Mic Drop Nights: A Celebration of Bengaluru's Hip-Hop Evolution

There’s a new pulse in the heart of Bengaluru’s music scene, and it hits like a bar-heavy verse at the drop of the beat. Mic Drop Nights is more than a show; it’s a carefully curated experience spotlighting the next wave of independent hip-hop voices pushing the genre’s boundaries.

 

This isn’t your average rap gig. It’s a movement.

 

Brought to life by BlrGrooveCo, Mic Drop Nights is a love letter to the raw, genre-defying creativity erupting from the city’s undercurrent. From multilingual flows to experimental beat production, this lineup represents the diversity, grit, and soul of India’s growing hip-hop scene. Whether you’re a purist, a first-timer, or someone who stumbled in for a beer and got hit by a verse, this night is for you.

 

The Lineup

 

Adhyaay - @eknayaadhyaay

Since picking up the pen in 2014, Adhyaay has been fusing poetry and beats with a singular vision: turning non-hip-hop listeners into believers. Whether it's music to move your body or stir your thoughts, his catalogue does both.

 

Mad Mic. - @madmicthedot

Born in Kochi, raised across India, and repping Bangalore now, Mad Mic. brings pan-Indian experience to his bars. With rhythmic dexterity, local textures, and global delivery, his sets are part storytelling, part sound experiment, and all fire.

 

Neil Newton - @theneilnewton

Beatboxer. Looper. Vocalist. Sonic architect. Neil Newton bends the rules of live music with his gear and mind. Expect everything from classic beatboxing to layered live-looped symphonies created in real time.

 

Smoke Engine + Yayavar + Jayara + Ximum

• @_smoke_engine/
• @yayavarecords
• @jayaramusic
• @x.imum

Three razor-sharp artists - Yayavar, Jayara, and Smoke Engine - join forces with DJ-producer Ximum to channel the struggles, humor, and ambition of Bangalore's bachelor life. Multilingual flows and hard-hitting stories collide over genre-fluid beats in this explosive act.

 

KK24 - @__karthik24

Karthik, aka KK24, has one mission: To put Kannada rap on the global map. With 600K+ YouTube views and a TEDx feature under his belt, he’s raising the volume on local language storytelling with street-rooted authenticity.

 

Rachnatmak - @imrachnatmak

He might’ve been trained in Western classical, but rap is his real calling. Fluent in Hindi, English, Kannada, and Bhojpuri, Rachnatmak switches languages and styles like a master craftsman blending poetry, politics, and party vibes.

 

Vruksha - @vruksha.verse

Only 20, but wise with wounds and verses. Vruksha writes not just to express but to heal. His Kannada rhymes carry the weight of lived experience—rooted, rhythmic, and deeply personal.

 

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Why Mic Drop Matters?

In a world that’s overrun with overproduced content, Mic Drop Nights is proudly independent and unapologetically raw. This is where future headliners find their voice, where genres are challenged, and where the Bengaluru hip-hop scene proves again and again that it’s not just growing. It’s thriving.

 

So show up. Bring your crew. Support the artists. And be part of a night where bars are spit, beats drop, and the mic speaks truth.

 

📍 Social, Indiranagar
🗓 23rd July 2025
🕖 7:00 PM till late

 

Follow @blrgrooveco for updates. This is a free show. You can RSVP on Skillboxes: https://sklbx.com/vXIipKbo