Rapped nearly entirely in Samoan, Tha Feelstyle’s 2004 single ‘Suamalie’ was a tribute to the islands of the artist behind the track, Kas Futialo, and helped inspire Pacific artists in Aotearoa to incorporate their native tongue into their hip hop. — Kas Futialo is a quiet but observant musician. And he says hip hop is what gave him a voice. By 2004, he was already heavily active on the New Zealand hip hop scene having worked with other hip hop pioneers like King Kapisi and DJ Raw.