Quick Facts

Full Name	Heems
Occupation	Rapper
Date Of Birth	Jul 6, 1985(1985-07-06)
Age	39
Birthplace	Queens
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Cancer

Heems Biography

Heems is one of the most popular and richest Rapper who was born on July 6, 1985 in Queens, New York, United States. Himanshu Kumar Suri, born July 6, 1985, better known as Heems is an American rapper hailing from Queens, New York City. Suri is best known for his work with the alternative hip-hop group Das Racist. He also founded Greedhead Music, an independently owned record label. Suri’s first solo mixtape, Nehru Jackets was released in 2012 on his Greedhead imprint. It was also released in collaboration with SEVA NY (a Queens-based community-based organization of which Suri is a member). Suri has written for The Village Voice and Death and Taxes as well as Stereogum and AlterNet about music and South Asian culture. Heems revealed in August 2015 that Fox had purchased his story rights to a sitcom and that he was currently working on the pilot. Heems is currently part of Swet Shop Boys with actor Riz MC, producer Redinho and other rappers.

Suri has a long-standing relationship with New York City’s art scene. The Whitney Museum of American Art’s Biennial celebration was curated by Martin Kersels in 2010. Das Racist performed there in 2010. Suri was part of the Blues for Smoke exhibition, which explored “a wide variety of contemporary art through a lens of the blues” and blues aesthetics. He was joined by former Das Racist member AshokKondabolu (Dapwell), Greedhead rapper Le1f and psych-dance group Prince Rama. Heems organized an art show at the Aicon Gallery to celebrate his new album Eat Pray Thug in February 2015. The month-long exhibition featured a variety of South Asian artists, as well as performances and events throughout.

In 2012, Suri joined an all-star cast of New York musicians in Amrit Singh’s documentary short, Dosa Hunt, on a quest to find the best dosa (a traditional South Indian crepe) in town. In 2013, Heems made his acting debut along with R&B artist Kelis in “Brazzaville Teen-Ager,” a short film which starred and was written and directed by Michael Cera. In 2015, he played a supporting role as rascally ad agency employee named Reny in Benjamin Dickinson’s Creative Control, which premiered at SXSW 2015, where Heems also performed. Suri starred in Tanuj Chopra’s 2016 film Chee and T, which premiered at the LA Film Festival.

Suri has been a vocal advocate of the South Asian community in New York. In January 2012, Suri joined the board of directors of the Queens-based community organization SEVA. Suri plans to work with SEVA to develop a community center with a recording studio for local youth. Suri has worked extensively with SEVA to push for more equitable redistricting in Queens. Suri has publicly supported Reshma Saujani’s bid for New York City Public Advocate, saying, “We will probably have the highest South Asian voter turnout ever this year because of her on the ballot and the resources she will be putting in it. This is the most qualified and well resourced candidate from the [South Asian] community ever.”

Suri founded Das Racist in 2008 with Victor Vazquez (aka Kool A.D.). Suri was joined by Ashok Kondabolu, a high school friend. Das Racist’s 2008 hit “Combination Pizza Hut & Taco Bell” was their first success online. They then established themselves in underground rap with their 2010 mixtapes Shut up, Dude, and Sit Down Man. Both of these albums earned them critical acclaim including Pitchfork’s “Best New Music” award and spawned tours across North America and Europe.

Heems Net Worth

Heems is one of the richest Rapper from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Heems 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Suri was born and raised in Bellerose in Queens, New York. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School, where he was vice president of student council during the September 11 attacks. Suri continued his studies at Wesleyan University where he studied Economics. Suri graduated from Wesleyan University and returned to New York, where he worked in finance until he joined Das Racist.

Suri, who managed Das Racist, started Greedhead Music in 2008 as a management company and record label. The group’s mixtapes from 2010 were Greedhead’s initial releases. Relax, Das Racist’s first album that was commercially available, was also the first commercial release by Greedhead. Since then, Greedhead has released solo mixtapes from Kool A.D.

Suri has also received attention for his activity on Twitter. In the aftermath of the death of Osama bin Laden, Suri collected and retweeted racist tweets, drawing attention to the prevalence of xenophobia and Islamophobia in the celebratory national mood. In January 2011, Rolling Stone magazine named Suri

11 on its list of “50 Top Tweeters in Music”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Heems Dating?

According to our records, Heems is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Heems’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Heems Ranked on the list of most popular Rapper. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Heems celebrates birthday on July 6 of every year.

What happened heems?

Heems has now revealed in an interview with the Fader that the sitcom will not be happening. “The show was developed but didn’t get picked up,” he said.

Where is Heems from?

Queens, New York, NY