Looking Dapper In A Black Tuxedo, Rapper Divine Makes A Smashing Debut At Grammy Awards 2022

Do you know that Ranveer Singh-starrer?Gully Boy is roughly inspired by the real-life stories of rappers Divine and Naezy?

Vivek Fernandes or Divine (which is his stage name) recently made his smashing debut at the prestigious Grammy Awards, and hence, became the first homegrown hip-hop talent to have ever graced the prestigious event.?

For the event, he was styled by Ambika Sanjana and wore a tuxedo by Mander By Karn.

Divine?grew up in the slums of Andheri, where he lived with his maternal grandmother. He started rapping for fun but was inspired by a Lecrae’s song, which was a gospel rap. Understanding the importance of how this medium can be used for writing about different issues, he channeled all his anger into the song he rapped and wrote majorly about alcohol, drugs, and girls.?

He rose to fame after his single Yeh Mera Bombay gained popularity in 2011. So much so, that it received the best video of the year award by Rolling Stone India in 2014.?

Soon, Sony Music India took notice of his talent and collaborating with the company, he released his song Mere Gully Main in April 2015.?His popularity grew with the song, which also featured Naezy. So much so, that the song was shared by many Bollywood celebs as well. From here, there was no looking back.

He had earlier made it to New York City's Times Square. The posters of his new album were plastered across Times Square billboards.

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AR Rahman had also attended the event with his son AR Ameen. Rahman?had won two Grammy Awards in 2010 - Best Compilation Soundtrack for a Motion Picture (for?Slumdog Millionaire) and Best Motion Picture Song (for?Jai Ho).

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