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One to watch: Hanumankind


The Kerala-born, Texas-raised rapper is taking Indian hip-hop to a global audience. Now even Arsenal FC want in on the action…

Hanumankind (whose real name is Sooraj Cherukat) spent his formative years in Houston but was born in Kerala and has lived in Bangalore since 2012. Indian hip-hop has been in rude health the past decade, but Hanumankind is perhaps the first rapper to receive global recognition. His track Big Dawgs, with producer Kalmi, is a chart fixture the world over, partly thanks to its staggering video in which Cherukat drives on a “well of death” motordrome.

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