The Graffiti Artist’s Way
Graffiti has been a part of Hip Hop since its humble beginnings. This work of art intertwines with Hip Hop much like Rap lyrics and rappers do. Without some of the graffiti artists in the world, Hip Hop would not…
10 Tips for Success in the Music Business
10 tips for success in the Music Business. Making music and making a living out of your music are two very different things. My six year old son makes music by banging two pots together and although from time to…
Nelson Mandela Dies at 95 – No Stranger To HipHop
Nelson Mandela returns to his maker at the age of 95. Mandela spent 27 years as a prisoner in South Africa for fighting against apartheid, only to later emerge as the first black president of the nation. Imprisoned for nearly…
Lungi Dance – Most Searched Song of The Year
As the year draws to a close, Microsoft’s search engine, Bing, has revealed the year’s top search trends in India and other countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and the United Kingdom. According to Bing,…
#ThankYou!
At DesiHipHop.com, we like to celebrate all cultures, and all traditions. This is something that makes our fan base so unique, we have users and viewers from all over the world. Even in South Asia, we are no strangers to…
“Thug Life” Started On The Streets of India
Thug Life! A phrase most commonly associated with Tupac and HipHop has very uncommon origins. Did you know that the word Thug originated from the Sanskrit word Sthaga, which refers to an organized gang of assassins? Thugs travelled in groups…
Anjali Ranadive, Desi R&B Sensation is Making Waves!
Urban Desi R&B singer, Anjali Ranadive, has been making quite the waves recently. I mean, when was the last time you saw a girl in a sari singing the national anthem at an NBA game?! So who is this mysterious…
Google Doodle Recognizes Devi The Human Calculator
Can you find the cube of a 100 digit numbers? Can you do it without a calculator? Those types of equations are a walk in the park for these mathematical prodigies, noted today by a Google Doodle in honor of Indian…
5 Ways Music Can Change Your Life
Music’s been in my headphones since I was a child. By now, it’s in my DNA, my blood flows with music. I bet my red blood cells are having a huge party inside my body with the loud music that…
6 Secrets inspired by Hip Hop That Will Change the World (& You)
We all want to change the world. Don’t we? We constantly talk to friends about ways that things could be different, or better. We constantly think about how businesses, governments, and other people ‘suck’! We judge everything, everywhere, all the…
5 Lessons I Learned From Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur, one of the greatest rappers known in human history. Why? Not just because he won numerous awards and got nominated in the Grammy Awards seven times! Not because he recorded thousands of tracks, some of which still gets released…
What Happens when The Burka Avenger meets Adil Omar?
If you haven’t heard of the Burka Avenger, you don’t spend nearly enough time on the internet like I do! The new Pakistani super hero, who is also an empowered woman, took the world by storm last