Early 2000
In 2000 Rappaz Union (Sammy Samrat and Nirnaya) created the first Nepalese rap album in English. In 2003 Nurbu Sherpa released his debut album Nurbu Sherpa Representin' K.T.M.C. (Kathmandu City), the first Nepalese hiphop album recorded in the US, for which he was nominated for a Best Music Video award. In 2004 TheUNity (Aidray and Da69) brought out their first album Girish n TheUNity presents X with Girish (Gorkhali G). It included "Shes the Bomb", the music video of which was a major success in the local charts. Around 2003–2004, when commercial artists with remixing skills began to produce lyrics that appealed to the young urban Nepalese generation, the Nephop fanbase was fully established. Balen Shah released the underground rap album in 2005 with school friends. Then remixes like "Chyangba hoi chyangba" by The Unity (remix by DJ Raju) and "Chhundaina" by Nepsydaz (remix by DJ AJ) were increasing in popularity and became more commercialised, while other Nepalese rappers published their music underground, even though their audiences were usually Nepalese living in the US, UK and elsewhere. The underground internet Nepalese hip hop scene was flourishing.
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