Punjabi MC

It was quite strange hearing this song in class. At many Indian social events this song, "mundian ton bach ke", is often played whether it is at weddings, garba, or parties. Anyway, Punjabi MC aka Rajinder Singh Rai was born in 1971 in England. At first, he gained the name Indian MC' after performing at parties. He incorporated his own language with his songs. Out of ignorance, his fans assumed that the language he was speaking or rapping in was Indian. Indian is not a language, it is a term used to describe the region in which a person is from. After clarifying that in India there are many different languages he dubbed himself the "Punjabi MC". The hit that began his career was the song we listened to in class, "Mundian Ton Bache Ke", meaning "beware of the boys". He incorporated bhangra, a type of Punjabi dance with the Knight Rider theme song. By doing this, Punjabi MC was able to musically connect the American hip hop culture and Indian hip hop culture. After all he has done, his songs (Mundian Ton Bache Ke, especially) have been incorporated by artists, such as Jay-Z and Twista into their own music. Punjabi MC has also sampled some of the American hip hop music. There are clear similarities between American hip hop videos and Punjabi MC’s videos. His videos include beautiful women that someone is after, dancing in his "hood", and showing off his money. Although similar in shallow aspects, distinct differences can be seen. In his videos Indian culture is embraced, photographs of Mataji are shown. Classical Punjabi dance is also performed throughout the video (bhangra).