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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Amrit Dhillon in New Delhi

‘Who are you to stop me?’: the hip-hop group speaking up for India’s women

Hip-hop women crew Wild Wild Women from Mumbai India
Wild Wild Women, from Mumbai, have released three singles and performed around the country despite being dismissed by music industry figures and not having a record deal. Photograph: PR

It’s not easy being a wild woman in India – as members of what is believed to be the country’s first female rap group can testify.

The eight members of the Wild Wild Women collective have had to deal with knockbacks from the men who dominate the music industry and press. They have had to cajole and fight their parents for permission to play and travel to gigs – once they’ve convinced them that hip-hop is suitable for women to perform. And they have to juggle full-time jobs with their music.

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