First Hindi Rap Album was "Thanda Thanda Pani"
by Harjeet Singh Sehgal, popularly known as Baba Sehgal. The album was a
remake of "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice. The album recorded
sales of more than 30,000 copies.
Baba Sehgal is an engineer by profession. His first Album was Dilruba
(1990) followed by Alibaba (1991). Thanda Thanda Pani was his third
album. His music video Dil Dhadke had the distinction of being the first
Indian music video ever to be shown on MTV Asia. Baba Sehgal has
appeared in the main lead in the Hindi Film "Miss 420". He has
also given music for the movies "Dance Party" and "Bhoot
Uncle".
