Uploaded November 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Mumbai-based hip hop artist Dee MC performs two energizing raps from her newly released album "Dee=mc²". "Rang" and "Bars from the Heart" both confront the challenges she faces as a female rapper in India.
Deepa Unnikrishnan, known by her stage name Dee MC, is a rapper and singer-songwriter from Mumbai. She is a renowned voice in Indian hip hop, and her music has been featured in the films "Gully Boy," "URI" and "Article 15." She is also editor-in-chief of Desi Hip Hop, the leading South Asian Hip Hop digital media platform.
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Mumbai-based hip hop artist Dee MC performs two energizing raps from her newly released album "Dee=mc²". "Rang" and "Bars from the Heart" both confront the challenges she faces as a female rapper in India.
Deepa Unnikrishnan, known by her stage name Dee MC, is a rapper and singer-songwriter from Mumbai. She is a renowned voice in Indian hip hop, and her music has been featured in the films "Gully Boy," "URI" and "Article 15." She is also editor-in-chief of Desi Hip Hop, the leading South Asian Hip Hop digital media platform.
About the TED Institute: We know that innovative ideas and fresh approaches to challenging problems can be discovered inside visionary companies around the world. The TED Institute helps surface and share these insights. Every year, TED works with a group of select companies and foundations to identify internal ideators, inventors, connectors, and creators. Drawing on the same rigorous regimen that has prepared speakers for the TED main stage, TED Institute works closely with each partner, overseeing curation and providing intensive one-on-one talk development to sharpen and fine tune ideas.
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Follow TED Institute on Twitter @TEDPartners
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