Bishop Nehru

Despite turning 18 in August, Bishop Nehru has already drawn the attention of hip-hop's thought leaders. A widely circulated Fuse TV clip shows Kendrick Lamar giving praise to the young MC whose stage name refers the first prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, who he admires for helping spread Gandhi's message of non-violence. Nas' new label Mass Appeal Records is in contract talks with the Nanuet, New York artist that writes cold flows for viral consumption, loops head-nod tracks from stacks of vinyl and directs his own YouTube videos. He has released an EP, Brilliant Youth, with 9th Wonder and Dizzy Wright, and September 23 brings NehruvianDOOM, a full-length album with the eccentric verbal mastermind MF Doom. Much of Bishop Nehru's sound is firmly in the current vogue for Nineties
butter beats, leading to comparisons with other boom-bap revivalists like Joey Bada$$. But he has broader ambitions, too.
Earlier this year, he toured with UK pop-house duo Disclosure and collaborated on a single, "You Stressin'." Meanwhile,
his Bandcamp page features a remix of Iggy Azalea's "Fancy." "I like all kinds of music — rock, pop, alternative rock. I
think that you gain a musical ear from being open," he says, adding that he wants to make a jazz record as well.