Supaman

Christian Parrish Takes the Gun, known professionally as Supaman, is an Apsáalooke rapper and fancy war dancer who grew up in Crow Agency, Montana.

The child of parents who struggled with alcoholism, Supaman spent part of his childhood in foster care before being raised by his mother. He began DJing in the 90s after hearing a Litefoot song (with the two touring together in 1999), In the fourth grade, Christian began dancing at powwows. While in elementary school, he began to write poetry and later began to rap. whose first album, It's Time, won a Native American Music Award in 2005. In his hit track, "Prayer Loop Song", Supaman utilizes various instruments including the drum and the ute all while beatboxing, rapping, and remixing different Native tracks. His reasoning for the song and video was an audition tape for America's Got Talent. He performed on the live music MTV show Wonderland. In 2013, his music and his fancy dancing skills were featured on a float for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Supaman typically fuses spiritual concepts and ideas with his rap music. Supaman creates all of his albums by himself, doing everything from singing and writing the music to creating and designing the covers. He is featured alongside MAG7 in the Taboo video "Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL" which won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Video with a Social Message in 2017. He has also been nominated for and received multiple awards for his work as a DJ, singer, and rapper, and a fancy dancer including the Tuney Award which he won seven times, the Aboriginal Peoples Music Choice Award, and the North America Indigenous Music Award.

In January 2018, Supaman released his fifth album, Illuminatives. In May 2021, he released his album Medicine Bundle.

Discography It's Time (2005, with Rezawrecktion) Honest to God (2007) Crow Hop (2008) Deadly Penz (2009) Gorilla (2013) Illuminatives (2018) Medicine Bundle (2021) The Dream (2024)