiyoto.

Miss Me With That (feat. Rollie Raps)

Care Package is a self produced song where Tufawon brings you to a place of romance, but a different kind of romance. Something long distance, and although there is a crush being developed between him and another special soul, the strength behind this scenario is really fueled by friendship. Being so far apart practically forces them to learn about each other before any in person passion blossoms, and so they begin sending each other Care Packages in the mail and learning about each others personalities in the most genuine way, with the hopes that they will meet in person and truly hit it off.
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Care Package

Tufawon flexes his talent as a wordsmith and producer over a smooth west coast inspired hip hop beat. The vibe of the song has a light tone to it yet still maintains a strong sense of confidence throughout. The Exception is about a multi-dimensional talent that is going against the grain, and blazing his own trail in the music world.

The Exception

The experience of smoking cannabis for Tufawon has changed over the years. It went from a very recreational activity, enjoying the effects with his homies in his more formative years on a leisurely level. But today, he seems to be more mindful with how he uses it, finding purpose and reason in smoking. How the strains have different effects, and basing his usage on what they we developed for. He's more sensitive to the high these days, so getting stoned with intent is a must, however, he still reminisces on those days when him and his homies would cruise around the Minneapolis streets blazin'. Enjoy this bouncy lofi beat he produced himself. His vocals are minimal, with smooth harmonies that take you to that place of green fulfillment.

Lala

Montage is a an ode to artists across mediums. Over an Andre Mariette produced beat, Tufawon pays homage to the many types of art forms and shows love and appreciation to the artist in the lyrics, showcasing a collage-like feel in his verses. He touches on the beauty and struggle that artists experience through their practice and how his own personal creative process relates. We might do art differently, but there is one universal element that brings us all together. Creation.

Montage

Anywhere is a summer time kick off vibe that really brings you to a place of feel good bliss. The three rapper/singers vocalize over a smooth lofi beat produced by Tufawon himself. We can imagine these uplifting vibrations Anywhere and the location really doesn't matter simply because the song we lift you in this way wherever you happen to be.

Anywhere (feat. Gunner Jules & Rollie Raps

Anywhere (feat. Gunner Jules & Rollie Raps)

Inspired by his work retreats and out of town freelance recording artist life, Tufawon can't help but imagine creating something beautiful with another driven soul. A love song that takes you through a daydream of what he truly wants to manifest some day. Thoughts of working towards our aspirations and creating a sustainable life. One that includes building sustainable tiny houses and starting a family. Enjoy this warm season song produced by Andre Mariette.

Channels

Visions

Smooth is a vibe that brings you to the North Shore of Minnesota during the warmest time of the year. It's about taking that cruise from the city and getting away from the busy urban lifestyle to enjoy the pristine freshwaters of Lake Superior. While rapping over this Andre Mariette produced beat, Tufawon talks about this romance, being with someone in this outdoor setting, enjoying recreational activities, eating healthy snacks and being active before winding down at a lodge. It's a feel good, getaway energy that makes you want to take that trip to see a lake that looks much like the ocean.

Smooth

Featuring Jada Lynn and Princess Laya, The Recipe showcases a multitalented trio of mixed Indigenous artists that vibe out on a summer track that will inevitably give you the urge to dance. The feel is like a July beach party somewhere in a tropical climate with bass heavy music playing. Imagine the dance floor lit with attracted souls opening their hearts to each other in a passionate night of rhythmic synergy.

The Recipe (feat. Jada Lynn & Princess Laya)

While still early into the summer season, Tufawon continues with the warm energy in his song Pineapple. A rather happy track that he produced himself, he brings you poolside to those outdoor vibes where the sun is fully beaming and loved ones are laughing. The smell, taste, sounds, feels, and aesthetic of the summer culminate in this bass heavy, lighthearted July single. Take a sip of some pineapple juice and enjoy it while it's still hot outside and the sunsets are still long.

Pineapple

Desert Girl is vibey RnB and Hip Hop song Tufawon wrote and produced himself. It's about the beautiful women of the desert, and their energy. She's a fly, independent woman who doesn't put up with any nonsense. She's beautiful, strong and swagged out, always.

Desert Girl

Tufawon - Solstice

Single from his EP "The Send Off"

Produced by Jim 1000

Solstice

Tufawon - Lucid Dream

Produced by James 1000

Lucid Dream

Dead of Night feat. P.O.S

Produced by James 1000

Dead Of Night Feat. P.O.S

Sagepatch Kid

The Homecoming

Intensity

Wonder

the erie sounds of north korea turned into a trap beat

Erie

Self Care

Time

Buy this song

Cambia La Tema w/Lady Midnight & Mixie D

Pray

Self Care w/ Lady Midnight

Mother

This is the first track featured on Tufawon's new monthly single project Dream Release. Every last Friday of each month he will be releasing an exclusive single. He has been keeping a dream journal for the past several months, and the songs are themed around the dreams he logs. Some are literal translations, and some are simply influenced by the energy of any given dream. Some of them are even related to his day dreams. Step inside the mind of Tufawon as he shares a side of himself that would likely be forgotten without this journal. Through his art, he preserves his visions.

His first release Could It Be? Is about a dream lover. She visits him in the dream world, and the ambiguity of this experience leaves him questioning whether it's real or not. Is his spirit communicating with another from opposite sides of the world? Is this love from a past life or the future? Or is this all a figment of his imagination? He gives the listener a deeper poetic reflection in this spacey love song he produced himself.

Dream Release

Could It Be?

Buy Could It Be?

Could It Be

Meltdown, the second single from his project Dream Release is influenced be re-occurring nightmares he has in regards to global chaos and the climate crisis. Raw lyricism with a flow influenced by the likes of Big Pun and Black Thought. Tufawon takes you back to the golden era of Hip Hop in this gritty boom bap track.

Every last Friday of each month Tufawon releases an exclusive single. He has been keeping a dream journal for the past several months, and the songs are themed around the dreams he logs. Some are literal translations, and some are simply influenced by the energy of any given dream. Some of them are even related to his day dreams. Step inside the mind of Tufawon as he shares a side of himself that would likely be forgotten without this journal. Through his art, he preserves his visions.

Released October 25, 2019
Produced: Tufawon
Mix and Mastered: Medium Zach

Meltdown

There isn't exactly a concrete concept to Cinnamon. It's a fun song to cruise to. It's a vibe to appreciate recreational activities to. It's an energy that touches on some minor frustrations but ultimately focuses on enjoyment through our senses. Those pleasant sounds, sites, colors and smells that bring you to an uplifting place. Tufawon laces vocal melodies and harmonies over this bass heavy and bouncy beat he produced himself. Enjoy some Cinnamon while listening his to his most recent Dream Release single.

Cinnamon

Wag Summer feat. Greg Grease song off of Mavin MC's "Wag Summer EP" 

Production Credit: King Karnov

Wag Summer feat. Greg Grease(prod. by King Karnov)

Cherry Blossom is like a warm and blissful dream of spending time with the people you love, or the people you've only met via the internet. The quarantine period created a space for many people to meet on social media. Over a Lofi Hip Hop beat produced by Eric Godlow, Tufawon expresses his yearning daydreams about visiting beautiful places and meeting his new online supporters in person. Touring is one of his favorite parts of his musical journey, and this pleasant song takes you to a warm, peaceful, and calming place.

Cherry Blossom

Channels is an album Tufawon will be releasing as a series of singles beginning January 2021. The album represents the experiences we live through within the different spaces we find ourselves existing in. Spirituality, technology, resistance, social media, art, and nature. On some levels, Tufawon is almost like an unfiltered news station, bringing on the ground information about the realities we live through here in Minneapolis, Indigenous/Latinx and marginalized communities. “I am the echo of our ancestors channeling through me every word I create poems with, carrying the messages they've taught me. I am the addiction to the many channels I can't seem to get enough of. It is the beauty and the ugliness that creates hope within this dystopia. It is the contrast that some of us can clearly see, and that too many of us are too distracted to acknowledge". Channels is a reflection of what society is experiencing in real time.

Tufawon describes a literal dream he had. Images of mountain silhouettes, skiing and city skylines with his dream lover promote a blissful and warm vibe. A rather simple dream depiction and one of the last songs of his Dream Release project.

Pink Sky

Beacon of light is one of the weekly singles Tufawon is releasing the entire year of 2021. This is a bass heavy beat produced by Andre Mariette is laced with lyrics that give hope to the people who dream of living a life of joy and prosperity. It's a dedication to those living through different layers of hurdles that so many experience. We are all beacons of light. The song was released on the spring equinox as we move onto brighter days leading up to summer.

Beacon Of Light

Full moon is a darker vibe that really touches on the current state of the world. A politically driven song that takes you through an eye opening and blatantly real listen. The vampires and werewolves are among us in the form of political figures and corporate executives. The beat is a bass heavy trap beat produced by Andre Mariette blending perfectly over Tufawon's technical rap flow and eerie chorus.

Channles

Full Moon

Tufawon is like an unfiltered newsfeed as he showcases the most blunt and eyeopening lyrics that spotlight the corruption of the so called United States, corporations and the oligarchy that continues to plague our communities. Over an aggressive trap beat produced by Andre Mariette, Tufawon doesn't hold back with his sharp lyricism aimed motivating people to rebel against a system that doesn't represent the people.

They Lie

Tufawon is deep in a workflow and has been at it for a while. As much as he wants to continue on, he is tempted to hop a flight to a warm place near the equator and enjoy some leisurely activities with a special lady who is persuading him with her charm. A distraction? Likely. But a break from the constant production would be well deserving and Tufawon can't help but look at the next flight out. Over a chill guitar sample, his self produced track will take you to a place of relaxation and warmth.

Temptation

Tufawon is a Dakota/Boricua hip hop artist, singer and producer from Minneapolis. His name represents his mixed identity, and his music is a reflection of his life experiences, hopes and dreams for the future, spirituality, love, and the realities of the world. A common vibe in his music is humor and lighthearted, fun songs. The underlying message in his music is always connected to freedom.

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