El Madras
Based in Chennai (Madras) as the name suggests, El Madras was formed by rapper Shriraam and producer Surya in May 2011. Hip-hop in India is new, and a lot of new artists and crews are coming up throughout India. El Madras is one of the youngest and freshest crews in the game. Inspired from international artists like Eminem, Jay-Z, KRS-One, Biggie Smalls, 2Pac, Tonedeff, Slaughterhouse , the duo aim at creating hip-hop which rap mags and the general music listeners would appreciate and take hip-hop to a bigger stage in India.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Well ... It all happened all of sudden .. I used to perform live , rap covers at high school ... And Surya made good music .. We met around April 2011 , and decided to team up one month later!
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
We haven't played live yet as a duo!
Your musical influences
Eminem, Jay-Z, KRS-One, Slaughterhouse, Noodles, Vinnie Paz, Cunnin'lynguists, Tonedeff
What equipment do you use?
Ahuja-100 XLR mic, FL Studio, Adobe audition, Audacity
