[1][2] Despite its remote location, since the late 1970s, Alaska has had a steady growth in population, including its African American community, with some observers describing it as a melting pot of numerous cultures from across the continental United States.
Despite the predominantly white ethnic background; communities of African-Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Hispanics have seen a notable rise as they emigrate from the continental United States in search of stable employment.
As was similarly the key influence in such genres as gangsta rap and hardcore hip-hop, artists such as 'Out Tha Cut (ODC)', 'Baydilla' or 'Joker the Bailbondsman' with ties to known drug traffickers began to see a flourishing first wave scene of underground hip-hop among Anchorage's black population in the late 1990s.
[19] The second wave of artists such as 'Tayy Tarantino', 'Alaska Redd', 'F03 Bear', 'F03 Fazo', 'Baby Cisco' and 'Fairview Huna' began to incorporate influences of trap, Mumble rap and Drill in a modern interpretation of the original sound.
[26] Rappers of Tlingit descent have mixed phrases and elements of their ethnic music and language into their own expression of hip-hop.