So how does Baba Sehgal come up with his epic raps? Well, the birthday boy says he mixes a little bit of ‘tiki tiki tai’ with a whole lot of ‘paka chiki pai’ and there, you have a rap! The desi rapper gave The Quint’s Abira Dhar a crash course in rapping like a boss and we love his gyan.
Baba has been rapping desi style for about two decades and the ease with which he cooks up a rap makes us wonder if his conversations rhyme too.
Here’s wishing the rap king of India a very happy birthday!
(This video is from The Quint’s archives and was first published on 23 November, 2015, on Baba Sehgal’s birthday. It’s that time of the year again and we’re still smiling about this clever rap.)
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