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TheCommonLink’s Cypher Project: Uniting Underground Hip-Hop Across Borders

March 1, 2025
Hip-hop has always thrived in the streets, where raw talent meets unfiltered expression. In the United States, movements like the Ruff Ryders, led by DMX, provided a platform for underground artists. In Asia, a similar force is quietly making waves the Cypher Project, spearheaded by an enigmatic figure known as TheCommonLink. TheCommonLink sent his response through a writing to Bangla Scene to explain his motivation behind the project. Unlike conventional hip-hop collectives, the Cypher Project isn’t about fame or financial gain. It began as a simple experiment one cypher, one track featuring 13 artists, each delivering 16 bars, inspired by […]

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Bangla Scene is Back – This Time, for the Culture

March 1, 2025
Hip-hop has never been just music. It is a movement, a form of resistance, a way of storytelling that transcends language, borders, and generations. It is the voice of the streets, the rhythm of rebellion, and the expression of a community that refuses to be silenced. Bangladesh has always had hip-hop in its DNA. From the early battle rap days in Dhaka’s underground to graffiti artists tagging city walls, from DJs keeping the cyphers alive to B-boys breaking on concrete—hip-hop has been here, growing, evolving, and demanding its rightful place. Yet, despite its presence, its documentation has been fragile. In […]

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TheCommonLink’s Cypher Project: Uniting Underground Hip-Hop Across Borders

• Scene Update

Bangla Scene is Back – This Time, for the Culture