Frenetic oomph of death metal and rap

Hip-hop and metal seem like they couldn't be farther apart on the musical spectrum. However, if you look closely, they're more similar than you'd think. Both genres are often driven by a certain percussive intensity-the sonic foundation of many songs is the chest-thumping formidable synergy between the bass and the drums. Both genres explore anger, internal conflict, feelings of superiority and dominance. Finally, both genres are known for their wild aggressiveness. Most songs in both worlds seem to be mixed and mastered with illegal doses adrenaline.

On the contrary this alchemy was new and mysterious to most of us till… say 2010. Or in simple words, most of us were oblivious of this blend until DeathRap was born. 'DeathRap – Hyderabad, India' is a fresh breeze for youth Hip-Hop music world. This stuff is basically a style of rap which revolves around violent, gore, fatal and brutal lyrics and themes. All hail! Its death metal rap from the city of Nizams!

But this intermingle of genres ain’t the only stuff that makes these youngsters cool. Formed in late 2010 when a young bunch of enthusiasts from the historical city of Hyderabad got together to compose bilingual (Urdu/English) rap for the music lovers, the wild side of anarchy which bucked authority at every turn came to lime light. And DeathRap became synonymous to Death Metal rapping of Hyderabad, with an Urdu style setting an own epitome.

This is one bloody good band which talks about social issues and problems faced by the common people (Aam Aadmi) from time to time in the country that provides a good message to the listeners. Alike, their latest hit on YouTube “Kill Corruption” and “Sukoon Ki Talaash”. And what is the USP: hard work and fraternity. The lead rapper of the crew is Mohammed Abdul Moeed aka Rapp Boi who is also the lyricist and composer, Moiz Shujaee aka Lill’ G who is also on lyricist, rap and is a freestyle artist. And what is rap without a b-boy who is Zain Ul Haq aka 27 Z, he is the rapper and lyricist too. The achievements of the crew are amazing too. Their debut audio mix tape ‘Volume – 1’ was made public in early 2011, comprised of eight tracks resulted in a paramount success.

Their debut official music video ‘DeathRap is what we run’ was released in June 2012 which was widely appreciated by people all over the world and also in the Indian Hip Hop Scene getting healthy views on YouTube in a shot span of time.

They also got an excellent feedback and shout-out from the founder of this genre ‘Ron Braunstein Necro’ on their music video that is visible to everyone on YouTube. DeathRap is what we run’ was also aired several times on ‘MTV’ Music Channel under the block of ‘MTV Roots’ in February 2013. The International television channel UTV's famous program “Bindass” crew arrived in Hyderabad to capture their performance and their personal interview on 21st February 2013 which will be soon telecasted on the channel along with the Music Video. They are the youngest ones to get a certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification, Government of India for their debut music video.

Keeping the eye for society, they are also working for a NGO movie for supporting the ban on Child Labour.

To the seasoned listener, rap-metal collaborations make sense.

They're hardly the marriage of two distant, disparate musical styles, but rather, two aural juggernauts capitalising on their inherent commonalities, where DeathRap is high-flying.