WEEKEND READS

PODCAST: The rise of cringe pop

om-prakash-mishra (File) Rapper Omprakash Mishra

India, over the past few months, has been witnessing the rise of cringe pop—a genre of music described as "so bad that it is actually good". Among the many pioneers of the art—like Dhinchak Pooja—rapper Omprakash Mishra stands out after his extremely sexist and vulgar song Aunty ki Ghanti was taken down by YouTube. 

What was even more surprising were the crowds of millennials who created events and thronged public spaces, shouting out the lyrics of the song, expressing support for India's "Bruno Mars". An extremely angry and opinionated panel from THE WEEK discuss the issue

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