Brodha V

Brodha V came up doing rap battles on Orkut, which tells you how long he's been at this, and his breakout "Aathma Raama" somehow makes English rap and Carnatic devotional chanting sound like they were always meant to go together. He ran India's first proper rap cypher back in 2014 and DIVINE has named him as a direct influence. Not your typical Bollywood playlist — genuinely worth a listen if you've never heard Indian hip-hop done this way.