Rapper Badshah Trains ASPIRING Hip-Hop Artists From Mumbai's Dharavi Slum; Says ‘I Felt Like, Jamming With Budding Artistes’

In an effort to give back to society, Badshah has taken on the role of mentor for struggling musicians from the Dharavi slum of Mumbai. The rapper claims, “It’s been my long-pending goal to associate with the hip-hop talent in Dharavi,” and that realising that dream of becoming a mentor is now a reality. “Mentorship comes very naturally to me, perhaps because I never had a mentor when I started off. It’s a spiritually uplifting process,” he adds.

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In order to find and develop Dharavi talent, composer AR Rahman, director Shekhar Kapur, and late co-founder of a multi-platform media business Samir Bangara founded The Dharavi Dream Project, an NGO. Badshah has partnered with this organisation.

Badshah says in reference to his most recent interactions with the young musicians, “I felt like I was in a studio, jamming with budding artistes who were eager to just learn. You’d be surprised with the kind of talent they possess. Some of them are OGs, waiting to be discovered. It’s a good thing that today we have multiple platforms and reality shows for artistes to showcase their talent to the masses and not be dependent on labels and management for the big break. I look forward to training them in all areas possible that may extend beyond the art of music making because if you want to succeed in today’s time, you need to hustle in more ways than one.”

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He even highlighted training methods, “I’ve always believed that promising talent comes from the most unexpected places. I will be spending time with these under-resourced talents over the next two years to hone their skills and give them the right platform to produce and publish their music. I’d also love for them to collaborate with every top-ranking artiste in and outside the country.”