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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rap Rakesh Sethulingam
| image = Rap Rakesh in Music Video Launch.jpg
| caption = Rakesh in Music Video Launch and Press Meet
| birth_name =
| birth_place = [[Tiruchirappalli district|Tiruchirappalli]], India
| occupation = Entrepreneur, [[music composer]], lyricist, singer, [[rapper]], actor, writer, screenwriter, choreographer
| nationality = Indian
| yearsactive = 2007–present
| website =
| awards =
}}
'''Rap Rakesh Sethulingam''' (born 11 January) better known as '''Rap Rakesh''', is the Pioneer of Music " [[YouTuber]]" in [[Tamilnadu]] who started the first Independent Artist [[YouTube]] Channel and Released two Official songs before the start up of YouTube Channels like [[Sony Music]], [[Saregama]], [[T-Series (company)|T series]],etc..and first [[Tamil language|Tamil]] Music "[[YouTuber]]" in India. '''Rap Rakesh''', is an entrepreneur, composer, lyricist, rapper, singer, and performer. He is one of the Pioneers of Tamil Hip-hop in India(Among 3) who took interest in rapping ever since he was in school.

==Career==
Rakesh popularised rap when it still was not big in Tamil music. Inspired by ‘Pettai Rap’, he composed his own song in 2009, performed it at IIT Saarang and won the first prize. Since then, he has been known as Rap Rakesh to his friends, and now, to his Facebook fans as well.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/rap-rakesh-pollachi/article8220113.ece |title=Rap Rakesh, Pollachi |work=The Hindu |date=11 February 2016}}</ref> He shot to fame with 'Munne Vaada' song which is centered on physically challenged people in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Rap-Rakeshs-song-on-women-empowerment/articleshow/53897836.cms |title=Rap Rakesh's song on women empowerment |work=The Times of India |date=14 August 2016}}</ref> Later in 2016, Rakesh launched his next music video titled '12 AM'. The video is said to be an ode to woman, who were killed brutally by anti-social elements.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Vijay-Sethupathi-releases-Kovai-rappers-latest-video/articleshow/53695065.cms |title=Vijay Sethupathi releases Kovai rapper's latest video |work=The Times of India |date=14 August 2016}}</ref>

Rakesh studied at Our Lady of Lourdes School, [[Pollachi]] & P.K.D School, [[Pollachi]]. Later he joined in Diploma (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) at
Nachimuthu Polytechnic College, [[Pollachi]] and Engineering ([[BTech]]) at [[Bannari Amman Institute of Technology]], [[Sathyamangalam]] in the [[Erode district]]. Later Worked for a Software Company in [[Bangalore]] and [[Coimbatore]] as [[ASP.NET]] Developer and He is also a graduate in [[Master of Business Administration]](MBA).

==Independent projects==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Song
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Composer
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Lyrics
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Singers
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
| 2006 || Rap Rakesh "Kadhal" || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh || Audio Song 
|-
| 2009 || Rap Rakesh "Boomi" || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh || Audio Song 
|-
| 2010 || Love of Rakesh || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh,Sneha || Audio Song 
|-
| 2011 || Poita Poitan || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh || Audio Song 
|-
| 2011 || Yarukaga || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh, Subhatara (Classical VOC), Srinidhi Iyer (Western VOC) || Audio Song (underground release) replacement of voice in 2015 
|-
| 2012 || GIRLS OF INDIA || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh|| Audio Song (underground release) 
|-
| 2014 || Munney Vaa Daa (Student Anthem) || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh, [[Pooja Vaidyanath]] (Pooja Av), [[Saisharan]] , Nithyashree || Music Video Released by [[Sivamani|Drums Sivamani]], Esq.RaviChandran & [[Ishari K. Ganesh]]
|-
| 2016 || 12 AM (Violence Against Women) || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh, Subhatara || Music Video Released by [[Vijay Sethupathi]] and Performed by Rap Rakesh & [[Smruthi Venkat]]
|-
| 2016 || Patti Song (Old age homes) || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh, Nithyashree || Music Video Released by [[Paravai Muniyamma]] & Valliamma Patti
|-
| 2017 || Vanam (Deforestation and Animal Welfare) || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh, Gomathi, Visa, Subhatara, Sujha, Aswathi, Ram || Music Video Honoured by [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]], Released by [[Vijay Sethupathi]]
|-
| 2021 || 10,000 (Cartoon Music Video) || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh, Visa || Cartoon Music Video Pre-production
|-
| 2021 || Hansika I love you baby || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh || Rap Rakesh || Music Video Pre-production
|-

|}

==As actor==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Music Video
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Language
|-
| 2014 || Munney Vaa Daa (Student Anthem) || Singer&Rapper || Tamil
|-
| 2016 || 12 AM (Violence Against Women) || Rapper || Tamil
|-
| 2021 || Hansika I love you baby || Singer&Rapper || Tamil
|-

|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Facebook|RapRakeshOfficial|Rap Rakesh}}
* {{Instagram|RapRakesh|Rap Rakesh}}

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