Bangladesh is an Asian nation-state bordered by India, Myanmar, and the Bay of Bengal. Hip Hop in Bangladesh takes the form of Bangla Rap. Emcees are trying to create a foundation for Bangla Rap to grow and expand.

Kazi (Myspace page) and Ac1D (Myspace page) live in Queens, New York are pioneers of Bangla Rap as part of the nine-member group Stoic Bliss (Myspace page): their site. Rajib, Fly, B1shop, Rul, Tizzy, Xtro, and Mana are the other members of the group. Here are some reviews of their album "Light Years Away" (from the Young Independent, from bracNet [3rd paragraph down], and from The Daily Star [bottom of the page]).

Kohinoor (Myspace page) was born in Dacka, Bangladesh and lives in Oslo, Norway. She participated in Africa's Hip Hop Summit in 2005. Her music is not Bangla Rap.

other sites:

Bangla Rap

Bangally Souljaa

Static Bangla

Download Bangla Rap (click on "Bangla Rap"  down and to the right).

other artists:

RedEx (Myspace page) resides in the United States.

DJ Aimz remixes Bangla songs.

T-Dize (Myspace page) lives in Canada.