Raftaar (singer)
| Raftaar | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kerala, India |
| Other names |
Max Raa |
| Ethnicity | Punjabi |
| Occupation | Rapper, singer, music producer, lyricist |
Raftaar is an Indian rapper, lyricist, singer and music producer. He came into limelight when he was signed into Three Records by RDB. Later, he started producing music for Bollywood. Raftaar can rap in different languages like Hindi, Punjabi, Haryanvi, Malayalam, Marathi and English. He was also a part of Mafia Mundeer, formed by Yo Yo Honey Singh.
Early life
Raftaar started his career as a dancer. He did background dancing for Bollywood films. He participated in DID with manik (Dance India Dance) under the name Max. Later, he started his career as a singer and rapper. After recognizing his talent, the RDB signed him into Three Records. Later, he joined Manj Musik. He was also one of the members of Yo Yo Honey Singh's Team named Mafia Mundeer,but he later left the group.
Career
Raftaar was first introduced in the song "We Doin It Big" by the RDB. Later, he starred in the album Born Star and has contributed in 3 songs, "Majnu", "Sugar" and "Bottle". Raftaar released his solo album WTF – Witness The Future in 2013. The line "Ab yeh karke dikhao"", which was already used in Yo Yo Honey Singh's song named "Party With The Bhoothnath", became a centre of controversy between both rappers.[1] Rumours were spread that the whole song was a dig at Yo Yo Honey Singh.[2] He also claims that the songs Dope Shope and Break up party were written by him, but never got any credit for them
Television
Raftaar will appear in MTV Coke Studio Season 4 which will air on MTV.[3]
Songs
| Year | Track | Artist | Music Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "We Doin It Big" | RDB ft. Smooth and Raftaar | RDB |
| 2012 | "Keda Khad Da" | Badshah ft Raftaar | Raftaar |
| 2012 | "Gal Mitro" | Nindy Kaur ft Raftaar | Raftaar |
| 2012 | "BBM" | Nindy Kaur ft . Raftaar | Nindy Kaur, Raftaar |
| 2012 | "Bottle" | Deep Money ft . Raftaar | Deep Money, Raftaar, The Titans |
| 2012 | "Sugar" | Deep Money ft. Raftaar | Deep Money, Raftaar |
| 2012 | "Majnu" | Deep Money ft . Raftaar | Deep Money, Raftaar |
| 2013 | "Tamanche Pe Disco" | RDB, Nindy Kaur ft Raftaar | RDB, Raftaar |
| 2013 | "Chadta" | JB ft Raftaar | Raftaar |
| 2013 | "Head To Toe" | Ikka ft Raftaar | Raftaar |
| 2013 | "Whatsapp To Party" | Raftaar | Raftaar |
| 2013 | "Ye Hai Thappad" | Raftaar | Raftaar |
| 2013 | "Witness The Future" | Raftaar | Raftaar |
| 2013 | "Madam ji" | Indeep Bakshi ft Raftaar | Indeep Bakshi ft Raftaar |
| 2014 | "Gucci Armani" | Simranjeet Singh ft . Raftaar | Simranjeet Singh, Raftaar |
| 2014 | "Nasha Wikda" | Barry Cheema ft Raftaar | Raftaar |
| 2014 | "Whistle Baja" (Heropanti) | Manj Musik, Nindy Kaur ft. Raftaar | Manj Musik, Raftaar |
| 2014 | "The Pappi Song" (Heropanti) | Manj Musik ft . Raftaar | Manj Musik, Raftaar |
| 2014 | "Swag Mera Desi Hai" | Manj Musik ft . Raftaar | Manj Musik, Raftaar |
| 2014 | "Dhup Chik" (Fugly) | Raftaar ft . Badshah | Raftaar, Badshah |
| 2014 | "Fukra Flow" | Manj Musik ft . Raftaar | Dillon Francis ft . DJ Snake (Get Low) |
| 2014 | "Goli" | Manj Musik ft. Raftaar | Manj Musik |
| 2014 | "Happy Single" | BIG Dhillon ft . Raftaar | Raftaar |
| 2014 | "Sniper" | Muzical Doctorz Sukh-E ft . Raftaar | Raftaar |
| 2014 | "Girl Power" | Manj Musik, Nindy Kaur ft. Raftaar | Manj Musik, Raftaar |
| 2014 | "FU ( For You )" | Raftaar | Raftaar |
| 2015 | "Desi Hip Hop" | Manj Musik ft, Raftaar, Badshah, Humble The Poet, Sarb Smooth, Raxstar, BIG Dhillon, Roach Killa | Manj Musik |
| 2015 | "Saah Beh Gaya" | Harry Rodh ft. Raftaar | Raftaar |
| 2015 | "Stand Up" | Manj Musik, BIG Dhillion ft Raftaar | Manj Musik |
References
- ↑ "Yo Yo caught in a fresh controversy with Punjabi rapper Raftaar". intoday.in. 8 May 2014.
- ↑ "OMG: Raftaar takes a dig at Yo Yo Honey Singh!". bollywoodlife.com. 14 October 2014.
- ↑ Jaspreet Kaur (25 February 2015). "Raftaar speeds into Coke Studio season 4". The Times of India.