MUMBAI: Popularly known as the voice of the streets, Divine - Sony Music artist is all set to enthrall fans at Youth Ki Awaaz Converge 2016. The platform that aims at creating some of the most interesting and socially relevant conversations saw a perfect match in Divine whose music represents the voice of the common man and the youth of the country. This local boy from the slums of Mumbai has crafted his journey from growing up in the streets to now being a poster boy.
Says Divine, “I am super thrilled to be at this platform that encourages conversations of all kinds and inspires change. Delhi ki public, tayyar ?”
Rapper, composer and the face of hip-hop in India has been in the news for his recent collaboration with multi-talented Anirudh Ravichander, of the Kolaveri fame, for a Hindi rap in the blockbuster Tamil film ‘Rum’.
Divine came into limelight with his award winning 2013 release ‘Yeh Mera Bombay’ that went viral and thereafter received exposure on local radio stations across the country. His 2015 summer-smash ‘Mere Gully Mein’ was not only honoured as the ‘Best Video of 2015’ by Rolling Stone Magazine, but further established him as one of the premier hip-hop acts that garnered him an international listenership through plays on Beats1. He was also awarded ‘Best New Artist 2015’ by iTunes and Apple Music in India and as one of the top six artist to watch-out for in 2016 by the BBC Asian Network.
Even today, he is the only Indian artist that has had a worldwide video debut of his first single ‘Jungli Sher’ on Apple Music.