Raftaar (rapper)

Dilin Nair (born on 16 November in Kerala, India), better known by his stage-name Raftaar, is an Indian rapper/singer. He was formerly a member of the urban music group, Mafia Mundeer, formed by Yo Yo Honey Singh. He came into the spotlight when he split from the group and was signed onto Three Records by the Punjabi band RDB. He has also started producing music for Bollywood.

Raftaar started his career as a rapper. He initially began his career with Lil Golu and Ikka, recording songs and uploading them. He then started working as a lyricist with music producer Yo Yo Honey Singh as part of the music group "Mafia Mundeer". Raftaar then split up from the group. He was supported by his friend Ankit Khanna, who introduced him to the Punjabi music band RDB, who then signed him onto their label, Three Records. Soon after the split between the RDB members, Raftaar joined Manjeet Ral (now known as Manj Musik), who served as the lead singer for RDB. Raftaar's "Swag Mera Desi", a record-breaking song, won Best Urban Song at the Britasia Music Awards in 2014.

Career

Raftaar was first introduced in the song "We Doin It Big" by RDB. Later, he starred in the album Born Star and contributed four songs, "Majnu", "Sugar","Tere piche" and "Bottle". Raftaar released his solo album WTF – Witness The Future in 2013. The line "Ab yeh karke dikhao" from his song "Swag Mera Desi", 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 criticism of 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. He also claims that he appeared in the video of "Dope Shope" for a moment and the rest of his scenes were deleted in the video. He has also done live concerts in various engineering colleges in India, such as Vishveshwarya Institute of Engineering and Technology (VIET), Galgotias University, Echelon Institute Of Technology (EIT), and Faridabad MDU Rohtak.

Television

1. India's Digital Superstar
2. India's Got Talent
3. Comedy Nights with Kapil
4. Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 8) As a Contestant
5. MTV Coke Studio Season 4
6. Tashan da peg
7. Dance India Dance as Max (Raftaar) and Manik

Film Soundtracks

Songs

References

External links

• Raftaar on Facebook