Roll Rida - Wikipedia
- ️Thu Jan 26 1989
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rahul Kumar Velpula |
| Born | 26 January 1989 (age 36) Warangal District, Telangana |
| Origin | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Genres | Hip hop, R&B, Indi-pop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter, actor |
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| Years active | 2010 – present |
Rahul Kumar Velpula (born 26 Jan 1989), known professionally as Roll Rida, is an Indian rapper, songwriter and actor in Telugu films and music.[1]
He became popular with his YouTube rap song on Sankranthi, Patang,[2] was a huge hit with over 17 million views. His other popular songs are Kirana rap, Breaking news Kattif, Shankar Ka Beta, Ivvalane Dilkush, Ignite, Arupu[3] etc.[4] In 2018, he appeared as a contestant for Bigg Boss 2 and successfully reached the 15th week of the show and finished in 6th place.[5]
Roll Rida was born in Karimnagar, Telangana, India. He did his schooling at Johnson Grammar School in Hyderabad; intermediate at Narayana Junior College, Tarnaka and completed his BTech in computer science from CVR College of Engineering, Hyderabad. He was popular for his singing in school and started a band in college with Syed Kamran.[citation needed]
Roll Rida initially worked at Google, Hyderabad and as Quality Analyst at Tech Mahindra.[citation needed]
He picked his professional name, Roll Rida, upon a friend's suggestion, after popular American rapper, Flo Rida, of Low song fame.[6][7] He quit his job to pursue his successful singing career in 2017.[citation needed] His rap song ‘Arupu’ with Syed Kamran became popular.[8][9] He was the first to do a rap song in Telugu language from Telangana State.[10] In 2013, he debuted on Sankranthi with a single, Patang, on YouTube became a huge hit, with over 14 million views.[11] His songs Patang, Kirana song, Dilkush are popular among young listeners. He toured USA in 2015 and 2016 to promote his Telugu rap and Hip Hop songs. Roll Rida was featured on VH1 in 2010.
He worked with Telugu music directors like M. M. Keeravani, S. S. Thaman and Anoop Rubens. He also performed with Divine.[citation needed] He worked as a voice artist for Akhil Akkineni in the film Manam, and Jr. NTR in Temper.[citation needed] He acted in a short film, Hello!, an urban rom com. It was released on YouTube. He was selected for Bigg Boss 2 for his popularity.[12][13][14] He stayed in the house till the week before the finale of that season.
Roll Rida's rapping is a combination of Hyderabadi Telugu and Deccani slang spoken in Hyderabad old city.
Singles/Music Videos
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| Year | Work | Song | Music director | Notes |
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| 2023 | Nijam With Smita | "Episode 4 Closing Song" | Saketh Komanduri | Television talk show |
- 90ML (2019) as Kishore
- ^ "Bigg Boss 2 Telugu, 16 June update: Nani appreciates Deepthi Sunaina, calls out Samrat for being a bad captain". Hindustan Times. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Watch Here: 'PATANG' Rapper Music Video Which Made People Go Craze All Over| Sankranthi Special | Roll Rida, Kamran". All India Roundup. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ Kanoj, Priyanka (27 August 2018). "Bigg Boss Telugu 2 contestant Roll Rida's rap song Arapu takes the internet by storm". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ Telugu Rapper: Hyderabad, raise a toast to mana very own Telangana rapper, Roll Rida | Events Movie News – Times of India
- ^ "Bigg Boss 2 Telugu: Roll Rida to be eliminated". Tollywood. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ Roll Rida’s Ignite: A musician’s travails – The Hindu
- ^ Dilkush: Hyderabad on the rap map – The Hindu
- ^ "రోల్ రైడా 'అరుపు'.. గౌరవం పెరిగిందంటూ ప్రశంసలు". Samayam Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ Roll Rida and Manisha's 'Arupu' rakes in almost 2M views
- ^ "Hyderabad, raise a toast to mana very own Telangana rapper, Roll Rida - Times of India". The Times of India. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Watch Here: 'PATANG' Rapper Music Video Which Made People Go Craze All Over| Sankranthi Special | Roll Rida, Kamran". All India Roundup. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ Bigg Boss Telugu 2 written update, 5 July 2018: Tejaswi has a change of heart on her b'day eve – Times of India
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 2: Nani's show impresses viewers, tops the TRP ratings". 22 June 2018.
- ^ Hooli, Shekhar H. (11 June 2018). "Bigg Boss Telugu 2 contestants list: Here are profiles and pictures of 16 participants [Photos]". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 25 December 2021.