The country says it’s free, then where’s your roar?” It was the day that Abu Sayed, a protester, was killed, becoming the face of the campaign to depose Hasina after 15 years in power. Sayed’s death ...

Bangladeshi hip-hop, which is celebrated with an annual festival in Dhaka, is also a defense of free speech in a country where that right is rapidly eroding. In 2013, ...

Deshi MCs and Stoic Bliss were some of the earliest groups in the scene. At first, they received mixed reactions for their use of “Banglish” but eventually, listeners caught on and now they have a ...

Bangladeshi immigrants abroad have invited Uptown Lokolz to collaborate with foreign musicians to set up a multicultural relationship, said Black Zang. About the dying audio industry and the position ...

Hip-hop loves a good meme. They’ve been the center of beef , sparked a myriad of viral moments and have been the general source of multitudes of rapper-related LOLs, LMAOs and WAABs over the years.

Reeling from the shock of the loss of arguably two of hip-hop's greatest acts, Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G, the post '96 era saw an influx of over-marketed, under-talented and unoriginal ...

Cypher Bangla 2K16 by IRFU, Dorpon RVS, Somrat Sij, Punkstah, VXL, Nizam Rabby, and Golam. Bangladesh has a rich history and culture of non-film independent music, particularly rock, which is ...

An active member of the desi hip-hop scene, Ifteakhar Hossain aka Punkstah has been creating roars and spitting bars since 2010. Having worked beside notable artists like Black Zang and Fuad, ...