Hip Hop in India: 5 artists who have made waves in the rap scene

Hip hop music was created by Afro-Americans and Latin Americans in 1970s. Hip hop music, which can also be referred to as rap music has been on rise in India. film Gully Boy, inspired by underground rapping scene in Mumbai, has driven a lot of attention to rappers. While DIVINE and Naezy have been front-runners of rapping scene after ir collaboration on Mere Gully Mein, let’s take a look at 5 or Indian hip hop artists who are making waves in genre.

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1. Brodha V

Vighnesh Shivanand, popularly kwn as Brodha V started rapping at of 18 via rap battles on Orkut. Bangalore based rapper has collaborated with acclaimed music directors like Raghu Dixit for “Dheaon Dheaon”, Vishal Dlani for “Rey Stey Po”, Benny Dayal for “Round and Round” among ors. He also featured in film Gully Boy, before collaborating with Raftaar, who h shot him to fame amongst Hindi audience. One of veterans of Indian hip hop scene, Brodha V appeared in rap reality show MTV Hustle, where he performed his latest single, Vaishnav Jana To.

2. Prabh Deep

While likes of DIVINE and Naezy run hip hop scene in Mumbai, Prabh Deep is real deal in rth. Prabh Deep rose to prominence after collaborating with Sez On Beat for his debut album Class-Sikh. Prabh Deep’s distinctive voice along with real-life incidents of street thuggery, drug diction, and unemployment me his album, one of best releases that year. He is represented by an independent label Azai Records.

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3.  Ace

Ace, also kwn as Mumbai or 39 is one of pioneers of rap and hip hop scene in Mumbai and India. He is founder-leer of Mumbai’s finest, one of India’s leing hip hop crews. Ace has collaborated with likes of AR Rahman, Salim-Sulaiman, and Flo-Rida among ors. He has also featured on cover of Rolling Stone India. He released his highly anticipated solo album Second to ne, exclusively with Apple Music.

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4. Seedhe Maut

Hip hop duo Seedhe Maut represents quality of talent that is on streets of Delhi. Encore ABJ and Calm, who are collectively kwn as Seedhe Maut, perform bi-lingual raps following footsteps of international hip hop collectives as Run Jewels, Clipse, and more. duo, who are represented by Azai Records, having collaborated with likes of Prabh Deep and Sez On Beat, have shown that y can be one of best in business.

5. Swesi

Swesi is a hip hop crew from Mumbai led by MC Mawwali, Todfod, and Mayavi. crew raps in 4 different langus- Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, and Hindi. Swesi has collaborated with Viveick Rajagopalan on track “Ta Dhoom” which ds an element of Indian tritional music- Konnakol, to rap music. Swesi’s tracks are focused on socio-political issues in country. y’re well kwn for ir Aarey Forest Festival series.

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