Rapper Big Deal
Samir Rishu Mohanty (born 17 September 1989), better known by his stage name Rapper Big Deal, is an Indian hip-hop artist, multi-lingual rapper, singer and music producer. He started to gain popularity after the release of his crowd-funded debut EP titled “One Kid With A Dream”. He has been featured on Rolling Stone, Firstpost, The Hindu, Deccan Herald, Deccan Chronicle, Scroll.in and various other major Indian publications.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Career
Rapper Big Deal started out in 2011, forming the rap crew “Two Much” with another rapper. The pair parted ways in late 2012, and Big Deal emerged as a solo artist thereafter. He first came to prominence in 2014, after appearing on the MTV India show titled “MTV Sync”, where he collaborated with rapper Blaaze and they created a track called “Microphone”. The track garnered attention from the public and received heavy rotation on MTV.
Towards the end of 2014, Big Deal toured India, supported by VH1. The following year, Big Deal won the Renault 'Free The Music' award. Late 2016, while performing at a local club in Bangalore, Big Deal caught the attention of renowned music director Sneha Khanwalkar, who was drawn to the energy from his live set. She immediately got him in a studio to sing for a song for an upcoming Bollywood movie titled Detective Byomkesh Bakshy. [8]
In 2016, Big Deal took a sabbatical from releasing new music and focused on a body of work that would become his debut EP “One Kid With A Dream”, which was crowd-funded. He finally released the EP in January 2017, and it was well received by critics and fans alike. [9] The EP was supported by its lead single “One Kid”, where Big Deal talks about his life growing up in Puri, studying in Darjeeling, and starting his rap career in Bangalore. The video was shot in three different places and was well received by the masses. The video caught the attention of Odisha media and helped propel his career further. [10]
In 2017, Rapper Big Deal released the first Odia Rap titled “Mu Heli Odia”, and it instantly shot him to fame in Odisha. The video garnered over a million views across platforms and was covered by numerous Odia media outlets. Post this success, he released another Odia rap dedicated to mothers titled “Bou”. This, too, was well received and helped establish him as one of the leading musicians of his state. [11]
Mid-2018, Big Deal released a track based on racism titled “Are You Indian”. The song was widely popular and covered by publications and newspapers across India. Big Deal was appreciated for his lyrical ability in the song and for using it to take a stand against racism. [12] [13] [14] [15]
In late 2018, the government of Odisha acquired Big Deal’s skills to create an anthem for the underprivileged kids in Odisha. It was titled “Skilled In Odisha”. The video was directed by renowned filmmaker, Padma Shri Nila Madhab Panda, and it also featured national award-winning actress Prakruti Mishra. [16] [17]
In 2019, Big Deal released yet another Odia track titled “Khusi Ta”, showcasing the developments of Odisha and how far the state has come. The video was his most successful Odia song to date and was also appreciated by the chief minister of Odisha, Mr.Naveen Patnaik. [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]
Influences
Big Deal cites “Lose Yourself” by Eminem as his introduction to rap music. He also listens to and highly admires artists like Kendrick Lamar, J Cole, Joyner Lucas, Big Sean, Nas, Jay Z, 2pac.
Discography
Singles:
- 2014: “Indian Rap Cypher”
- 2014: “Be The Change”
- 2017: “One Kid”
- 2017: “Mu Heli Odia”
- 2018: “Bou”
- 2018: “Are You Indian”
- 2018: “Bobbal Bhubaneswar” for Big Bazaar
- 2018: “Udne Do”
- 2018: “Skilled In Odisha”
- 2019: “Khusi Ta”
- 2019: “Dreamers”
Film soundtracks:
2017: Bach Ke Bakshy – “Detective Byomkesh Bakshy”
Albums, EP:
2017: One Kid With A Dream EP
Television:
2014: MTV Sync
Awards and nominations
- Radio City Freedom Awards 2014: Best Hip Hop/Rap Artist – ("Enlightened") – Nominated
- Renault Free The Music 2015 – Winner
- Radio City Freedom Awards 2016: Best Hip Hop/Rap Artist – ("Be The Change") – Winner (Judge's Choice Award)
- Sennheiser Top 9 artist India 2017 – Winner
- Radio City Freedom Awards 2018: Best Hip Hop/Rap Artist – ("One Kid") – Nominated
- Radio City Freedom Awards 2019: Best Hip Hop/Rap Artist – ("Are You Indian") – Nominated
References
- ↑ "Bengaluru-based Big Deal Launches ‘One Kid With a Dream’ EP -". 27 January 2017.
- ↑ "Odia rapper Samir Rishu Mohanty aka Big Deal on how he reclaimed his identity through music". Firstpost.
- ↑ Tagat, Anurag (17 January 2017). "A big deal" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "And that's a rap!". Deccan Herald. 15 January 2016.
- ↑ Ramasubramanian, Uma (24 January 2017). "'Sam' of all fears, in notes". Deccan Chronicle.
- ↑ Staff, Scroll. "'Are you Indian?' A rapper from Odisha condemns racism against people from the North-East. Watch". Scroll.in.
- ↑ "I am trying to bring change with my music: Big Deal". www.radioandmusic.com.
- ↑ K, Bhumika (25 March 2015). "When detectives take to rap" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "Rapper Big Deal Crowdfunding Debut EP -". 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Finally a world class Rapper from Odisha - Big Deal aka Samir Rishu Mohanty, watch music video". 19 January 2017.
- ↑ "Big Deal aka Samir Rishu Mohanty the rapper from Odisha is back with another video after his Mu Heli Odia rap earlier - Bhubaneswar Buzz". Dailyhunt.
- ↑ "'What you think you Indian?'". Condé Nast Traveller India. 17 July 2018.
- ↑ Chawngthu, Ruth (11 July 2018). "Are You Indian? This Rapper From Odisha Talks About Racism In Music Video".
- ↑ "Viral Video: Odisha rapper's song on racism debate breaks internet [WATCH]". odishatv.in.
- ↑ Tim. "Big Deal – Are You Indian – Video".
- ↑ "Nila Madhab's 'Skilled In Odisha' Video Gets A Big Deal Online". Mycitylinks- Bhubaneswar - Cuttack - Puri.
- ↑ "Watch: Skilled in Odisha rap song by Big Deal featuring Prakruti Mishra, composed by Big Deal". 29 December 2018.
- ↑ "Rapper releases video on Odisha's development". 20 January 2019.
- ↑ Mishra, Suprakash (19 January 2019). "Watch: 'Apana Mane Khusi Ta', Now A Rap Song".
- ↑ "Watch: Khusi Ta rap song by Big Deal dedicated to CM Naveen Patnaik and our motherland Odisha". 19 January 2019.
- ↑ "ArticleDetailsData - My ASP.NET Application". bangla.eenaduindia.com.
- ↑ NEWS, OMMCOM. "Big Deal's New Odia Rap 'Khusi Ta' Highlights Achievements Of Odisha". ommcomnews.com.
- ↑ "Rapper releases video on Odisha's development - Orissa Post". Dailyhunt.
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