Comments on: DJ Rekha smacks Daler Mehndi http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/19/dj_rekha_smacks/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Fuerza Dulce http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/19/dj_rekha_smacks/comment-page-1/#comment-35137 Fuerza Dulce Fri, 18 Nov 2005 17:38:35 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=404#comment-35137 <blockquote><i>singing about sex, drugs and crime just as their hip-hop peers do in the West</i>Brilliant. If we imitate them then maybe they will deign to think of us as being cool. Talk about real street cred. </blockquote> <p>As far as lyrical content, discussions on sex, drugs, and crime reach far back in Punjabi music. Ever listened to Chamkila, Kuldip Manak, or Mohammed Siddiq? "We" don't "need" to imitate "them". These topics were already present in Punjabi music. Contrary to popular belief, Punjabi music existed before the 1980's and did talk about more than dhols and melas. Listen to Chamkila, shoot, even listen to boliyaan for Gidha. These days, yes, much of the pop-Punjabi scene (which I'm not too too fond of) does take from hip-hop beats and a hip-hop style. Some artists do it because the gimmick sells. Some artists do it because they've grown up with hiphop, or with other influences, and they can can relate to the Punjabi culture, but maybe find themselves expressing themselves via hiphop.<br /> A lot of pop-Punjabi artists do try to claim unearned street cred; they end up bastardizing all of the genres they're trying to bring into their music. The same has happened for a lot of hiphop - there are the posers, and there are the real o.g.'s, the real hustlers. Juggy D? Poser. Surinder Shinda? Hustler. If you don't know, you better ask somebody.</p> singing about sex, drugs and crime just as their hip-hop peers do in the WestBrilliant. If we imitate them then maybe they will deign to think of us as being cool. Talk about real street cred.

As far as lyrical content, discussions on sex, drugs, and crime reach far back in Punjabi music. Ever listened to Chamkila, Kuldip Manak, or Mohammed Siddiq? “We” don’t “need” to imitate “them”. These topics were already present in Punjabi music. Contrary to popular belief, Punjabi music existed before the 1980′s and did talk about more than dhols and melas. Listen to Chamkila, shoot, even listen to boliyaan for Gidha. These days, yes, much of the pop-Punjabi scene (which I’m not too too fond of) does take from hip-hop beats and a hip-hop style. Some artists do it because the gimmick sells. Some artists do it because they’ve grown up with hiphop, or with other influences, and they can can relate to the Punjabi culture, but maybe find themselves expressing themselves via hiphop.
A lot of pop-Punjabi artists do try to claim unearned street cred; they end up bastardizing all of the genres they’re trying to bring into their music. The same has happened for a lot of hiphop – there are the posers, and there are the real o.g.’s, the real hustlers. Juggy D? Poser. Surinder Shinda? Hustler. If you don’t know, you better ask somebody.

]]> By: Shyla http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/19/dj_rekha_smacks/comment-page-1/#comment-35078 Shyla Fri, 18 Nov 2005 06:36:22 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=404#comment-35078 <p>yo yo all u punjabis out there!!!!! kiddan??/ I think all our singers are doing really well and rocking international as well as indian music scene...I like both hip hop and bhangra fusion as well as pure bhangra...and i want to give due respect to our beloved Surjit Bindrakhiyan saab and we miss him a lot..Also I liked Jeeti's new album "Off the Hooks" The song "AAja Soniye" is nice and looking forward to some great music from mesophuria...His albums r wickd.... love all ciao</p> yo yo all u punjabis out there!!!!! kiddan??/ I think all our singers are doing really well and rocking international as well as indian music scene…I like both hip hop and bhangra fusion as well as pure bhangra…and i want to give due respect to our beloved Surjit Bindrakhiyan saab and we miss him a lot..Also I liked Jeeti’s new album “Off the Hooks” The song “AAja Soniye” is nice and looking forward to some great music from mesophuria…His albums r wickd…. love all ciao

]]> By: bhangra-luver http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/19/dj_rekha_smacks/comment-page-1/#comment-29127 bhangra-luver Sat, 08 Oct 2005 04:12:55 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=404#comment-29127 <p>yo yo...get dis straight bhangra doezn't need hip hop or rock or any other form of muzik combination to make it sound better. and people that think so dont understand bhangra and what itz all about. it doeznt need any form of "fusing" whatsoever to make it sound better as if u listen to babbu mann's or gurdas mann's new albums "pyaas" and "heer", respectively. bhangra iz all about a type of muzik that stands out on itz own. now i aint denying that a rishi rish or rdb song iznt good, it jusst seemz to me as i am the only one to be defending pure bhangra, no hip hop, no modificationz, and NO REMIXES!!!</p> yo yo…get dis straight bhangra doezn’t need hip hop or rock or any other form of muzik combination to make it sound better. and people that think so dont understand bhangra and what itz all about. it doeznt need any form of “fusing” whatsoever to make it sound better as if u listen to babbu mann’s or gurdas mann’s new albums “pyaas” and “heer”, respectively. bhangra iz all about a type of muzik that stands out on itz own. now i aint denying that a rishi rish or rdb song iznt good, it jusst seemz to me as i am the only one to be defending pure bhangra, no hip hop, no modificationz, and NO REMIXES!!!

]]> By: Georgio Sabino III http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/19/dj_rekha_smacks/comment-page-1/#comment-26356 Georgio Sabino III Tue, 20 Sep 2005 03:53:54 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=404#comment-26356 <p>Check out the stars</p> <p>copy this and review...</p> <p>http://www.photoreflect.com/scripts/prsm.dll?eventthumbs?event=06DY001M</p> <p>Love for the Game! GS3</p> Check out the stars

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]]> By: Frankie B http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/19/dj_rekha_smacks/comment-page-1/#comment-6096 Frankie B Thu, 24 Mar 2005 18:40:31 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=404#comment-6096 <p>Listen to the famous "Frankie B & Dj CoCo Radio Show" on Internet Radio, (The Underground Radio Stations 107.7 FM Youngstown & 96.7 FM Columbus, Ohio) you can find our GHETTO STYLE Hip Hop radio station on the Internet by clicking the link below: http://www.live365.com/stations/frankieb107?play</p> <p>...Click the link above (or copy it into your browser) to listen! KEEP IT LOCKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! frankieb107@columbus.rr.com frankieb107@hotmail.com</p> Listen to the famous “Frankie B & Dj CoCo Radio Show” on Internet Radio, (The Underground Radio Stations 107.7 FM Youngstown & 96.7 FM Columbus, Ohio) you can find our GHETTO STYLE Hip Hop radio station on the Internet by clicking the link below: http://www.live365.com/stations/frankieb107?play

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]]> By: Ennis http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/19/dj_rekha_smacks/comment-page-1/#comment-995 Ennis Mon, 04 Oct 2004 23:58:45 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=404#comment-995 <p>The Fresh Prince of Daler?</p> The Fresh Prince of Daler?

]]> By: Super Jagjit http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/19/dj_rekha_smacks/comment-page-1/#comment-994 Super Jagjit Mon, 04 Oct 2004 22:41:40 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=404#comment-994 <p>Daler Mehndi <a href="http://www.geocities.com/superjagjit/howToBeADJ.html">smacks back</a>.</p> Daler Mehndi smacks back.

]]> By: Ennis http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/19/dj_rekha_smacks/comment-page-1/#comment-993 Ennis Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:59:50 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=404#comment-993 <blockquote> <i>And yet in the late '90s, fresh from a stint driving a cab in Berkeley, California, Mehndi became Asia's biggest-ever pop export. </i> You have got to be kidding me. That dude is getting more play than Sabeer Bhatia and Arun Nayar put together, and he was a CAB DRIVER?!? </blockquote> <p>What a funny reaction. In India people act as if a job defines a person. Oh, he's just a ---. This has its roots in the caste system, where people were literally defined by their jobs. But most free market types like to think of a job as simply something you do, to make money. So Harrison Ford was a carpenter, then he became a movie star. Bruce Willis was a bartender. Vin Deisel was a bouncer. Many actors waited tables, if only to say that they did.</p> <p>Why should it surprise you that a former taxi driver is getting play?</p> And yet in the late ’90s, fresh from a stint driving a cab in Berkeley, California, Mehndi became Asia’s biggest-ever pop export. You have got to be kidding me. That dude is getting more play than Sabeer Bhatia and Arun Nayar put together, and he was a CAB DRIVER?!?

What a funny reaction. In India people act as if a job defines a person. Oh, he’s just a —. This has its roots in the caste system, where people were literally defined by their jobs. But most free market types like to think of a job as simply something you do, to make money. So Harrison Ford was a carpenter, then he became a movie star. Bruce Willis was a bartender. Vin Deisel was a bouncer. Many actors waited tables, if only to say that they did.

Why should it surprise you that a former taxi driver is getting play?

]]> By: tocsin http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/19/dj_rekha_smacks/comment-page-1/#comment-992 tocsin Mon, 20 Sep 2004 06:21:41 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=404#comment-992 <p><i>fusing it with hip-hop to create a more aggressive sound <b>that has Britney Spears and Ricky Martin queuing up</b></i></p> <p>Hold on, hold on, if Britney and Ricky like it, then it <i>must</i> be really good!!! I mean fusing plain old boring bhangra with hip-pop, way to sell out – I mean way to represent yo</p> <p><i>singing about sex, drugs and crime just as their hip-hop peers do in the West</i> Brilliant. If we imitate them then maybe they will deign to think of us as being cool. Talk about real street cred.</p> <p>Maybe we could have a west side east side feud too. Alright all you west punjabies it’s time to bust a cap in the east punjabies’ *ss.</p> fusing it with hip-hop to create a more aggressive sound that has Britney Spears and Ricky Martin queuing up

Hold on, hold on, if Britney and Ricky like it, then it must be really good!!! I mean fusing plain old boring bhangra with hip-pop, way to sell out – I mean way to represent yo

singing about sex, drugs and crime just as their hip-hop peers do in the West Brilliant. If we imitate them then maybe they will deign to think of us as being cool. Talk about real street cred.

Maybe we could have a west side east side feud too. Alright all you west punjabies itÂ’s time to bust a cap in the east punjabiesÂ’ *ss.

]]> By: da man http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/19/dj_rekha_smacks/comment-page-1/#comment-991 da man Mon, 20 Sep 2004 00:46:08 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=404#comment-991 <p>DJ Rekha is over-rated. The music at Basement Bhangra is more hip-hop/r&b than bhangra. She should be fired!</p> DJ Rekha is over-rated. The music at Basement Bhangra is more hip-hop/r&b than bhangra. She should be fired!

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