Roushan Illahi (born 1990) better known by his stage name MC Kash is a Kashmiri emcee/rapper. Taking his stage name from his place of birth- Kashmir, MC Kash is an independent musician based out of Srinagar . Born in 1990, Kash belongs to a generation of Kashmiris that grew up under the shadow of guns, whose childhood memories are that of a war, raged in the streets. He has been called a Street Poet. MC Kash burst on the scene with his first studio recorded single I Protest (Remembrance) in 2010.