MUSIC: Kidd Skilly

Talk about this for a perspective: Kidd Skilly's a half Indian, half Mexican rapper from the D. (That's Detroit for those of you who don't know!)

He caught my attention this summer in a Metro Times article breaking down South Asian stereotypes: "Bollywood nights, A generation of South Asians melds a new cultural mix". He told The Metro Times: "There is something about great personalities with poetic souls that fascinates me. The people who influence me most seem to transcend through age groups, religions, ethnicity and race — they make people feel a certain level of comfort."

It just warms my heart how he blends so many facets of his background and experience. Check out the video for his song "Bhangra Chick". Did you notice how he even works in some love for Michigan State?

The word that fits him best? I'd say transcendental.