Indian hip hop

Indian hip hop, is a type of fusion music created by taking western hip hop and mixing it with Indian music. This may involve removing the words and replacing them with Indian ones, mixing the original track's chorus and replacing it with Punjabi or Hindi words.

Sometimes the tracks are mixed so much that it is hard to tell if it is the original or not. Some tracks using originally made beats and riffs to fit the hip hop genre include the artists Raghav and Jay Sean.

Most tracks are a unique popular blend of hip hop baselines and riffs and Indian drums and other instruments. Again, they may be taken from other tracks or made up to fit the hip hop genre, then mixed with Indian music to create a distinctive mix of Indian hip hop that is popular with Eastern and Western people.

Indian Hip Hop has made a significant impact to the Asian Underground. Indian Hip Hop uses beats which are relevant to an Indian dance/music called Bhangra. Many famous Indian Rappers are from overseas, mostly from the United Kingdom, as well as some from the United States (such as Bohemia).

There is the growing presence of home grown Indian Hip Hop artists. Although they cannot be categorized as fusing Indian music into mainstream Hip Hop. The Indian rappers are known to be excellent in wordplay & unique blend of issues concerning the Indian Society. Madras (Chennai) is in the forefront of establishing an Indian rap culture.

List of Indian hip hop artists

• the 1shanti aka India Bambaataa
• Baba Sehgal
• Chakra Sonic
• Hemy
• JC 001
• Lil Trikz
• RD aka Rdikulus
• Deep
• Nivla
• Rukus Avenue
• Kidd Skilly
• J Nox
• Aman
• Shakti
• Yogi B
• Tiruban
• Panjabi MC
• WattaBottles(www.watta.tk)

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