Lyrics Inthependense

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by PRAVAT J GURUNG

FROM ISSUE # 154 (October 2008) | IN THIS ISSUE
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ALL PICS: ANUP PRAKASH Yanik's music shelf: Jason Mraz, The Guru, Jigmi and countless classic rock and jazz tracks.

Music is all about freeing one's mind but freestyle rapping and hip-hop music have a different way of putting it out. At a time when hip-hop is making it big in the international music scene, it is yet to reach its boiling point in Nepal. But listening to Lyrics Inthependense will make you change your mind.

Lyrics Inthependense is all about making music that satisfies Yanik and Subba, two friends who thought about making music together. "Hip-hop is raw poetry and it's always interesting," says Subba who started free styling when he was in Boston, USA. Yanik, on the other hand, is very lazy to write lyrics but says Subba has been a big influence for him. "We met five years ago through a mutual friend and since then we've been together creating music and writing what we want," reveals Yanik, who has worked as a radio jockey in the past. Though music has always been in their veins and they love creating it, they choose not to go commercial. "Commercial music is not for music itself but for money and fame," opines Subba but when asked how they would market themselves and get people to listen to their music, they say, "Word of mouth would be the best option. If we get a good producer who will let us do what we want and not tamper with our lyrics and music, we will go with the flow."

Subba's music shelf: Gain My Life, Nas, Eminem, Bob Marley, Beatles, Ladies of Jazz, Common and the soundtrack of Rock On!

Free styling in the streets, like we see in movies, in KTM city is an unseen vista but it actually does happen. According to Subba, free styling takes place in certain places and some of the kids out there with their bling-blings are very talented but don't have the platform to come ahead and express themselves. Adding to that, he says, "These kids are not as lucky as us because they couldn't listen to the true hip-hop music we heard back then. But within a few years, I'm sure this genre will make it big in Nepal."

Yanik and Subba have recorded three songs till now, which are up for download on our website: www.wavemag.com.np. According to them, all three songs have a lot of negativity but they say it's all about making people aware of the situation that they're living in. Lyrics Inthependense read In-the-pen-dense, is music with hard hitting lyrics and dense emotion. With so much depth and insight into every song, lets hope this is the beginning of a new chapter in Nepali hip-hop.