Every artist on Never Backing Down contributes to the eminence and diversity of this track over a beat that fuses Rock with Hip-Hop, and each artist’s qualities and genres couldn’t have meshed together any better.  One word sums it all up, impressive!  To all listeners, stay tuned for more projects by Nivla and be sure to download your free copy of Never Backing Down below!

…keep it locked on Bravura! And don’t forget…FREE download of “Never Backing Down” available here!

Nivla rocked JRG’s runway as he performed his newest single, “One Night,” which features R&B singer Justin Mathews.  “One Night” is undeniably a sultry summer jam with lyrics and beat you can’t resist bumpin’ and moving to—and Nivla was an absolute crowd pleaser!  Claps, screams and many great comments could be heard as Nivla walked off the stage after his performance.  To have also personally gotten positive feedback certainly reveals once more Nivla’s talent, capacity to please his listeners and the energy he possesses to rock the crowd!  His choice of song and performance couldn’t have been more perfect for a bikini fashion show.  The show couldn’t have taken place at a much better location than right under the Brooklyn Bridge.  The view was simply amazing.  You had to see it to believe it and I know my New Yorkers will take my word!

Sofia Davis, Chief Executive Producer of BTE-TV, a fashion and beauty show with ~9.7 million viewers airs on Cablevision, Time Warner and Comcast even got her hands on Nivla after his performance for an exclusive interview!  The interview as well as coverage of the fashion show is…

Born and raised just North of New York City, the international Hip-Hop capital of the world, Nivla grew up in the shadows of groundbreaking American music, causing him to start rapping and beat-boxing at an early age. He honed his skills as an MC studying pioneers of the game such as De La Soul, LL Cool J, and A Tribe Called Quest, but soon developed his own unique style.

When we last spoke to Nivla, he was headed to the tops with his track “Be Easy (Koi Na),” when he became a finalist in the Doritos-sponsored Crash The Superbowl contest. And as we all know, the track, featuring P. Oberoi, was later release by Interscope Records! Months later Nivla prevailed, landing the #1 spot in the 2008 Summer Olympics contest sponsored by Nike Basketball for writing “This Is Our Game: Anthem,” produced by Just Blaze.

After a short hiatus, Nivla resurfaced in the Hip-Hop scene on Asher Roth’s “I Love College” beat, a track that caters to his adult listeners.  Nonetheless, Nivla’s “I Love P—-” is a hot track that introduces a side of himself his listeners have not seen or heard before! Indeed he’s a very talented rapper and has proved that he is more versatile than ever as he takes his music by storm with a newly discovered skill in singing. Though he like many other artists applies auto-tuning technology, there is no doubt that he has the ability to sing!This year proves well with Nivla’s feature on The Bilz & Kashif’s “He’s Nothing But A Loser” (Soulja Boy remix) along with Drega. “He’s Nothing But A Loser” has gotten over 25K downloads since its release!

Nivla has now released a new track “Best U’ll Ever Have” (Drake Remix), quite possibly,…

M.I.A., who is currently 9 months pregnant, happily stepped on stage – did I mention today is her due date, and started to sing her hit-track “Paper Plane,” and then “Swagga Like Us” alongside T.I., Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Lil Wayne.
Did ya’all take a good look at M.I.A. up on that stage?! She could’ve had her baby at any given time! She was huge – after all, she’s 9 months pregnant! Lil’ Wayne might have had to deliver that baby on stage if something happened! She sang and danced (like no tomorrow) and right after the award for Record of the Year was announced.

It should’ve gone to M.I.A., but no – it went to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss – no comment!

Anyways, when M.I.A.’s baby gets bigger, that’s going to be one hell of a memory they are going to share when they look back at her performance at the Grammy’s!

It’s be stated that sometime Sunday evening, singer Chris Brown turned himself into the police and he was charged with domestic violence, which is what makes everyone think that the unidentified woman who was assulted was his girlfriend/singer Rihanna.

It’s even been reported in the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that Rihanna was “hospitalized with bruises on her face.”

In a press statement, Los Angeles police officer Karen Smith said that Brown walked into a station around 7 p.m. and was being interviewed by detectives. He released on $50,000 bail, according to a Los Angeles Police Department statement.

Really, what’s got into these artists now-a-days?!

India

On December 13th, 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa, one of India’s most beautiful women came incredibly close to winning the Miss World title at the Miss World 2008 beauty pageant. Parvathy Omanakuttan would have been the sixth Indian woman to be crowned. She came just as close when she was crowned First Runner Up at the Miss World Grand Finale — and that’s certainly as good to us Indians.

Ms. Omanakuttan is a 21 year-old graduate in Arts and she is originally from Changanacherry –Kottayam, Kerala — a state located in Southern India. She is like many other 21 year olds who also like to dance, listen to music, read, paint and even play sports. Modeling seems to be a significant passion for her. On April 5th, 2008 in Mumbai, Ms. Omanakuttan was crowned “Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2008,” and was the second runner up of Miss World Top Model on December 3rd. The list actually goes on and I know her fellow Malayalis couldn’t be more pleased!

Not many of us know that the first Indian Miss World was crowned in 1966 — only 5 years after this pageant was first founded in 1961! That title went to Reita Faria.  India made its come-back in the pageant in 1994 when Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was crowned Miss World. Mrs. Bachchan has gained such esteem and admiration, not only in India, but all over the world — and she probably has the Miss World contest to thank for! Diana Hayden, who is of Anglo-Indian descent, took the Miss World title in 1997. In…

Mainstream deejays are known to pump Club, Hip Hop and Trance beats and tracks, something that DJ Cypher is quite experienced in. Yet, what sets him apart among most South Asian deejays and deejays in general is his sound, his technical skills and the aptitude to produce his own unique sound.

DJ Cypher’s interests and style varies widely and we can never get jaded from musical variety! If you haven’t already heard DJ Cypher’s remix to “Apologize,” one of his best pieces, definitely check it out on his website. The ability to apply his knowledge and skill to different genres of music is quite remarkable and this experimentation is evident in his re-cut of The Dark Knight trailer (see video below). To contribute his talents to one of the best films in history is a great achievement. We would love to hear more of Rishi Shah not only in the mainstream music scene but also across movie theaters.

I had the pleasure of tapping into Cypher’s musical background and discovering how his interest in music has transitioned from turntablism to production and how he is expanding his talents to a much greater line of work.

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Rajni: DJ Cypher, I did some research and learned that you are originally from the UK. The music scene, especially for Desi’s, is definitely poppin’ in the UK. Was your objective to pursue music here in the US?
DJ Cypher: No, I didn’t originally plan to pursue music on the east coast, but things tended to come together…