On the surface of it, it’s easy to sum up Los Angeles-based singer-producer Mayurath Sinh aka ILLAH as a musician who makes hit records out of his $100 bedroom studio, but there’s much more in the mix. From his days in multiple bands, being an engineer and to being on the come-up as Illah, Mayurath has established stable footing in the independent music world.

Rahul Jaluthria aka Smoke Tha Rapper is an upcoming New Delhi emcee who's, 'Delhiness' can be seen in his ruthless battles or  mettlesome remixes of currently trending Desi Hip-Hop anthems.

ROCKY GORKHALI is the very first Hindi rapper out of North East. This one man army is a powerhouse and writes, produces, shoots and edits his own work. His roots are in Darjeeling but he picked up the art form in the central state Chhattisgarh. He is currently stirring the scene up in Pune and is one the OG's representing North East India and has a rather exquisite blend of old school and new school elements in his music, that combined with a laid back flow is sure to get the listeners head bumping.

The sheer idea and concept of Street Academics goes beyond a name, a brand or even a team. They are a family of events that have led to them meeting as individuals, musicians, and as brothers. They even have their…

Hailing from one of the many small towns in Madhya Pradesh, Nitin Mishra would look like any other ordinary kid walking the streets. But the sheer volume of substance that moves in his head is something to be revered. Better…

Straight out of midzone, this young rapper is steady turning heads and capturing people’s attention with his penmanship. If you’re still unfamiliar with the name Spitfire, you need to hit the rewind button on Gully Boy and carefully listen to…

Mumbai’s hottest destination for hip hop has gotten a new benchmark in terms of the quality music flowing in from there. Dharavi rappers have been killing it in the cinema industry as well as on an underground level, keeping a…

Shaikhspeare, co-founder of Mumbai’s Hip-Hop Collective Bombay Lokal is out with his much anticipated project – “Shaikh Them Part 1”. In this two part series, he has some guaranteed surprises coming live and direct. The first part speaks volumes about…

Bandish Projekt and Swadesi have been in good sync for years. Their standing and outlook on music, life and the whole journey and processes of making music are well in tune with each other. The team has delivered multiple hits…

Desi artists are making major moves globally in the arena of hip hop. This week saw releases from some of the frontrunners of the scene. We’ve handpicked five of the hottest music videos released recently. Mind you, this isn’t a…

MC Altaf is on a streak of collaborations and his latest one is once again with D’Evil. The rappers previously worked together for their viral track ‘Jhol Jhal’ with Loka. Keeping a steady streak of music videos coming in for…

Two proficient lyricists from two different cities. Two different stories but the same destination – Hip-Hop Culture. There are a lot of such unheard stories and these two emcees have shown how vastly different their roads go but lead to…