- Himesh P
Himesh Patel (July 31, 1981) also known as "Living In Sin" or "Sin" is an Indian origin
London based rapper and producer.Born to parents Minesh and Smita Patel inStreatham ,South London . Patel is the eldest of two. His sister Darshna lives in London. He currently resides in Bombay,India [Kenneth Lobo (26 December 2007). [http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Mumbai-Graffiti/254307/ "Mumbai Graffiti"] , Expressindia.com.] where he is recognized for introducing thehip hop culture and lifestyle to theIndian Subcontinent .Fact|date=September 2008Early life
Patel's career started at the age of 11 as a member of the boy band, "S.L.E". The group fared very well amongst London youth and adults alike and were offered a record deal with
Death Row Records which they humbly declined.Fact|date=September 2008 Because Sin and the members of SLE started at such a tender age they put aside their singing careers to focus on education and later pursued their singing careers again. At the age of 16, Sin openned his own studio and launched his label, YourDamSelf Entertainment, Which was one of the first hip hop street labels in South London which had more then 50 artists on it at the time. Sin has always stated that he never considered any other career other than making it as a musician in the music business. Sin has very cherished collection of lyrics that is known to travel with him from continent to continent.Recognitions
Sin is considered one of the most entertaining, charismatic, explosive and realest Indian rappers to ever live. He jumped on stage and rocked the Coolio concert in London in 1996 and go on to support artists like Akon, DJ Whoo kid, MOP, Keith Murray and much more. Patel has recently released his song "Money on my mind" and has officially launched Neyo's (Def Jam Artist)latest album in Mumbai. This is the first time Def Jam Records will be launching in India in its newly found culture of hip hop. "Sin" is also the first hip hop artist ever, to play and rock Aizawl, Mizoram.
Patel is most remembered for his tracks "Churaliya" and "Mumbai" that were widely spread to his fans and clubs by way of internet and word of mouth.
Currently Patel was named as the most identifiable person in hip hop in India by Timeout Magazine Mumbai.Fact|date=September 2008
His Label is known as Yourdamself Entertainment and fellow label mates include artists Big Philly, Spaz, RJ, and Raja. Together they form a group known as Gullywood.
They have toured all of India sponsored by
Smirnoff and are currently preparing for a tour ofSouth East Asia and Nigeria where there have a large fan following.References
External links
*MySpace|livinginsin|Living in Sin
*MySpace|himeshp
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