10 Artists To Listen To If You Like Divine
MC Altaf MC Altaf has been an active member of the Gully Gang ensemble , helming one single after the other , collaborating with fellow artists such as Divine and D ’ Evil along with non-Mumbai artists like Full Power . On Divine ’ s viral hit Mirchi , he even partnered with Jamaican dancehall artist Stylo G .
D ’ Evil An alumnus of Gully Gang , D ’ Evil is a respected figure in the Mumbai circuit . While other rappers focus on their hustle in a formulaic motivational formula , D ’ Evil relies on satirical flows and witty wordplay to talk about his life and his city . Kaan Check , Hip-Hop Bajega are some of his essentials while his recent track Todun Taak also appeared on the soundtrack for the Farhan Akhtar starrer Toofan .
Vasudev From Meri Gully Mei to Chal Bombay , Divine has made his love for Mumbai pretty evident . It is common to find rappers all over the country representing their city and telling its everyday stories . In this regard , Vasudev is an interesting artist to check out as his Ghaziabad Mixtape and Red Line and Blue Line EP both explore the NCR regions of Ghaziabad and Delhi . The latter two even incorporates the theme of a metro ride as Vasudev moodily croons and raps on life in a journey that ends at various stations .
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Nucleya Arguably one of India ’ s greatest new-wave DJs , Nucleya went from being a Bandish Projekt member to a solo act of his own with highprofile collaborations ranging from Ritviz to Divine . With the MC , Nucleya first collaborated the bass-heavy Scene Kya Hai . They joined forces yet again for Anurag Kashyap ’ s boxing drama Mukkabaaz for which Divine rapped the adrenaline-fueled Paintra .
Ace Mumbai ’ s Finest is one of the city ’ s oldest hip-hop crews , actively represented by veteran MC Ace . With the crew producing music since 2006 , Ace has been similar to Divine in the sense that he too has been rapping about the city as his muse . Har Gam Mei Khushi Hai and Awaara are some popular tracks by him along with Yaara , a multi-artist collaboration under Oscar-winner AR Rahman .