Heems

Heems
Heems performing on stage in Atlanta, GA, 2011.
Background information
Birth name	Himanshu Kumar Suri
Also known as	Hima
Born	(1985-07-06) July 6, 1985 (age 31)
Origin	Queens, New York, United States
Genres	Alternative hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Greedhead Music, Megaforce Records
Associated acts	Das Racist, Kool A.D., Dapwell, Swet Shop Boys, Riz MC, Redinho

Himanshu Kumar Suri (born July 6, 1985), better known by his stage name Heems, is an American rapper from Queens in New York City. Best known for being part of the alternative hip hop group Das Racist, Suri is also the founder of Greedhead Music, an independent record label. In 2012, Suri released his first solo mixtape, Nehru Jackets, on his Greedhead imprint and in conjunction with SEVA NY, a community-based organization from Queens of which Suri is a board member. Suri has also written about music and all things South Asian for the Village Voice, Death and Taxes magazine, Fuse, Stereogum, and Alternet. In August 2015, Heems announced that Fox had bought his story rights for a potential sitcom, and that he was working on the pilot. He is currently a member of Swet Shop Boys along with actor and rapper Riz MC and producer Redinho.

Born and raised in Bellerose, Queens, New York, Suri graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 2003, where he was the vice president of the student council when the September 11 attacks happened two blocks away. Suri then attended Wesleyan University where he studied economics. After graduating from Wesleyan, Suri moved back to New York where he worked in the financial sector until finding success with Das Racist.