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Roushan Illahi (born 1990) better known by his stage name MC Kash is a
Kashmiri Kashmiri may refer to: * People or things related to the Kashmir Valley or the broader region of Kashmir * Kashmiris, an ethnic group native to the Kashmir Valley * Kashmiri language, their language People with the name * Kashmiri Saikia Baruah ...
emcee/rapper. Taking his stage name from his place of birth- Kashmir, MC Kash is an independent musician based out of Srinagar . Born in 1990, Kash belongs to a generation of
Kashmiris Kashmiris are an Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group speaking the Kashmiri language, living mostly, but not exclusively, in the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir, India.(a) (subscriptio ...
that grew up under the shadow of guns, whose childhood memories are that of a war, raged in the streets. He has been called a Street Poet. MC Kash burst on the scene with his first studio recorded single
I Protest "I Protest" is a rap song by a Kashmiri singer MC Kash, that he sang in 2010. The song that is about the 2010 Kashmir Uprising and Human rights abuses in Kashmir and failures by Kashmiri politicians including the separatists. It became an immediat ...
(Remembrance) in 2010.


Biography

He was born in 1990
Srinagar Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its natu ...
in the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. His father is a Doctor and his mother is a teacher. He is one of the notable alumni of Burn Hall School. Illahi completed his Bachelors in Business Administration from Islamia College of Science and Commerce, Srinagar (2012). He did his Master's in Convergent Journalism,
Central University of Kashmir Central University of Kashmir (often abbreviated as cukashmir), formerly Central University of Jammu and Kashmir, is a central university located in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It has been established in March 2009 thro ...
(2015). Roushan Illahi is also a participant to Swedish Institute's South Asian leadership programme Young Connectors of the Future (2016). Kash says it was a track from
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titled ‘
No Sleep till Brooklyn "No Sleep till Brooklyn" is a song by the New York hip hop group the Beastie Boys, and the sixth single from their debut studio album, ''Licensed to Ill''. One of their signature songs, it describes an exhaustive tour and all the events that mak ...
’ that introduced him to hip hop music. He credits 2pac Shakur and
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as major musical influences. He also mentions being inspired by the
civil rights movement The civil rights movement was a nonviolent social and political movement and campaign from 1954 to 1968 in the United States to abolish legalized institutional Racial segregation in the United States, racial segregation, Racial discrimination ...
in the United States of America. Kash is considered as the person behind the inception of Hip Hop music in
Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...
. Many young and emerging rappers admire Kash and are inspired by his music. He is referred as a person who started Hip Hop Kashmir. Rapping has been popular in Kashmir since Kash became famous. Kash got featured in multiple documentaries and one of the documentary ''MC Kash'' was nominated in Diversity in Cannes (2018) and he has been featured in other documentaries like ''Take It In Blood'', directed by Rana Ghose. The documentary follows MC Kash as he meets Kashmiri activist
Parveena Ahanger Parveena Ahangar (born in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir) is the Founder and Chairperson of Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) in Jammu and Kashmir. She won the Rafto Prize for Human Rights in 2017 for her “protests against ...
. Kash has also been featured the award winning music documentary ''Soz: A Ballad of Maladies'' (2016).


Music career

Illahi released his song I Protest (Remembrance) during the 2010 Kashmir unrest which was a series of violent clashes between the locals and security forces. The song became an "anthem of dissent." He has been an idol to many emerging
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of
Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...
. MC Kash is considered as one of the most prominent face of protest music in South Asia. with his rap being downloaded and seen as an act of protest by youth of
Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...
. Songs like ''Listen, My Brother, Rebel RebubliK : Liberation, Heart of a Rebel, Take it in Blood'' and many other songs were a part of MC Kash's Album Rebel RepubliK. He portrays the daily hardships of the people living in the valley. In 2016 he collaborated with 101 India for the first ever Sufi rap music with the song hitting many views. In ''Like a Sufi'', "Sufi-ethnic rock meets hip hop in India's first ever Sufi rap. India's first Sufi Rap brings together Alif's signature Sufi ethnic rock sound with Kashmiri rapper MC Kash's strong lyrics and hip hop beats."


Personal views

MC Kash has been covered by
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and
Fox traveller Fox Life India is a cable and satellite channel owned by Disney Star. The channel was previously known as Fox History & Entertainment and was renamed FOX History & Traveller in May 2011 further as Fox Traveller in October 2011 and further renam ...
where he mostly spoke of Kashmir and the
Human rights abuses in Kashmir Human rights abuses in Kashmir have been perpetrated by various belligerents in the territories controlled by both India and Pakistan since the two countries' conflict over the region began with their first war in 1947–1948, shortly after ...
. Explaining his choice of English language he says "English is a universal language. Kashmiris know how they have suffered. So if I went on to rap about it in Kashmiri, that would be useless". He relates Gaza and
Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...
saying, "Gaza and Kashmir are related. A stone relates us. Humiliation relates us. Occupation relates us. Anger relates us. The human rights violations relate us.
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relates us," he tells the
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. In late 2010 the Indian police raided his studio see if he was being backed by a separatist or
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. MC Kash said in an interview that he is independent: "Nobody is paying me. Nobody told me to go sing about Kashmir."


Discography

# ''The Vault'' (2009–2012) MC Kash songs produced between 2009 & 2012. # Anno Domini Beats, Southpaw, MC Kash. # I Protest (Remembrance) # Take It In Blood (2011) # The Bridge of No Return (2012) # Beneath This Sky, (2011) # One young Kashmir, (2011) # ''Rebel Republik'' (2012) Debut MC Kash studio album # I See a Massacre (2012) # Listen my Brother (2012) # Family Portrait (2012) # ''Rebel Republik: Liberation'' (2013) # ''Orchestra Of War,'' Beethoven Fur Elise Remix (2013). # ''Hukus Bukus'' (2014) Flying Carpet Productions. # Like A sufi, 101India (2016)


References


External links


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