Photo: Tru Rez Crew
This rap group won first place in the Canadian Aboriginal Awards.

Tru Rez Crew

Tru Rez Crew has been a rap group since 1999. Their album Ain't No Turnin' Back won two Canadian Aboriginal Awards including Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album and Best Song/Single.

The group is from the Six Nations of the Grand River Indian Reserve in southern Ontario and currently has seven members, all of whom are from Six Nations.

"This is dedicated to those among us who rose above us, who chose to love us, and when we didn't push ourselves they were first to shove us." —Courtesy Calabash Music