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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hip hop duo
musical group
activeInDecade 2010s
alsoKnownAs Swet Shop Boyz NERFINISHED
associatedAct Das Racist NERFINISHED
Riz MC NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalInfluence South Asian
Western
debutRelease Swet Shop EP NERFINISHED
formedBy Heems NERFINISHED
Riz Ahmed NERFINISHED
genre alternative hip hop
hip hop
political hip hop
hasMember Heems NERFINISHED
Redinho NERFINISHED
Riz Ahmed NERFINISHED
hasMemberRole Heems – rapper NERFINISHED
Redinho – producer
Riz Ahmed – rapper NERFINISHED
hasTopic Muslim identity
airport security
race and ethnicity
surveillance
languageOfLyrics English
lyricsFocus diaspora culture
identity
politics
notableSong Aaja NERFINISHED
Half Moghul Half Mowgli NERFINISHED
T5 NERFINISHED
Tiger Hologram NERFINISHED
notableWork Cashmere NERFINISHED
Sufi La NERFINISHED
Swet Shop EP NERFINISHED
recordLabel Customs
Swet Shop Boys Records NERFINISHED
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