This Exclusive Article was Authored by Drega It’s been a wild ride getting into this music thing for the last few years: from breaking on O Meri Rani to the super viral Brown Girl Problems and to now with All I Know, I’ve…

Curtis Jackson aka 50 Cent aka “Fiddy”, took the world by storm in the early 2000s when Eminem heard his mixtape and decided to ‘put him on‘. After that, the rest was history. However, the most interesting part about 50’s career…

Article by DesiHipHop.com Contributor – Tashdid “Horus” Ghani What is Hip Hop? It’s a style of music usually based on rap and often includes elements of other styles such as funk or rhythm and blues. Now if you trace back to…

Beat Boxing has been a huge part of Hip Hop right from the start – while emcees spent hours freestyling on the streets, their counterparts were Beat Boxers providing them with rhythms to flow on. Today, Beat Boxing is a…

DesiHipHop Contributor: Zakir “Rebel” Khan The Difference Between Rappers Vs Emcees Being born and raised in New York City during the continuing rise of Hip Hop culture in the 90s deeply affected my perspective in regards to the growing movement itself…

Last year, during a long drive between states, I was listening to music on my phone. But all I really wanted to do is watch some music videos (while driving? Okay, I agree it wasn’t such a great idea, but I…

Sprite started a marketing campaign in India which allowed artists to express themselves in the way they knew best – through art! For that campaign, Sprite allowed singers, musicians, and instrumentalists use regular objects to make music. This time, they…

Russell Simmons wrote: “Whenever we saw, or heard, or felt elements that seemed authentic or inspirational, we took them and turned them into Hip Hop.” That’s the essence of Hip Hop. I caught this little tid-bit of wisdom while reading Russell…

  Tupac Shakur tragically passed away on this day – September 13th – in 1996. What he’s done for the art of Rap & Hip Hop is beyond comprehensible. His music has spread from his city of Los Angeles to…

B-boying has been a part of Hip Hop since day 1, and this group of teenagers in Bangladesh showcases their skills like pros. I’ve always been a fan of skillful Hip Hop dance crews, and seeing these B-boys rip up the…

A few years back, there was a DesiHipHop storm brewing and two artists were at the center of it all – the Pioneer of DesiHipHop, Bohemia and the President of DesiHipHop, J.Hind. Not only were they collaborating on hits like…

Two Unsung Heroes of Pakistani Hip Hop (Part 2) As a continuation to my last article, on Pakistani Unsung heroes in Hip Hop I would like to add a twist to the whole game here. This second lad is Furqan…