Was 2024 the year of India’s regional hip hop movement?

Bandra’s iconic Mehboob Studios bursts at the seams with a largely Hindi-speaking crowd. But when Tamil…

Singapore-Tamil rapper Yung Raja on why he loves visiting India, and his single ‘Podu Mike’

Rapper Yung Raja’s latest look | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Yung Raja’s idealism about the future…

Rapper Iykki Berry’s new single celebrates Tamil pride and Thanjavur

Iykki Berry in ‘Ithihasam’ | Photo Credit: special arrangement Iykki Berry’s alter ego oscillates between two…

How Tamil women rappers are changing the indie hip hop scene

The frame is delightfully whimsical. Mrs Go and Debbie Pari, two independent Tamil women rappers, sit…

Tamil rapper Paal Dabba on his Chennai roots, camp costumes and cryptic clues in songs

Rapper Paal Dabba | Photo Credit: Thamodharan B Amidst the crowded streets of Sowcarpet, lies a…

Madras Day | Tracing Tamil rap’s evolution in Chennai

On alternate Sunday evenings, a movement takes over Anna Nagar Tower Park. With big, Bluetooth speakers…

Chennai’s public spaces turn performance venues with rap music and French horns for Tamil Nadu Day

The South Indian popular snack, mixture, brings together an assortment of tastes. For, this tasty, crispy…