23/09/2026
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Why Hip-Hop?
While Sivilian Affairs is affiliated with dance music, our co-founders have a music history steeped in rap and hip-hop.
Sivanesh grew up deeply entrenched in hip-hop’s groove, rhythm and rhymes. When he started DJing, this was his sound, and he even started a party series dedicated to it, called Promiscuous.
A world away, Miss Lil spent much of her youth bouncing between the West and East of the US, her early music taste shaped by both the commercial and underground sounds of the two coasts.
When they curated the musical journey for their wedding, Sivanesh and Miss Lil both agreed a set of old-school gems would be perfect to enliven their guests and get the dance floor popping off. By special request, Roshan took the helm for the hip-hop section of their big day, and they realised how much they missed partying to these sounds. If you came up on this music too, this one is as much for you as it is for us.
So we’re giving it a proper room. In The Hall, Choice Cuts founder Drem and Roshan of Saturday Selects, in from Kuala Lumpur, take on a night of golden era hip-hop, the 90s and early 2000s cuts that raised us.
Rasa is one of the few clubs in Singapore with a two-room setup, so we decided to make the most of it with contrasted programming. House and techno on The Floor, golden era hip-hop in The Hall.
Whether you’re a lover of dance or a lover of rap, we’ve got you covered this Friday at Rasa.