- Date / Time: 06/04/2016 : 10:30 PM
- Location: The Blue Frog
- Address: The Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Sitaram Jadhav Marg, Lower Parel,Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
- Entry: Rs. 600 / Rs. 1500 Full Cover / Free Entry for Ladies Post 9.30 pm
Voted ‘India’s best Hip-Hop DJ’ at the inaugural Vh1 MyFav Awards, DJ Sa has taken the genre to a whole new level in India. DJ SA is India’s premier HipHop/Trap DJ, voted ‘India’s best Hip-Hop DJ’ at the inaugral VH1MyFav Awards in the past, Sa has takenHip-Hop music to a whole new level in the country.
Having a key role in promoting Hip Hop/Trap music, Dj Sa can be seen performingregularly at clubs all around the country. Opening for the likes of Akon, Charmillionaire, Kardinal Ofishall, Sean Kingston, SnoopDogg (Lion), MIMS and DJ Green Lantern resulting in collaboration with Universal Music to promote all their hip hop albums across India in the past.
Having played over 100 gigs each in 2013 and 2014, opening for the likes of MAJOR LAZER as well as providing support to bass music kingpin “Flux Pavilion” further cements his status as a key player in Indian club culture.
Guest artists: Illa Straight & Divine
ILLA STRAIGHT:
In an industry where most artists are forced to conform into a narrow and artificial identity, Illa Straight strives to transcend the boundaries, and uses his diversity as his greatest strength. His ability to effortlessly bounce between club and R&B tracks, to creating thought provoking songs that convey everyday situations, make him a versatile artist who can create the soundtrack to people’s lives.
Illa Straight was born in the Chicago area, and grew up in various locations ranging from Illinois to India. His upbringing and experiences have heavily influenced his music. While in India, Illa Straight reconnected with his roots, and utilized his time by honing his skills on the mic. Being of Indian descent and growing up in various locations, he feels he has a unique responsibility of representing a variety of people and places that have made him into the man he is today. It is this belief coupled with the ability to connect to his audience that have allowed Illa Straight to perform in the United States and India, and open up for popular artists such as Akon and Flo Rida.
“Ive never heard an artist rap at the speed Divine does in Hindi. His high energy and ridiculous talent leave me in awe every time. – Yasser, BBC Asian Network
DIVINE is an award-winning rapper & hip-hop artist from Mumbai, India. Born and brought up in the gullies of Mumbai, DIVINE has come to be known as the Voice of the Streets – narrating tales of the people that he’s grown up observing since childhood – and paying homage to the characteristics of the city. Vivian Fernandes aka DIVINE came into the limelight when his award winning 2013 release Yeh Mera Bombay went viral and thereafter received a lot exposure on local radio stations across the country as well as international platforms such at Beats1 Worldwide and the BBC Asian Network. His 2015 summer-smash Mere Gully Mein was not only honoured as the BEST VIDEO OF 2015 by Rolling Stone India, it also established him as one of the premier hip-hop acts in India and garnered him an international listenership. This further escalated DIVINE when he was titled BEST NEW ARTIST 2015 by iTunes and Apple Music in India and as one of the top ARTISTS TO WATCH-OUT FOR IN 2016 by the BBC Asian Network
