Deepa Unnikrishnan aka Dee MC is a prominent figure in the Indian hip hop community. Having represented India internationally in UK (Alchemy Festival by Southbank Centre), Canada (DesiFest) as well as Belgium(La Belle Hip Hop Festival), Dee appeared as herself in the film “Gully Boy” released in 2019. She has also been the editor-in-chief of South Asia’s leading hip hop website DesiHipHop.com, where she continues to write and run her own talk show ‘The Fifth Element’. Her music reflects her own journey, while at the same time touching upon issues that concern society at large. Apart from her stride of TV shows such as Rising Star on Colors and Antisocial on MTV, Dee has crooned for Bollywood hits such as ‘Jagga Jiteya’ from the film URI and ‘Shuru Karein Kya’ from Article 15. Dee MC has been independently releasing music since 2012. In 2019, she released her much awaited debut album ‘Dee=MC²’ produced by Sunit Music. Tracks like ‘Rang’ and ‘Vadhaiyaan‘ from the album speak about brown skin prejudice and social injustice, women empowerment respectively. The album is an ode from their end to the burgeoning hip hop community worldwide, and aims to spread the message of unity and movement through conscious hip hop music. Her debut album ‘Dee=MC²’ produced by Sunit Music charted #17 on Apple Music under Hip Hop genre. Dee has also worked with numerous brands including Puma, Converse, Nykaa, Glow & Lovely, NBA, Uber, Bacardi, Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki, Skechers, Myntra, Jabong, Global Desi among others. She has also been featured on Vogue India as well as Cosmopolitan India for her outstanding work.