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Dee MC: Because of Gully Boy, our hustle has now gone on a pedestal
Updated On: 14 February, 2019 05:35 PM IST | Mumbai | Gayatri Nirmal
As Ranveer Singh's Gully Boy by Zoya Akhtar hits the screens on Thursday, mid-day.com gets exclusively in conversation with female rapper Deepa Unnikrishnan aka Dee MC
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Dee MC shared this photo on her Instagram account.
Ranveer Singh's Gully Boy helmed by Zoya Akhtar, based on underground rappers has hit the theatres on February 14, on the occasion of Valentine's Day. The film earned critical acclaim and won hearts at the Berlin Film Festival 2019, and from the industry insiders. To celebrate the film, mid-day.com got exclusively in touch with female rapper Deepa Unnikrishnan, who acquired the stage name Dee MC to maintain her exclusivity. Here's an interesting conversation with Dee MC where she speaks about hip hop as a culture, community and her love for this music, and how Gully Boy might bring a revolution for the underground rappers.
How did Deepa Unnikrishnan become Dee MC?
My dad is working in Saudi Arabia, so I was introduced to western music much before any of my friends. Ever since I was in 5th- 6th grade and with the help of the internet, I started listening to pop music. I found the rap in between these songs very fascinating and I started learning and reciting them. I am a trained dancer, so the first thing I was attracted to in college was the hip hop dance crew but the next thing I turned to was rap. I was good at it and I had a good grasp of the language, be it English or Hindi. So, I started writing my own pieces in English since January 2012 onwards. I was named something else (Aura) before but then I named myself Dee MC in 2015.
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