Indian Hip Hop

Desi hip hop is a term for music and culture which combines the influences of hip hop and the Indian subcontinent; the term desi referring to the South Asian diaspora. The term has also come to be used as an alternative for rap music and even pop music which involves rappers of South Asian origins. Creation of the term "desi hip hop" is credited to Bohemia.

Hip Hop in India. 3,850 likes · 3 talking about this. Revolution of ethnic culture as India unites in Hip-Hop.

Is 2016 the year of desi hip-hop?

Hip hop has moved past Honey Singh and Badshah, with new artists popping up in the streets of Mumbai from which they draw inspiration.

An underrepresented genre in the Indian music scene, these hip hop artists are nevertheless making a name for themselves.

Bringin’ that dopeness.

A new hip-hop movement in India sees rappers perform in the vernacular to speak to - and for - the Indian masses.

Podcast show Voice of Tha People's co-founder and the vocalist of Mumbai hip hop group Bombay Bassment on how the hip hop community is getting bigger, in the first in a series of articles.

If you want to hit mainstream then you'll have to be a sell out. Stop making music for yourself and start making tracks which the common people like.