He had his first brush with music 10 years ago and it has been a steady love affair since. The fledgling rap scene in the country did not dissuade Divine, who became an overnight sensation in 2013, with his debut single, Yeh Mera Bombay, which got 2,00,000 views on YouTube. "I was 20 when I decided that music is the way forward for me, professionally. I sat at home and made Yeh Mera Bombay. It took me two days to write the song because I had never written in Hindi before. That song will remain special because it changed everything for me." The gospel rap he wrote inspired his new name, and Vivian was no more.

If the success of Yeh Mera Bombay set the stage for him, Meri Gully Mein (2015), a song that marked his collaboration with successful colleague, Naezy, sealed his place firmly in the world of Indian rap music. "When I first picked up the mic at 17, I didn't know I would be a musician. But I kept making music, and realised that doing what you love can help you make it big." His love for music may take him across the world, but Divine insists that his songs will always reflect the one truth he knows — "my surroundings and my city." "I never imagined that the music scene would embrace hip-hop and rap with so much love. There are a bunch of artistes in Mumbai who are hungry to take the genre forward, and offer a different sound."