Top 10 Rappers In India

Rap is a form of Hip Hop music, a genre of popular music developed by Americans decades ago. Rap isn’t a tangible form of music; it’s a combination of words spoken, not sung, but in a rhythmic manner. A few years back, we weren’t very aware of this rap thing; many had not even heard about it. But that’s not the case today. Now, almost every party song would have a rap in it. Indians have responded positively about raps; they seem quite to enjoy it. Rap is not sung by regular singers, the one who raps is known as Rapper. Today we have many rappers in India who, with their talent, are reaching clouds. Let us know more about them.

1. Divine

Gully Boy Click to look into! >> Read More... fame Divine, real name Vivian Wilson Fernandes, born on 2^nd October, 1990 (age 31 years), is an Indian rapper, and lyricist from Mumbai. He gained popularity after the release of his song, “Yeh Mera Bombay”, in 2013 and rose to fame after his song “Mere Gully Mein”, with his rapper friend Naezy. He is the first Indian rapper to attend the Grammys. He has given his voice in many Bollywood films also, including Mukkabaaz, Badla, and also contributed to the soundtrack of Sacred Games, an Indian Netflix original series. In 2019, Zoya Akhtar Zoya Akhtar has now become a household name promin >> Read More... made a film called Gully Boy, which was primarily inspired by Divine’s life.

2. Yo Yo Honey Singh Honey Singh was born on 15th March 1983 in Hoshiar >> Read More...

Yo Yo Honey Singh, real name Hirdesh Singh, born on 15^th March, 1983, (age 39 years), is an Indian rapper, music director, composer, songwriter, and actor. He introduced raps in India. From kids to youngsters, to adults, everyone used to vibe on his rap songs. He is the first name that comes to mind when someone says rap. He has an immense fan following; people are crazy about him. He is one of the highest - paid musicians in India. In 2013, he was approached by Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan or also known as SRK is a prominent >> Read More... to make a song for his movie, Chennai Express Click to look into! >> Read More... . The song was Lungi Dance which turned out to be the biggest hit.

3. Badshah Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia, better known as Bads >> Read More...

After Honey Singh, its Badshah’s era now. Badshah, real name Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia, born on 19^th November, 1985 (age 36 years), is an Indian rapper, producer, singer and businessman. His song Kar Gayi Chull, in the movie Kapoor and Sons (2016), rose him to fame. Later, he produced a lot of songs in many Bollywood films and also produced his independent albums, on which people groove now. His debut single, DJ Wale Babu, crossed a million views on YouTube within 30 hours of its release. He is a big fan of Shah Rukh Khan, which is why his stage name is Badshah as SRK is known to be the Badshah of Bollywood.

4. Raftaar RAFTAAR was born on November 16, 1988 in Thiruvana >> Read More...

Raftaar, real name Dilin Nair, born in Kerala, on 16^th November, 1988 (age 33 years) is an Indian rapper, songwriter, dancer and music composer. Initially, he was a dancer, his career in rap began in 2008. He also worked with YoYo Honey Singh in the Mafia Mundeer group. In 2016, he signed a contract with Zee Music Company and started his solo career. He is one of the most popular rappers of India. He also judges a couple of Indian reality shows namely, MTV Hustle Show Synopsis Coming Soon... >> Read More... which is about raps, Dance India Dance which is a dancing show and MTV roadies where he plays one of the gang members.

5. Emiway Bantai Bilal Sheikh is highly known by his stage name Emi >> Read More...

Emiway Bantai, real name Bilal Sheikh, born on 13^th November, 1995 (age 27 years) is an Indian rapper, dancer, editor, songwriter, and music composer. He was born in a middle-class Muslim family. His stage name Emiway is inspired by great American rappers Eminem and Lil Wayne Lil Wayne, whose actual name is Dwayne Michael Car >> Read More... . In his struggling days, he worked in Hard Rock Café to earn money. Initially, he used to rap in the English language only, but after his father’s advice, he tried to rap in Hindi. In 2014, he released his first Hindi rap “Aur Bantai”, which was a massive hit. Emiway gained more popularity after he released a diss song against Raftaar called Samajh Mein Aaya Kya.

6. Naezy

Naezy, also known as Naezy The Baa, real name Naved Shaikh, born on 10^th August, 1993 (age 28 years), is an Indian rapper, singer from Mumbai. He gained popularity from his rap song “Mere Gully Mein” with rapper friend Divine. Ranveer Singh’s character in Zoya Akhtar’s 2019 musical film Gully Boy was based on Naezy’s life. His debut music video called ‘Aafat’ was made by him using an iPad in 2014. His family didn’t accept him as a rapper at first, because of which he left the underground rap scene in 2018, but then realised his passion for raps and made a comeback in 2019.

7. Brodha V Brodha V is the stage name of Vighnesh Shivanand. >> Read More...

Brodha V, real name Vighnesh Shivanand, born in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, on 27^th March, 1990 (age 32 years), is an Indian Hip-hop rapper, songwriter, and music composer based in Bangalore. His mixtape called Deathpunch garnered some attention from Hip-Hop fraternity. He was featured in ScoopWhoop’s list of top ten Indian hip-hop artists who deserve more recognition. His fame led him to be signed by Sony Music India in 2013. He has also worked with many famous artists in Indian Film industry such as Vishal Dadlani Vishal Dadlani mostly known by duo name Vishal She >> Read More... , Benny Dayal Benny Dayal is an Indian Pop-Singer. Born in Kolla >> Read More... , Raftaar, Raghu Dixit Raghu Dixit, born in Mysuru, Karnataka, is a famou >> Read More... , etc.

8. Ikka

Ikka, also known as Ikka Singh Ikka Singh is an Indian rapper, singer, music prod >> Read More... , real name Ankit Singh Patyal is an Indian rapper and songwriter from Himachal Pradesh. He was born on 27^th May,1986 (age 36 years) in Delhi. He made his Bollywood debut with the song “In Da Club” for the film Tamanchey in 2014. His instruments are piano and drums. He has worked with other rappers like Raftaar, Lil Golu Lil Golu whose real name is 'Sahil Kaushal&#39 >> Read More... , and Honey Singh. He has been a part of the rap band “Mafia Mundeer”. He has also collaborated with Indian YouTuber Amit Bhadana for a rap song based on his life. He named that track as “Interview”.

9. Dino James Dino James is an India rapper, singer, composer, a >> Read More...

Dino James, also known as Dino, is a popular Indian rapper, singer, songwriter and music composer. He was born on 12^th November, 1991 (age 31 years), in a small village named Ghoradongri in Madhya Pradesh. He currently lives in Mumbai. He has his own YouTube channel where he usually uploads his music videos. He released his first rap song on 17^th October, 2016 called “ Loser Loser is a Telugu web – series that premiered on Z >> Read More... ”. The song became quite famous and has around 20 million views on YouTube, as of now. His other popular songs are Dooriyan, Wishlist, Hoye Ishq Na, Hancock, etc.

10. Kr$na

Kr$na or Krishna, formerly known as YoungProzpekt, is an Indian rapper and songwriter from Delhi. He was born on 4^th October, 1987 (age 37 years) in New Delhi with the name Krishna Kaul Krishna Kaul is an Indian TV actor and Model. He w >> Read More... . He is one of the earliest rappers in India who emerged in the mid-2000s. He also featured in Zoya Akhtar’s 2019 musical film Gully Boy as himself. He gained popularity in 2010 with his song called “Kaisa Mera Desh”. His debut album called Sellout was released in May 2014, which was in English language. He was the first Indian hip-hop rapper who did a five-city tour with a band.