Hip-hop November!

Shah RuleProminent work Gully gang cypher Donrsquot forgive meThe practice of using creativity to be competitive is what drew me to hiphop I was hooked onto it since I was a child The now global culturersquos early pioneers from South Bronx would creatively battle among themselves and direct their aggression towards improving their art instead of resorting to violence This underlying value traversed thousands of miles since themid1970s I love the fact that the community in India keeps growing and getting betterKanye West is one artiste who has always inspired me He is a role model because he is an allrounder mdash talented and a pioneer of various art forms His music and work in the fashion industry continues to inspire me and my entire generationBrodha VProminent work Aigiri nandini Let rsquoem talkThe genre is one among the few that enable artistes to express themselves in the most honest manner In a world where everyone is divided and vocal this form of music makes expression easierHiphop has also been instrumental in enabling us to enjoy the freedom of putting out uncensored music Decades ago an American rap crew went to court against a government decision to ban one of their explicit songs The song had become extremely popular When they won the case citing onersquos freedom of speech it paved the way for the making of songs that couldnrsquot be censored That is a big part of music historyTupac Nas Eminem and Jay Z are a few of the many artistes whorsquove influenced me I have been inspired by the hiphop culture of the mid to early rsquo90s It was an era where lyricismtook precedence and people experimented with complicated lyrical structures and wordplay Deeper subjects and complex writing flourished KrsnaProminent work OG Roll up Warm upI find the genre of hiphop music amazing because there is little to no barrier for entry It doesnrsquot require formal training or the purchase of expensive instruments and equipment All that one needs is writing skills and a basic understanding of rhyming techniques Beyond that everything depends on practice and ones passion It also allows you to say things in a way that few other genres do It offers a certain kind of freedom and is diverse and limitlessGrowing up I listened to Mac Dre Nas Biggie 2pac Jay Z and Lloyd Banks Rappers with impeccable writing styles have always influenced me and continue to do soBeatRawProminent work Banjar zameen Aamchi MumbaiWhile there are a lot of lsquocommercialrsquo artistes like Badshah and Yo Yo Honey Singh more often than not hiphop and rap is a reflection of an individual That is the nature of the art form and that is also what makes it so specialIn the six years that I have been beatboxing Irsquove only been fascinated by how we as human beings can create music with our mouth It is such a unique art and I was gripped from the word goJapanese beatboxing artiste Sho Go is one of the many artistes I look up toLike him I also like to create melodic music which in turn makes the song more consumableKarmaProminent work Wake up Main wahi hoonThe current hiphop music scene is so vast that everyone can grab a different section of listeners I love the fact that in the past this genre offered people the chance to narrate their stories No other art form allowed one to do thatWhile the art form is respected today it is noteworthy that it began as one that got little attention An art form which was not considered as art to begin with has now grown to become so big I started writing and expressing my thoughts because of artistes like Eminem Being an introvert I was moved by his story He established the power of the genre Coming from humble beginnings I had the same rage and hunger that he did His story inspired me to be a better artiste and human beingAlso Read Salman grills Shamita Ekta Kapoor brings a dramatic expose game