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Desi Hip Hop

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‘Parvarish’ By naqaab47 & Shoals Is A Hip-Hop Concept Album For Our Generation

May 4, 2022May 6, 2022 Akshay Kapoor Desi Hip Hop, hip hop, hip-hop, indian hip hop

“Ek doob, do doob, yun hi doob gaya” (One cannabis cigarette, two cannabis cigarettes, that’s how I drowned) “Parvarish”, debut

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Simply Bold, Unapologetic Pop : Udbhav’s latest EP ‘Milansaar’

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Bharat Mehra Desi Hip Hop, indian pop

Udbhav, a 23-year-old artist hailing from New Delhi, has been constantly gaining popularity since 2020, when he released his first

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An EP On The Indie-Pop-RnB-Hip-Hop Spectrum, Haalaat By Teesri Duniya’s Karun

August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 Debarun Sarkar Desi Hip Hop, hip-hop, indian hip hop

Haalaat, with a runtime of roughly over 16 minutes, exists somewhere on the indie-pop-rnb-hip-hop spectrum like much of the work

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Mr. Todu’s Debut Album Aadarsh Bars Is A Self-aware Exercise In Kitschy Maximalism

July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 Debarun Sarkar Desi Hip Hop, hip hop, indian hip hop

Mr. Todu’s debut album Aadarsh Bars is an all-out exercise in maximalism, genre-hopping every other track and blending sounds and

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Chaitanya Kataria talks about the business of Indian Hip-Hop in ‘Pepper Spotlight’

July 7, 2021July 8, 2021 Apoorv Desi Hip Hop, hiphop, musicbusiness, podcast

Gully Gang Co-founder Chaitanya Kataria recently recorded a podcast with Pawan Rochwani of Pepper Content where he discussed how Hip-Hop is

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Irfana x Taslina’s Debut EP Ko-Lab is A Well Produced Project With Impressive variation

July 4, 2021July 4, 2021 Debarun Sarkar Desi Hip Hop, hip hop, hip-hop, hiphop

Ko-Lab is the debut 4-track EP by childhood friends and hip-hop duo, Irfana and Taslina. The ‘ko’ in Ko-Lab refers

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Dhanji and Zorba’s DZs Control: Two Rappers Arrive With Braggadocio, Soaked In Drug-Addled Rhymes

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Debarun Sarkar Desi Hip Hop, hip hop, rap

DZs Control, running a little over 30 minutes, is an outcome of a yearlong collaboration between Ahmedabad based rapper Dhanji

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The Bildungsroman Of Albums- Prabh Deep’s Sophomore LP ‘Tabia’

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 Akshay Kapoor Desi Hip Hop, hip hop, indian hip hop, prabh deep

India is currently in the midst of a musical revolution. Indian independent music is breaking onto the world stage and

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Rawal x Bharg’s Debut Album ‘Sab Chahiye’- A Representation Of The Duo’s Obsession With Versatilility

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 Siegen Moopanar bharg, Desi Hip Hop, hip hop, indian hip hop, Rawal, sab chahiye

Delhi has been home to a plethora of quality artists pushing out experimental projects in the past few years. Artists

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Self Reflection, Honesty And Self Love – Dee MC Soul Searches On Latest Single “Confess”

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 Vineet Nair Desi Hip Hop, hip hop, indian hip hop

In the midst of the distressing pandemic – constant chaos and turbulence surround all of us every single day. Musicians

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A Dark Trip Through Rushaki’s Mind- Her Debut Experimental Electronica Album
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A Dark Trip Through Rushaki’s Mind- Her Debut Experimental Electronica Album

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Soumili

After spending a significant amount of time in the music industry, partaking in various writing and event-organizing gigs ,while also

Unhinged, Emotive & Raw, EZ Riser Releases 6-Track Debut EP Titled ‘The Slacktivist’
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Unhinged, Emotive & Raw, EZ Riser Releases 6-Track Debut EP Titled ‘The Slacktivist’

May 15, 2022 Shantanu Gursal
Aarlon
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Aarlon Debuts With A Bang Through Alt Metal Album Dafan

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 Soumili
‘Parvarish’ By naqaab47 & Shoals Is A Hip-Hop Concept Album For Our Generation
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‘Parvarish’ By naqaab47 & Shoals Is A Hip-Hop Concept Album For Our Generation

May 4, 2022May 6, 2022 Akshay Kapoor

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