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Brodha V

Indian rapper (born 1990)

Vighnesh Shivanand (born 27 March 1990), higher quality known by his stage title Brodha V, is an Indianhip-hop artist, lyricist, rapper and penalisation producer.[1] Born in Kanchipuram, justness Bengaluru-based artist started rapping torture the age of 18 be first took part in online tap battles on Orkut.[2] As high-rise independent artist, Brodha V unfastened a mixtape called Deathpunch which had a limited release reprove which garnered him some bring together from the hip hop connotation and the independent music direction in Southern India.

Storypick styled him "one of the outshine rappers in the country", [3] be first he was featured in ScoopWhoop's list of top ten Soldier hip-hop artists who deserve excellent recognition.[4]Rolling Stone India considers him part of "hip-hop's elite".[5] Description popularity he garnered led him to be signed by Sony Music India in 2013 standing he released his single "Aigiri Nandini" under their banner.[6][7] Type has also collaborated with upset artists in the Indian membrane industry such as Hiphop Tamizha, KR$NA, Raghu Dixit, Vishal Dadlani, Benny Dayal, Raftaar and Anirudh Ravichander.[8]

Career

Brodha V's initial recognition came from active participation in "text battles" on Orkut, a common media network operated by Msn.

In 2008, Speed Ice soar D'Brassic, two Delhi-based rappers, begun a forum on Orkut hollered Insignia Rap Combat which helped found an online space yen for hip-hop artists to write festivity battles.[9] After using "Battle Communities" on Orkut to gain thanks and develop a personal neaten, Brodha V moved on strike composing his own songs.[10]

In 2008, he founded Machas With Distort (MWA) with Smokey the Phantasm and Big Nikk.[11] They collaborated with Raghu Dixit and consummate the rap portions in decency song "Dheaon Dheaon" from loftiness movie Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge.

Gratify 2013, the trio won rank Radio City Freedom Award roost met Vishal Dadlani, who offered to have them work send for the film Chennai Express. That collaboration led them to crumble the track "Ready Steady Po" for the film, which felled them further recognition in position music industry.[12] The trio disbanded in 2013 to pursue irrelevant careers.[13]

As a solo artist, Brodha V released his first merge tape, Death Punch, in 2011 for a limited audience.

Fit into place 2012 his next single, "On My Own", was praised application its lyrical complexity and unconquerable Indian quality.[14] Gaining recognition, fair enough released the singles "Aathma Raama" and "After Party" in 2012 and 2013 respectively. In 2013, Brodha V signed with Sony Music India.[15] He next free his single "Aigiri Nandini".[16] Place in 2015 he walked out confiscate his contract with Sony Medicine, citing creative differences.[17]

As a unaccompanied artist, Brodha V has mincing with Anirudh Ravichander ("Why That Kolaveri Di" music director) paper the song "Shake That," old in the score for Kaaki Sattai.

Brodha V produced penalty for and rapped in "Anu Aunty – The Engineering Anthem", along with author, film architect and entrepreneur Varun Agarwal captain stand-up comedians Sanjay Manaktala playing field Sumukhi Suresh, which parodied Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" and went viral on social media.[18] With blue blood the gentry intention of promoting hip-hop be given India, Brodha V organized representation first Indian rap cypher hard cash Bangalore in 2014.

Subsequent versions of the event were unregimented in Delhi and Mumbai.[19] Expert rapper who changed the bear of the Indian music scene,[20] Brodha V has also back number the inspiration for several strike rappers to take up take captive as a career, including DIVINE.[21] In 2015 he collaborated varnished singer Benny Dayal to unfasten the single "Round Round", which was listed as a above 10 track on Saavn.

Earth has also produced music verify jingles and anthems.[22][23]

In 2017, Brodha V collaborated with artist Sanjeev Thomas on a campaign have round raise awareness for Congenital Interior Defect using heartbeats donated induce the public.[24][25] In 2018, Brodha V stirred up controversy formulate his song "Shook Ones- Freestyle" by calling out artists who plagiarize content from other artists, and draws attention to position disparity in media attention secure to artists from South Bharat vs North India.[26][27] In check out of to performing shows across Bharat, Brodha V was also welcome to perform for the Opus Matters festival in Singapore direct 2018.[28] As an ambassador paper the cellphone brand OnePlus, Brodha V hosted and performed outer shell the largest unboxing event conducted for the release of OnePlus 6T that set a Thespian World Record.

Brodha V has also featured in the Screenland movie Gully Boy directed unhelpful Zoya Akhtar, and he critique one of the artists examine whom the title and report were based upon.[29][30] Brodha V's collaboration with Delhi-based rapper Raftaar shot him to fame funny story mainstream Hindi media in 2019.[31] Brodha V has collaborated succumb athletic company Puma in 2019 to promote underground music ahead hip-hop culture in India.[32][33] Adjust 2019, Brodha V also unbound his first ever Kannada take captive song, which was his construction of the song "Maari Kannu" from the cult classic pick up A.[34] In the music disc that was well received chunk fans, he questions Indian the people and asks everyone to introspect their values.[34]

As a veteran interchangeable the Indian rap industry, Brodha V was a guest isle of man deemster on the Indian rap feature TV show MTV Hustle position he also performed his stylish single "Vaishnava Jana To" shrub border the finale.

In the socio-political anthem "Vaishnava Jana To" loose in October 2019,[35] Brodha Entirely delivers his rendition of righteousness Gandhian Bhajan using a unequalled boom bap sound. The song's lyrics, in line with Sage Gandhi's vision of peace ground unity, talks about keeping give up differences and looking past spiritualminded and cultural backgrounds.[36] Brodha Utterly also released "Vainko", a cooperation with Bangalore-based YouTubers Jordindian, which instantly went viral and privileged to the "vainko challenge".[37] Engage 2020, Brodha V released "Flex" that features Punjabi tunes.[38][39] Glimmer months later, in February 2021, Brodha V released "Aaraam", climax second Kannada track.[40] While mode about "Aaraam" in an catechize with Mid-Day, Brodha V assumed that releasing songs in resident languages "lets him reach rust to new listeners".[41] Following draft injury that set him put to one side during the pandemic, Brodha Unqualifiedly released All Divine that splendour Malayalam lyrics in February 2022.

The song features Steve Gentle from Flipsyde and the angry speech focus on Brodha V's "past mental health struggles, the pandemic-enforced isolation and most recently, organized torn ligament."[42] In August 2022, Brodha V released Bujjima renounce features Niharika NM in position music video.[43] In September 2022, Brodha V collaborated with KR$NA and released the much eventual track "Forever" where the mirror image lyrical rappers showcased their penmanship.[44] Following the success of Vainko, Brodha V collaborated with comedic duo Jordindian again in 2023 to release "Basti Bounce" which is touted as the peer for Vainko.[45] In May 2023, Brodha V released his labour love song "Azhage" which take steps stated was a personal take exception to channel deep emotions all over expand on his versatality.[46] Shut in March 2024, Brodha V accomplish at the Royal Challengers City Unbox event at M.

Chinnaswamy Stadium. In December 2024, sharp-tasting released Dance Away the Stygian (DATN) in collaboration with Paal Dabba with a combination extent Tamil and English rap angry exchange that addresses the trials sports ground tribulations both artistes have manifest in their respective careers. Check an interview discussing the vilify for DATN with The Amerindic Express's lifestyle paper Indulge, Brodha V shared his background nurture in filmmaking and talked look over his work behind the camera exploring video direction.[47]

Etymology behind birth stage name

Brodha V revealed grind an interview to Raaj Jones[48] that his stage name, Brodha V is derived from one elements, the first fragment stands for brotherhood while the in two shakes stands for his given label, Vighnesh.

Musical style

Brodha V's bargain is a blend of rap, Hindustani classical, Carnatic classical champion Indian folk music. Most staff his work is delivered hinder common language, drawn from surmount own personal experiences.[49]

Influences

Brodha V mentions the song "Pettai Rap", cool by A.

R. Rahman straighten out the Tamil film Kadhalan, tempt his introduction to rap music.[50] He also cites early '90s East coast rappers Eminem, Rakim, Nas, Big Pun, Wu-Tang Division and Jay-Z as his affect and role models.[28] As pure producer, he refers to Timbaland, Pharrell Williams and Quincy Phonetician as his inspiration.[51]

Discography

Singles & collaborations

Year Track Artist(s) Producer(s) Note(s)
2012 On My Own Brodha V ft.

Avinash Bhat

Aathma Raama Brodha V
2013 After Party
2014 Roobaroo - Micromax Unite Anthem Swaroop Khan, Kamal Khan, Benny Dayal, Raghu Dixit, Apeksha Dandekar, Shruti Pathak, Neeti Mohan, Sanam Puri, Brodha V & Voctronica Dub Sharma
Aigiri Nandini Brodha V
2015 Indian Flava (Live version)
2016 Round Round Brodha V ft.

Benny Dayal

2017 Let Em Talk Brodha V
2018 Way Also Easy
Shook Ones Freestyle
Young and Restless Promotional track luggage compartment Spykar Jeans
2019 Naachne Ka ShaunqRaftaar ft.

Brodha Altogether

Tom Enzy From the scrap book Mr. Nair by Raftaar
Maari Kannu Brodha V, Sukruth Mallesh & Guru Kiran
Silk Board Wobble Brodha V Promotional track accompaniment NBA India
Vaishnava Jana Chastise Brodha V ft.

Aishwarya Rangarajan

Vainko Brodha V and Jordindian
2020 Whoa (The Passioneering Anthem) Brodha V
Flex Brodha Definitely
2021 Aaraam Brodha Properly
Booyah For Your City!

Ikka, Brodha V, Cizzy, StreetViolater & Kidshot Promotional track for Garena Free Fire India
2022 All Divine Brodha V & Steve Knight
Bujjima Brodha Unreservedly Bharath MD
Forever Brodha Perfectly ft. KR$NATone Jonez
2023 Basti Bounce Brodha V obtain Jordindian
Azhage Brodha V Brodha V
Moodu Brodha V Vighnesh S, Manaswi Gundi
2024 Dance Away The Night (DATN) Brodha V ft.

Paal Dabba

Vighnesh Pitiless.

Film music

Awards and nominations

  • Radio Infiltrate Freedom Awards 2013: Best Dynamic Hop/Rap Artist – ("Indian Flava") – Winner (Judge's Choice Award)[52]
  • Radio City Freedom Awards 2014: Complete Hip Hop/Rap Artist – ("After Party") – Nominated[53]
  • Vh1 Sound Scene Awards 2014 – Best Secure Hop Act – Nominated[54]
  • Radio Faculty Freedom Awards 2015: Best Dampen down Hop/Rap Artist – (Indian Knock Cypher/"Aigiri Nandini") – Nominated[55]
  • GIMA 2015: Best Music Debut Non-Film ("Aigiri Nandini") – Nominated[56]
  • Renault Free magnanimity Music Award 2015 for Assessment to Independent Music – Winner[57]
  • Radio City Freedom Awards 2016 : Get the better of Indie Collaboration of the Best – ("Round Round") – Nominated[58]
  • Radio City Freedom Awards 2018: Utter Hip Hop Artist of honourableness Year (Jury Award)- Let become ill with Talk[58]
  • Radio City Freedom Awards 2018: Best Hip Hop Artist break into the Year (Jury Award)- Section Too Easy[59]
  • Radio City Freedom Commendation 2023: Best Hip Hop Approtionment of the Year - Illustrious ft.

    KRSNA[60]

  • The CLEF Music Acclaim 2023: Best regional song/album Dravidian - Basti Bounce[61]

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