Along with the website revamp, we’ve also decided to expand our editorial and feature new and exciting young talent from across the South Asian independent music scene. This series, while inspired by our love for all things hip-hop, will focus…

Alim Smith is an artist whose hip hop art work has been exhibited in galleries mainly on the east coast of America. He has made many vibrant album covers including bold portraits of African American icons. Alim Smith also known as Yesterdaynite,…

Malik Taylor aka Phife Dawg, co-founder of the 1990’s legendary HipHop crew A Tribe Called Quest died on Tuesday at the age of 45 from complications resulting from diabetes. “Malik was our loving husband, father, brother and friend,” his family…

“Struggle” is important for an artist. Arguably, without struggle, we have no art. The Hum Hip Hop Project (HHHP) was created for such artists, who’s struggle we recognize. The content for any artist comes from that one word. Many rappers…

It was not very long ago, about 10 years to be precise, when i used to go to a nearby “cyber internet browsing centre”, to battle online on Orkut. It was fantastic that you could connect with someone remotely and…

The Hum Hip Hop Project – Promo 2 Presented by The Humming Tree & DesiHipHop Dear Hip Hop investor, performer, organiser and audience The 4th Edition of the Hum Hip Hop Project (HHHP) took place on Diwali day. It all…

Importance of an MC – The G-Host Report 3 Failures define us, and they make us what we are. The third edition of the Hum Hip Hop Project started with the turn tables suddenly crashing for DJ Lethal A. For a…

The G-HOST report of The Hum Hip Hop Project “We call this “Hum” Hip Hop cause it belongs to all of us, how we grow it depends on us. Not as an Individual but to build the scene itself together,…

King Jassim Brings Reggae to The Hum Hip Hop Project King Jassim is a Reggae & Dancehall singer-songwriter who is one of the founding members of India’s leading urban outfits Low Rhyderz. He took the plunge of following his heart…

XsTaCY SaSH Rocks The TheHumHipHopProject Remembering Xstacy SaSH, a veteran in the Bangalore Music Scene on the first edition of the Hum Hip Hop Project (HHHP). It was beautiful how two crews M.W.A (Machas With Attitude) and Low Rhyderz came…

Smokey the Ghost | The Hum Hip Hop Project and How it all Started I picked up the pen when I was 10 years old. It was everything to me, being the only child to my working parents. Who were…

Rappers are a lot of things to a lot of people— artists, storytellers, gangsters – can they be Role Models? Roles Models are Heroes, what you want your kids to aspire to be when they grow up.  Fire Fighters, Armed Forces,…