The hip-hop culture in Singapore started the same way it did when it hit the streets of New York – graffiti, breakdancing and DJ-ing. But while it made waves in the West in the 1970s, its moment in the East came much later on. If you have to name one local hip-hop icon of the yesteryears, it’ll likely be Sheikh Haikel who became popular in the 1990s with Ashidiq Ghazali as rap duo Construction Sight.