Many refer to this viral video as “Budak2 India rap Melayu” (Indian kids rap in Malay). The song is actually called ‘Bangun’ and there is more to it than a group of Malaysian Indian guys rapping in the national language.

Released on Aug 28, this rap song is performed by four friends: YouTube personality Vikneswaran Veerasundar @ Vikarworld, 29; radio announcer Jeet Raj @ Raj Mahal, 26; filmmaker Jivetharman Sekar @jivensekar, 30; and cinematographer Vishnu Pathmanaban, 30.

There have been Malaysian Tamil rappers who have sung one or two verses in Bahasa Malaysia in their songs for a local flavour...