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This article lists songs of the C vs D "mash-up" genre that are commercially available (as opposed to amateur bootlegs and remixes).As a rule, they combine the vocals of the first "component" song with the instrumental (plus additional vocals, on occasion) from the second.
The beginning of Tamil rap by Krishan Maheson was 2004's "J Town Story", [6] [7] while the country's first Sinhala rap track was released in 2005 in the form of Iraj's eponymous album. [citation needed] Krishan Maheson's Asian Avenue was the first Sri Lankan album to be released by Universal Music India in 2006. [8]
A mashup (also mesh, mash up, mash-up, blend, bastard pop [1] or bootleg [2]) is a creative work, usually a song, created by blending two or more pre-recorded songs, typically by superimposing the vocal track of one song seamlessly over the instrumental track of another and changing the tempo and key where necessary. [3]
His decision to rap in Tamil rather than English was made, in his words, to avoid looking like a "wannabe". [7] Adhi named his account on the video-sharing site in YouTube as "Hiphop Tamizha", with a profile picture of the Tamil poet Subramania Bharati , to avoid being caught by his parents. [ 9 ]
In the modern music industry, a mixtape is a musical project, typically with looser constraints than that of an album or extended play.Unlike the traditional album or extended play, mixtapes are labeled as laid-back projects that allow artists more creative freedom and less commercial pressure. [2]
Brodha V mentions the song "Pettai Rap", composed by A. R. Rahman for the Tamil film Kadhalan, as his introduction to rap music. [51] He also cites early '90s East coast rappers Eminem, Rakim, Nas, Big Pun, Wu-Tang Clan and Jay-Z as his inspiration and role models. [28]
The Native Tongues was a collective of late 1980s and early 1990s hip-hop artists known for their positive-minded, good-natured Afrocentric lyrics, and for pioneering the use of eclectic sampling and jazz-influenced beats. Its principal members were the Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Monie Love, and Queen Latifah
Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam (born 31 August 1981), also known by his initials A. D. K. or simply Dinesh Kanagaratnam, is a Sri Lankan R&B and hip hop artist and music producer who has composed tracks in Tamil language. He also often collaborates with music directors in Tamil cinema as a playback singer. [1]