Bengal's other poets: The hip-hop artists taking the rap scene by storm
UPDATED: May 28, 2021 17:56 IST Cizzy, Rapper On the riverbanks of Chandannagar, Old Boy raps about not settling for an Alto when you really want a Ferrari. About 50 km away, in Kolkata, hip-hop artist Cizzy speaks of a quiet Bengali desperation in his song ‘Middle Class Panchali’. Across West Bengal, a large group of musicians—mostly young men—are finding expression in free verse and rap. Formed in 2010, the band Underground Authority had kickstarted the trend in English, but over time...
Source: indiatoday.in