Divine

BIOGRAPHY

Vivian Fernandes(Born 4 October 1990 Mumbai, India), better known by his stage name Divine is an Indian rapper from Mumbai, India. He went to St. John The Evangelist School Marol and studied at R. D. National College. He started to gain popularity after the release of his single Yeh Mera Bombay. He broke through with the release of his song Mere Gully Mein featuring fellow Mumbai rapper Naezy, who is now one of the most famous rappers in India along with Divine. In February 2019 he announced the founding of a new company, Gully Gang Entertainment, a record label to recruit and produce Hip Hop talent in the Mumbai area. Following the release of his song Yeh Mera Bombay, Divine obtained the attention of Sony Music India while performing at the Blue Frog Festival 2014 in Mumbai and shortly after signed a contract with them. The song later went on to win the Best Video of the Year award by Rolling Stone India in the same year. He released his breakout single Mere Gully Main featuring Naezy on 16 April 2015. The song went viral and many Bollywood celebrities shared it on social media. He collaborated with popular Indian DJ Nucleya on Nucleya's album Bass Rani, which helped him gain even more popularity. The song won Best EDM track of the Year in the GIMA Awards in 2015. On 24 March 2016, his debut solo single Jungli Sher released and it ruled the charts because of its raw depiction of the life of the poor in Mumbai. He took the song to the Breakfast Show ahead of BBC Asian Network Live on 29 April 2016. He appeared on the BBC Asian Network in the Charlie Sloth Show and was the first Hindi-speaking rapper to freestyle on the show and also the first to rap in Hindi with the name-giving host in attendance.

CAREER

Divine started his career as an underground rapper in 2011 after discovering Hip Hop on a T-shirt. A friend of his wore a shirt of 50 Cent's first album Get Rich Or Die Tryin' at school. The same friend would give him his first MP3 CD with hip hop music on it which inspired him to start rapping in English. He was part of the hip hop crew called Mumbai's Finest. He often raps about his own life experiences, such as the life of the poor people in Mumbai and his upbringing with a single mother. He cites American rappers such as Nas, Eminem, Big L, Gangis Khan and Rakim as his main inspirations.

ALBUMS

SINGERS

PROMOTIONAL TRACKS

PLAYBACK SINGER

Rapper Divinehas launched another track from his debut album Kohinoor titled “Vibe Hai”. This new track features artistes like Aavrutti, D’Evil, Shah Rule who bring their own element and style to Divine’s rap and make the rap track even more different. Punjabi rap and English rap are all part of their ethos and the noise these Bombay Boys make in their latest track.