Meghalaya rapper, Reble, drops a new rage anthem mere weeks before she takes over the first Indian edition of the world’s biggest hip-hop festival
Reble is set to take the stage at Rolling Loud India in Kharghar on November 23
From the mist-soaked hills of Meghalaya, 24-year-old rapper Reble is making noise that refuses to be ignored. Her latest single, New Riot, is a storm of distorted synths, heavy guitars and unapologetic emotion. And, it lands just as she prepares to perform at the first Indian edition of the world’s biggest hip-hop festival, Rolling Loud India.
Daiaphi Lamare aka Reble is part of a new generation of artistes breaking through India’s mainstream from the country’s most overlooked corners. She says her new track isn’t just a song, it’s a declaration. “Emotionally, I was in a very difficult place. I was pretty depressed when I wrote it, and I just wanted to scream. I needed to vent… to just let it out. So I went to the studio, and that’s when New Riot was born.”
The track, produced by Parimal Shais and Krishna M Sujith, is drenched in phonk and Memphis rap influences. “Working with Parimal was amazing,” she says. “Our creative chemistry was instant. I told him I wanted something dirty and aggressive. Every time we tweaked the sound, I kept saying, ‘Let’s make it heavier, dirtier.’ That’s the energy we wanted.” The result is a high-voltage anthem that is all rage, chaos, and release.
For Reble, that chaos is not just one track’s aesthetic. It’s a philosophy. “Riot means saying, ‘F*** it,’” she says. “It’s about letting the anger and the frustration out. Society requires us to be functional and confined within its norms. But sometimes we just need to be human. Sometimes we need to break apart. Riot is my way of saying I’ve had enough. It’s my rebellion against being normal.”
That rebellion takes shape through her alter ego, Reble. It’s a persona that allows her to say what Daiaphi can’t. “She’s the part of me that doesn’t filter emotions. She’s allowed to express anger, pain, jealousy, pride — all the things society tells us to suppress. As Daiaphi, I still have to be mindful to filter what I say or do, but not her. She says what she wants, feels what she feels,” explaining where her alter ego’s name stems from. “Reble isn’t just a name, it represents rebellion as an ongoing process, not a fixed identity,” she says.
Her music is fearless, sometimes unsettlingly honest. But are people ready to listen to female anger? “Honestly, I don’t think people are ready. Not just for female anger, but anger in general,” she says. Adding that society still doesn’t know how to deal with anger. “But it’s a human emotion, and humans should be allowed to feel it.”
Reble admires artistes like Limp Bizkit and Rage Against the Machine because they channel anger well. She says you can feel their anger, and that’s beautiful. “I want my music to do the same…to let people feel something real,” she adds.
Her beginning, however, was already loud. Reble’s previous single, LOKAH, brought her 1.7 million Spotify listeners and editorial playlist love. With New Riot, she’s pushing further into her signature sound that sits between punk defiance and poetic rage. She laughs when asked if performing such raw emotion reopens old wounds. “Performing this music is absolutely cathartic. It doesn’t reopen wounds, it heals them. Every time I scream into the mic or hear the crowd shout back, I feel elevated. Music is therapy, an outlet. I walk off stage thinking, ‘Damn, I made that.’”
Her origin in Nongbah has shaped Reble in ways that cultural capitals could not have. The limited access to resources or exposure has driven her to dream bigger. She adds that she doesn’t care much about being boxed into regional or gendered narratives. “Maybe people overlook where I’m from, but I don’t care. My focus is on making good music.”
Instead, she’s chasing originality. “People need to experiment more and create their own sound,” she says. “Desi hip-hop has become a bit monotonous; everyone’s trying to fit into the same sonic space. We need more diversity, more boldness, more individuality.” New Riot is her contribution to that change. It’s a record that invites listeners to confront their own mess.
New Riot is Reble’s sound of breaking free, and she hopes that Rolling Loud India is the stage that will amplify it. “Performing at the first edition of Rolling Loud India means a lot not just for me, but for the Northeast,” she says. “But I don’t feel any pressure. I don’t even feel ‘successful’ yet. This is just the beginning, a stepping stone. There’s still so much to do.”
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