Karan Singh Dhillon, known by the stage name as Rapper KSD, is a professional rapper-singer based out of the capital city of India, New Delhi. Born in 1992, he is a BCom graduate from the University of Delhi. Karan sings gangster rap music. He started rapping officially on November 6, 2009. His first LIVE performance tok place in Club Reverb, a reputed night club in Delhi, on 27 August 2011. With event management companies like Noida Party Fever and Delhi Night Life, KSD did shows in over 25 clubs in Delhi (2009–2011). He has performed at over 95 LIVE shows in Delhi, Noida, Goa, and Dubai, in more than 50 nightclubs all across Delhi, Gurgaon, and Noida. Performances: Quantum Noida NYX Club 24 Carat Kitty Su, Delhi Salotto Ice Lounge Ice Cube, Noida RPM, Vasant Vihar Club Reverb RPM, Noida Jynxx Club Chillum Safari Sarvam Maddox Club Czar Zook, Saket Barka Sura Vie, CP Peppers
…and many more. Open concerts: Ciceros Carnival Zimbie Fest Tropical Breeze Jamaican Splash Red Party Hip Hop Overdose Rap Hustle
…and 45 others. KSD has been inspired by the Punjabi rapper, Bohemia. The basic idea about rapping was suggested to Karan by his fellow schoolmates when he was only 13. He thought of converting the Indian rap scenario and hence became the first ‘gangster rapper’ in India, as this genre, back then, had never been taken into consideration in the rap scene in India. Performed with: Bohemia DJ Spin Twin Alfaaz (Yaar Bathere fame) DJ Barkha Kaul (top female DJ in Delhi) Mika Singh Imran Khan (Amplifier song fame) RaghuRaghu Ram (Roadies) Hard Kaur (Noida) Hot Rod (G-Unit America) DJ Sanj
Rapper KSD has, to date, penned over 16 tracks, out of which, Nasha the Intoxication, The Mafia Raj, and Striptease have been recorded. He has a stage experience of more than four years.