Indian hip hop is a genre of popular music developed in India. Desi hip hop is a term given by Bohemia for music and culture which combines the influences of hip hop and the Indian subcontinent; the term desi referring to the South Asian diaspora. The term has also come to be used as an alternative for rap music and even pop music which involves rappers of South Asian origins.
Rishpal Singh Rekhi, better known by his stage name Rishi Rich, is a British-Indian music producer based in London. He began his career in the Asian Underground scene and later became internationally known for his bhangra tracks, his Hindi remixes, and as a pioneer of Asian-R&B fusion music.
Jagwinder Singh Dhaliwal, is an Indian English singer from Southall, London of Indian Punjabi Sikh descent.
Roger David, better known by his stage name Bohemia, is a Pakistani-American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer, mainly associated with Punjabi language music industry. He is considered to be the pioneer of the Desi hip hop industry.
RDB is a band initially formed in 1997 by three British Indian brothers, Kuldeep, Surjeet and Manjeet Singh Ral. The band's style blends western genres with traditional Punjabi beats and vocals. After the death of the eldest brother Kuldeep in 2012 and the departure of Manjeet to start a solo career, RDB has continued with the brother Surjeet.
Diljit Dosanjh is an Indian singer, songwriter, actor, film producer and television personality. He works in Punjabi Music and subsequently in Punjabi and Hindi cinema. Dosanjh entered Social 50 chart by Billboard in 2020. He is featured in various music charts including Canadian Albums Chart, UK Asian chart by Official Charts Company and New Zealand Hot Singles. His movies, including Jatt & Juliet 2, Punjab 1984, Sajjan Singh Rangroot and Honsla Rakh are among the highest grossing Punjabi films in history.
Jaswinder Singh Dhami, better known as Jaz Dhami, is a British-Indian playback singer, music composer, music producer, and performer.
Desi hip hop is a term for music and culture which combines the influences of hip hop and the Indian subcontinent; the term desi referring to the South Asian diaspora. The term has also come to be used as an alternative for rap music and even pop music which involves rappers of South Asian origins.
Hirdesh Singh, known professionally as Yo Yo Honey Singh, or simply Honey Singh, is an Indian music producer, and actor. He started in 2003 as a session and recording artist, and became a bhangra, hip hop, and Punjabi music producer.
Manjeet Singh Ral, better known by his stage-name Manj Musik, is a British Indian composer, singer and Filmi scorer. He was one of the music composer for the bhangra music group RDB, which was formed with his two brothers Surjeet Singh (SurjRDB) and Kuldeep Ral in 1997.
Harmanjit "Mickey" Singh is an Indian-American singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, model and actor. He gained widespread popularity through his first mixtape of Punjabi and English music, Mick's Tape. It was released for free download on July 22, 2013 and included the tracks Bad Girl, In Love and Rani Mehlan Di. His music combines American and Punjabi music, and epitomizes the Urban Desi genre; it has also been influenced by jazz.
Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia, professionally known as Badshah, is an Indian rapper-singer, songwriter, record producer and filmmaker. Badshah's music style is diverse encompassing Indian pop, hip-hop, rap, synthwave, underground rap, pop rap and hardcore rap music. He has his songs in Hindi, English, Punjabi and Harayanvi languages. He is currently signed with Universal Music Group. He has contributed to several Bollywood movies including Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, Veere Di Wedding, Bala, Namaste England, Kapoor and Sons, Crew, Good Newz and Khoobsurat.
Sukhdeep Singh, better known by his stage name Sukh-E or Sukh-E Muzical Doctorz, is an Indian singer-songwriter and music producer associated with Punjabi and Hindi-language songs. He debuted his first single "Sniper" featuring Raftaar. His 2015 single "Jaguar" featuring Bohemia was written by lyricist Jaani.
Parichay is an Indo-Canadian singer, composer, and music producer. He has released four albums and collaborated in Bollywood film songs.
Aastha Gill is an Indian singer and songwriter who debuted with the party song "Dhup Chik" from Fugly. She came up with the dance number "Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai" from Khoobsurat. She is known for the singles "DJ Waley Babu", "Buzz" and "Naagin". She was a contestant on the stunt-based reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11.
Navv Inder is an Indian R&B singer. In collaboration with rapper Badshah, Inder's song "Wakhra Swag" won the 2016 Punjabi Music Awards for best duo/group and most popular song of the year. "Wakhra Swag" had more than 260 million hits on YouTube in may 2020.
Karan Vohra is an Indian television actor. He made his acting debut with Zindagi Ki Mehek in 2016, portraying Shaurya Khanna and Shaurya Singh Ahlawat. From, Dec 2018, he played Dr Veer Sahay, in Krishna Chali London that aired on Starplus. From September 2022 to September 2023, he played Atharv Rana in Imlie.
Krishna Kaul, known mononymously as Krishna is an Indian rapper. He was one of the earliest rappers to emerge in the Indian hip hop scene in the mid-2000s under the stage name Prozpekt. He was briefly featured in the 2019 Bollywood film Gully Boy as himself. He is widely acknowledged within the Desi Hip Hop community for pioneering a lyrical revolution in the genre, infusing a new wave of poetic depth and lyrical complexity into hip hop's narrative.
"Naachne Ka Shaunq" is a desi hip hop song by Indian rapper Raftaar featuring Brodha V, released by Zee Music Company on 11 February 2019. It is the 12th track from Raftaar's album, "Mr. Nair".
"DJ Waley Babu" is a Punjabi-Hindi hip-hop single by Badshah featuring Aastha Gill, released by Sony Music India on 16 July 2015.
