Hip Hop Tamizhan
| Hip Hop Tamizhan | ||||
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 Front CD Cover | ||||
| Studio album by Hiphop Tamizha | ||||
| Released | 17 August 2012 | |||
| Genre | Underground hip hop | |||
| Length | 37:06 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Think Music | |||
| Producer | Remy Martin | |||
| Hiphop Tamizha chronology | ||||
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Hip Hop Tamizhan is the debut album of the Indian music duo Hiphop Tamizha, consisting of Adhi and Jeeva.[1]
Overview
Hip Hop Tamizhan was released on 17 August 2012 at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai. Publicised as "India's first Tamil hip hop album", the album was launched by Purple note and produced by Remy Martin, who was for the first time associated with an Indian album. The music for all the songs was composed by Adhi and Jeeva while the songs were penned by Adhi.[1] "Club le Mabbule" was composed by Adhi when he was in his first year of college. One year prior to the album's release, when he "started taking it seriously and doing this as a project", he approached several radio stations who helped him on the song; a radio performance of the song received over four and a half lakh views on YouTube.[2] The studio version was released on 26 August 2012.[3] The official music video for Iraivaa was officially launched on 6 April 2013,[4] and was uploaded to YouTube 13 April 2013.[5][6] Venkatrangan R of Musicperk called the album "A must listen. Not only for the music but for the messages hidden in it."[1] Naren Weiss, writing for Zomba, called the album "nothing short of a masterpiece."[7] The album was a commercial success, and became the best-selling music album of 2012 on Flipkart.[8]
Tracklist
All songs written and composed by Adhi & Jeeva.
| No. | Title | Performers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Manithan Tamizhan (Intro)" | Adhi | 04:12 |
| 2. | "Tamizhanda" | Adhi | 03:09 |
| 3. | "Tamizh Theriyum" | Adhi, Anusha | 03:12 |
| 4. | "Club Le Mabbu Le" | Adhi | 03:36 |
| 5. | "Sentamizh Penne" | Adhi, Josh | 03:20 |
| 6. | "Ini Illaye Hum" | Adhi, Esha | 03:04 |
| 7. | "Cheap Popularity (Skit)" | Adhi | 01:44 |
| 8. | "Iraiva" | Adhi, Harini, Chitra | 04:40 |
| 9. | "Karpom Karpipom" | Adhi, Susan, Mefi, Hamsini, Kamala | 04:33 |
| 10. | "Hey do what I say" | Adhi | 03:32 |
| 11. | "Stop piracy (Outro)" | Adhi | 02:21 |
Total length: |
37:06 | ||
Reception
Venkatrangan R of Musicperk rated the album 8.5 out 10, calling it "A must listen. Not only for the music but for the messages hidden in it." and concluded, "This album is definitely a landmark in the Tamil hip hop scene if not the international rapping scene."[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Venkatrangan R (30 August 2012). "Hip Hop Tamizhan – Hip Hop Tamizha". Musicperk. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ↑ Sudhish Kamath (16 August 2012). "Namma ooru hip hopper". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ↑ "Hiphop Tamizha – Club le Mabbu le (Official Music Video)". YouTube. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ http://www.tamizhanda.org/main/events/37-iraiva-music-video-launch-april-4.html
- ↑ "Hiphop Tamizha – Iraiva (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ M. Suganth (10 April 2013). "Rapper Adhi impresses with new video". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ↑ "Review: Hip Hop Tamizha - Adhi". Sony Music India. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ http://www.tamizhanda.org/main/news/8-music/42-hip-hop-tamizhan-best-albums-on-flipkart-com-for-2012.html