Bio

Brodha V (Vighnesh Shivanand) is a Bengaluru-based hip-hop artist, rapper, producer, and songwriter who has played a defining role in shaping modern Indian hip-hop. Known for his technical precision, bilingual lyricism, and genre-bending sound, Brodha V moves effortlessly between English rap, Indian classical influences, and contemporary global hip-hop aesthetics.

Emerging from India’s early online rap battle scene, Brodha V built his reputation through bars, breath control, and musicality, long before hip-hop became mainstream in the country. Over the years, he’s evolved into an artist whose work balances raw performance
energy with musical depth, earning him respect across underground and mainstream spaces alike.

His music reflects identity, ambition, discipline, and creative freedom, resonating with audiences across languages and cultures. Whether in the studio or on stage, Brodha V represents a generation of Indian artists who are globally fluent but culturally rooted.