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Spotify RAP91 Live Returns With Divine, Arivu, and a Big Regional Rap Push

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Spotify RAP91 Live is set to return to Mumbai on Oct. 24, 2026, with a lineup that makes an even bigger case for the breadth of India’s regional hip-hop scene.

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