Latest Release
- 10 OCT 2024
- 1 Song
- Aisa Main Shaitaan (From "Shaitaan") - Single · 2024
- Mantoiyat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Single · 2018
- Hustle 4 Season Anthem - Single · 2024
- Lagi Bachi (Bigg Boss OTT2 Anthem) [feat. Salman Khan] - Single · 2024
- How Much a Rhyme Costs? - EP · 2024
- Open Stage Sessions, Vol. 41 · 2024
- MONOPOLY MOVES · 2024
- Yaari Hai Imaan X Yaaron Wali Baat - Single · 2024
- Y Hate ? (Lo-Fi) - EP · 2024
- Morni - Single · 2024
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- The rhymester picks up the mantle as an Indian rap pioneer.
- The rapper is lean and mean when it’s his turn on the mic.
- Raftaar shares the tracks getting him through self-isolation.
- Raftaar & Swaroop Khan
About Raftaar
As a South Indian who grew up in the North, Raftaar—born Dilin Nair in 1988—has kept his finger on the pulse of young India’s dauntless attitude and built a reputation as a fiery rapper who likes a bit of fun on the side. Originally part of the Mafia Mundeer crew with the likes of Yo Yo Honey Singh and Badshah, Raftaar brought his defiant wordplay to Bollywood songs like “Dhaakad” as well as Punjabi collaborations such as “Swag Mera Desi” and “All Black”. With his distinctively low voice and snarling delivery, he’s since collaborated with artists from around India—including Bangalore’s Brodha V, Goa’s Nucleya and New Delhi’s Deep Kalsi and KR$NA—while promoting young voices through his label Kalamkaar. Meanwhile, solo material like 2018’s Zero to Infinity, 2020’s Mr. Nair and the incendiary diss track “Sheikh Chilli”—where he takes aim at rival rapper Emiway Bantai—document the musician clawing his way to the top.
- HOMETOWN
- Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
- BORN
- 16 November 1988
- GENRE
- Indian Pop