Swet Shop Boys

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Swet Shop Boys is a hip hop duo known for blending South Asian and Western influences to address politics, identity, and diaspora culture in their music.

All labels observed (2)

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Swet Shop Boys canonical 3
Swet Shop Boyz 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hip hop duo
musical group
activeInDecade 2010s
alsoKnownAs Swet Shop Boyz
linked to: Swet Shop Boys
associatedAct Das Racist
Riz MC
countryOfOrigin United States
culturalInfluence South Asian
Western
debutRelease Swet Shop EP
formedBy Heems
Riz Ahmed
genre alternative hip hop
hip hop
political hip hop
hasMember Heems
Redinho
Riz Ahmed
hasMemberRole Heems – rapper
linked to: Heems

Redinho – producer
Riz Ahmed – rapper
hasTopic Muslim identity
airport security
race and ethnicity
surveillance
languageOfLyrics English
lyricsFocus diaspora culture
identity
politics
notableSong Aaja
Half Moghul Half Mowgli
T5
Tiger Hologram
notableWork Cashmere
Sufi La
Swet Shop EP
recordLabel Customs
Swet Shop Boys Records
thematicFocus Islamophobia
diaspora identity
immigration
post-9/11 politics
usesMusicalElements Bollywood influences
South Asian samples
UK grime influences

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Riz Ahmed memberOf Swet Shop Boys
Riz Ahmed memberOf Swet Shop Boys
subject linked to: Rizwan Ahmed
Riz Ahmed memberOf Swet Shop Boys
subject linked to: Riz MC
Swet Shop Boys alsoKnownAs Swet Shop Boyz
linked to: Swet Shop Boys