Hard Kaur speaks against hypocrisy

Indo-British rapper Taran Kaur Dhillon, popularly known as Hard Kaur (left), says that surviving in a “very male dominated industry” in this country is difficult because of the hypocrisy.

Her debut single Ek Glassy in 2007 was hot on the charts and also a party favourite for long. It proved that even women could rap with ease and beat men in the genre. Despite her success story, the genre is still dominated by rappers like Yo Yo Honey Singh, Raftaar and Badshah. So, what keeps most women away from rapping? “It’s a very male dominated industry and it’s difficult for girls to get into it and actually maintain to survive. It’s a boys club and there are so many issues to deal with, including a lot of sexism. There’s a lot of hypocrisy in India regarding women and what they are able to do. There are too many double standards,” says Kaur.

Wouldn’t she like to start a label to promote more female rappers? “No thanks! I’ve tried helping girls before, but they are never serious about work. Some of them do it for a couple of days and then quit, wasting my time, effort and money. They make stupid excuses to quit. You got to have a thick skin to survive in this game,” she says.