May 13, 2026 — “The State of the South Asian Hip Hop Space”

May 13, 2026 — “The State of the South Asian Hip Hop Space”The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio appEpisode 531ON TODAY’S SHOWSammy Chand’s Wednesday show centers on a state-of-the-union conversation about South Asian hip-hop — and who really built the global movement. The thesis: Mumbai and Delhi’s scenes have mass, but the Punjabi machine kept the pipeline hot, and now the breakouts — Hanumankind at the front of the line — are going global entirely on their own terms. The diaspora conversation, Sammy argues, still under-tells the story. The hour is structured like a map. Mumbai opens the show with Yashraj’s Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai, setting the tone for where the new wave lives. Delhi carries the middle run through Seedhe Maut’s Pickup, Jadu by Fateh Doe and Mickey Singh, Uniyal’s Vartmaan, and Total by Rawmee Hooda — a sequence built to show the underground becoming the mainstream. Punjab and diaspora bridges arrive with Sidhu Moosewala and The Kidd on The Last Ride, Mani Longia and Fateh Doe on Hot Boys, and Sultan’s Challa. At 40:16, Sammy sits down with E The First for a 6-minute feature interview on the state of the South Asian hip-hop space — who’s doing the work, who’s getting the credit, and what the diaspora conversation keeps missing. The final stretch lands the thesis: Rawal’s Eiffel Tower, Doyeeta Das Gupta’s Artist Spotlight, Hanumankind’s Big Dawgs, and Karmacy’s Music Knows closing the hour with the argument already made. Plus Dr. Roy stops by with Word On The Avenue, DJ Geet drops into Dhurandhar, and Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight.FEATURED MUSIC Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj Pickup — Seedhe Maut Jadu — Fateh Doe, Mickey Singh Hot Boys — Mani Longia, Fateh Doe Vartmaan — Uniyal Total — Rawmee Hooda Challa — Sultan The Last Ride — Sidhu Moosewala, The Kidd Mudda — Seedhe Maut, Yung Sammy Times — Has, Steel Banglez, Sid Sriram Vibrate — KRNA, Badshah Dhurandhar (Title Track) — Sachdev, Hanumankind, Jasmine Sandlas Eiffel Tower — Rawal Big Dawgs — Hanumankind Music Knows — KarmacyFEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS E The First — FEATURE INTERVIEW. Conversation on the current state of South Asian hip-hop, the people doing the foundational work, and the global direction of the movement Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment DJ Geet — Drops into Dhurandhar for a Bollywood-meets-hip-hop transition moment Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segmentRUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 2:30 Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj 5:06 Sammy 5:30 Pickup — Seedhe Maut 7:52 Sammy 8:12 Jadu — Fateh Doe, Mickey Singh 10:56 Sammy 11:27 Dr. Roy delivers Word On The Avenue 12:47 Sammy 13:00 Hot Boys — Mani Longia, Fateh Doe 15:22 Sammy 15:53 Vartmaan — Uniyal 17:22 Sammy 17:50 Total — Rawmee Hooda 20:59 Sammy 21:31 Challa — Sultan 23:47 Sammy 24:03 The Last Ride — Sidhu Moosewala, The Kidd 27:58 Sammy 28:56 Mudda — Seedhe Maut, Yung Sammy 30:54 Sammy 31:13 Times — Has, Steel Banglez, Sid Sriram 34:05 Sammy 34:38 Vibrate — KRNA, Badshah 37:22 Sammy 37:41 DJ Geet drops into Dhurandhar 37:58 Dhurandhar (Title Track) — Sachdev, Hanumankind, Jasmine Sandlas 40:16 Sammy Chand interviews E The First 46:22 Eiffel Tower — Rawal 48:32 Sammy 48:52 Doyeeta Das Gupta Artist Spotlight 49:50 Big Dawgs — Hanumankind 51:57 Sammy Closing Remarks 53:52 Music Knows — KarmacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support.Sammy Chand's daily radio show on Rukus Avenue Radio is the leading Indian music and culture show in the world. The one hour show airs daily worldwide."South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".