Best Hip Hop/Rap Artist Nominees, Radio City Freedom Awards 5

An underground hip-hop sensation, Deepa Unnikrishnan also known as Dee MC is one of the few prolific female rappers we have in a genre thats largely male-dominated. And the awareness shows in her nominated song, Taking My Time. Click on the picture to listen to the song.

Brotha Hood raps about his life and journey with his song Khudko Janna Chahta Hoon, a contemplative take on finding ones self. Click on the picture to listen to the song.

A rapper from Kolhapur, Shekhar B Carter takes us through the bylanes of his city of origin, with his song, Mera Shehar.

Having lent his voice to Chitta Ve and Da Da Dasse from Udta Punjab, Babu Haabi offered a satirical and a rather controversial take on corruption and other economical issues plaguing the country today, with Bobocanta. Click on the picture to listen to the song.

Malaysia-based Tamil Hip-Hop collective Tupakeys combined forces with Udhav Sharma to give us Kelambu Da, a social-political commentary coupled with classic old-school hip-hop. Click on the picture to listen to the song.

With his song, One Kid With a Dream, Samir Rishu Mohanty aka Big Deal from Puri, Orissa, fights back against the existential crisis he has put up with since he was a kid. Click on the picture to listen to the song.

Nominated for his single Kal, Prabh Deep possesses a rare quality of being outrightly candid and honest in his lyrics and interviews likewise. His lyrics portray the murky truths of growing up in the National capitals ghettos. Click on the picture to listen to the song.

An empowering take on womens safety, the song Wo Ruke Hum Ruke Na by Mumbais Finest featuring Bluesanova is a standing testament on why the hip-hop collective is the best in their genre. Click on the picture to listen to the song.

Truly the real face of Indian Rap, Brodha V breaks hell loose in his nominated single, Let Em Talk. While he takes a dig at his mainstream contemporaries, he makes you want to question your inclination as well. Click on the picture to listen to the song.

All the way from Mumbai 400037 comes Sharukh Shaikh aka Emiway or as his fans affectionately hail him as Bantai. Nominated for his track Tadak Padak, Emiway breaks the glass ceiling on the trap of the fast-paced lives, that everyone is falling into. Click on the picture to listen to the song.

Nominated for his track Vyanjan, Krishna Kaul aka Krna from New Delhi, has added innovative elements in his songwriting and this is evident in how cleverly does the song carry lyrics relevant to the Hindi alphabetical order. Click on the picture to listen to the song.

Presenting the nominations for the Best Hip Hop/Rap Artist Nominees at the Radio City Freedom Awards 5. Winners will be announced at the Grand Finale on March 22nd, 2018 at Glocal Junction Worli.