Chennai: Spotlight, a nationwide hunt to discover and support India’s best emerging rappers, returned in early 2020 with qualifiers held across the country.
Winners from 15 cities – including Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Kochi, and Indore – then went up against each other in a virtual qualifier; and then there were eight.
These eight rappers – representing Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Noida, Bhubaneshwar, Ahmedabad, and Goa – now go head-to-head in a new six-part series, streaming free on MX Player on 2 April, at the end of which one will walk away with the title.
In the series, produced by Red Bull Media House and MX Player with Supari Studios and directed by Nisha Vasudevan, the finalists – A-Gan from Chennai, Loud Silence from Bengaluru, MC Headshot from Kolkata, Supermanikk from Chandigarh, Albela from Noida, Rhyming Man from Bhubaneshwar, The RushiGosavi from Goa and Siyaahi from Ahmedabad – spend a week under the mentorship of some of the finest in Indian hip-hop, attending workshops and sessions, doing challenges and more.