“Gully rap", the genre that the duo pioneered with their 2015 street anthem Mere Gully Mein, is the fastest growing independent music scene since Indipop, having become a mainstay on music streaming charts, festival lineups and Bollywood film soundtracks. And if there were still any doubts about the ascendancy of these home-grown hip hop heroes, they were wiped away at the Gully Boy album launch gig in Byculla in January. The first rap song Shaikh had heard was Sean Paul’s party anthem Temperature, which would often play at neighbourhood parties. People would laugh at us, but that only made me feel more deeply about hip hop culture." “I’m proud to be in this era where people see and consume hip hop like never before."

Source: Mint February 09, 2019 03:58 UTC