This Québécois rapper titled his 2015 album Enfant de la terre (“Child of the Earth”)—a perfect slogan to advertise his spiritual approach to hip-hop. Born into the Abitibiwinni First Nation, Samian fuses francophone flow and Algonquin idioms into politicized invectives addressing the plight of Canada's indigenous people, set atop a rugged rhythmic terrain featuring acoustic guitar-inflected beats. Collaborations with everyone from Innu roots-rock heroes Kashtin to Quebec agit-rap crew Loco Locass cemented Samian's stature as one of the most compelling, adventurous voices in Canadian hip-hop.