Raftaar (rapper)
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| Birth name | Dilin Nair |
| Born | Trivandrum, Kerala, India |
| Genres | Desi Hip Hop, Bhangra, R&B |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
Dilin Nair is a rapper better known by his stage name Raftaar, stylised RAFTAAR. 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 to Three Records by the Punjabi band RDB. After the split of RDB, he frequently works with Manj Musik and his wife Nindy Kaur. He has also started singing, rapping, writing lyrics and producing music for Bollywood film soundtracks.
Career
Raftaar initially started his career as a Dancer Named Max. Then he started work with Lil Golu and Ikka Singh into the world of rapping and singing, recording songs and uploading them on social sites like Orkut. He then started working under Yo Yo Honey Singh as a part of group Mafia Mundeer. Raftaar then split from the group when Yo Yo Honey Singh became popular and did not give him the credit of lyrics in a song called Dope Shope from the album International Villager. He was supported by his friend Ankit Khanna (DNH Artist), 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 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 Mixtape 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 the two rappers.[1] Rumors were spread that the whole song was a criticism of Yo Yo Honey Singh, however, Raftaar denied the rumors. Raftaar's song "Swag Mera Desi" won Best Urban Song at the Britasia Music Awards in 2014.. He is working with Manj Musik for long in Bollywood and in the urban music scene. He is well known for his support towards the Indian underground hip hop scene.
In 2017 He was signed to Zee Music Company.Currently, he is working on his debut album Zero To Infinity. His first single from the album, "Baby Marvake Manegi", released and went viral upon release.
Recently, Raftaar along with Humble the poet collaborated with Manj Musik's son who goes by his stage name Noopsta dropped his first music track named "You Can’t Stop The Party".[2]
Television
- India's Digital Superstar
- India's Got Talent
- Comedy Nights with Kapil
- Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 8) as a Contestant - Eliminated 9th week - 6 September 2015
- MTV Coke Studio Season 4
- Tashan da peg
- Dance India Dance as Max (Raftaar's old name) with his partner Manik.
- Dil Hai Hindustani
Discography
Film soundtracks
| Year | Song | Film | Artist(s) | Music | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Tamanche Pe Disco" | Bullett Raja | RDB, Nindy Kaur & Raftaar | RDB | Hindi |
| 2014 | "Dhup Chik" | Fugly | Raftaar, Badshah & Astha Gill | Raftaar | |
| "Whistle Baja" | Heropanti | Manj Musik & Nindy Kaur featuring Raftaar | Manj Musik | ||
| "The Pappi Song" | Manj Musik & Raftaar | ||||
| "Dal Makhni" | Dr. Cabbie | ||||
| 2015 | "Warna Gabbar Aa Jaega" | Gabbar is Back | Manj Musik and DJ Tejas | ||
| "Singh And Kaur" | Singh Is Bling | Manj Musik & Nindy Kaur feat. Raftaar | Manj Musik | ||
| 2016 | "Let's Talk Abou Love" | Baaghi | Neha Kakkar & Raftaar | ||
| "Toh Dishoom" | Dishoom | Raftaar & Shahid Mallya | Pritam | ||
| "Mar Gaye" | Beiimaan Love | Manj Musik & Nindy Kaur featuring Raftaar | Manj Musik | ||
| "Dhaakad" | Dangal | Raftaar | Pritam | ||
| 2017 | "Haseeno Ka Deewana" | Kaabil | Raftaar & Payal Dev | Rajesh Roshan | |
| "Sadda Move" | Raabta | Diljit Dosanjh, Pardeep Singh Sran & Raftaar | Pritam | ||
| "Jaanu Refix" | Behen Hogi Teri | Raftaar, Shivi & Juggy D | Rishi Rich | ||
| "One (Title Track)" | One | Vishal Dadlani & Raftaar | Arindam Chatterjee | Bengali | |
| "Dekho Dekho Chaamp" | Chaamp | Raftaar & Dev | Raftaar |
Singles
| Year | Track | Artist | Music Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Beer Bar | Raftaar & Yo Yo Honey Singh | Yo Yo Honey Singh |
| Gadbad | Ikka Singh , Lil Golu & Raftaar | ||
| 2012 | We Doin It Big | RDB featuring Sarb Smooth and Dograa | RDB |
| Gal Mitro | Nindy Kaur featuring Raftaar | ||
| BBM | |||
| Bottle | Deep Money featuring Raftaar | The Titans | |
| Sugar | |||
| Tere Pichechhe | Raftaar | ||
| Majnu | The Titans | ||
| 2013 | Yeh Hai Thappad | Dograa | Dograa |
| Witness The Future | Raftaar | Raftaar | |
| Gucci Armani | Simranjeet Singh featuring Raftaar | Raftaar And Prabh Oberoi | |
| Madam Ji | Indeep Bakshi featuring Raftaar | Raftaar | |
| Billionaire | |||
| 2014 | Nasha Wikda | Barry Cheema featuring Raftaar | Barry Cheema |
| Swag Mera Desi Hai | Manj Musik featuring Raftaar | Manj Musik | |
| Fukra Flow | Dillon Francis And DJ Snake | ||
| Shera Di Kaum (Remix) | RDB | ||
| Goli | Manj Musik | ||
| Happy Single | BIG Dhillon featuring Raftaar | Raftaar | |
| Mother Nature | Raftaar | ||
| Sniper | Muzical Doctorz & Sukh-E featuring Raftaar | Muzical Doctorz & Sukh-E | |
| Girl Power | Manj Musik & Nindy Kaur featuring Raftaar | Manj Musik | |
| FU (For You) | Raftaar | 8 Mile Bootleg | |
| 2015 | Desi Hip Hop | Manj Musik featuring Raftaar, Badshah, Humble The Poet, Sarb Smooth, Raxstar, BIG Dhillon & Roach Killa | Manj Musik |
| Saah Beh Gaya | Harry Rodh featuring Raftaar | Raftaar | |
| Stand Up | Manj Musik, BIG Dhillon featuring Raftaar | Manj Musik And O2&SRK | |
| Allah Veh (Coke Studio @ MTV) | Manj Musik, Jashan Singh & Raftaar | Manj Musik & Sunny Brown | |
| Chill Ramix | Raftaar,Puneet Kohli,Marshal THE IIIrd,Saurabh Acharaya | Varun Beatzz | |
| Billo Hai | Manj Musik, Sahara featuring Raftaar | Manj Musik | |
| All Black | Muzical Doctorz & Sukh-E featuring Raftaar | Muzical Doctorz & Raftaar | |
| Mombatiye | Zohaib Amjad featuring Manj Musik & Raftaar | Arsal Khan | |
| 2016 | Do Hazaar Solo | Raftaar featuring Manj Musik | Raftaar |
| #FunWithU - TVF's CUTE Vol.1(#Fun With You) | Raftaar & Kanan | Yo Yo Honey Singh Recreated By Raftaar and T.V.F | |
| Instagram Love | Raftaar & Kappie | Raftaar | |
| Lak Hilaade | Raftaar & Manj Musik | Manj Musik | |
| Nazar Battu Anthem | Nazar Battu, Abhi Payla & Raftaar | D Chandu[3] | |
| Saroor | Raftaar & Resham Singh Anmol | Speed Records | |
| Chandigarh Rehn Waaliye | Raftaar & Jenny Johal | Desi Crew | |
| Lakdi Ki Kathi | Raftaar,JSL,Harshit Tomar | Jsl | |
| 2017 | Baby Marvake Maneg | Raftaar | BlackOut |
| 2017 | Teri Wargi Nehi Hain | Raftaar | BlackOut & RedMoney |
| 2017 | Gall Goriye | Raftaar ft.Maninder Buttar | Raftaar |
| 2017 | Can't stop The Party | Noopsta,Raftaar,Humble The Poet | Manj Musik |
MTV Spoken Word
- Swag Mera Desi [4]
- Desi Hip Hop
- Stand Up
MTV Coke Studio
- Allah Veh
References
- ↑ "Yo Yo caught in a fresh controversy with Punjabi rapper Raftaar". intoday.in. 8 May 2014.
- ↑
- ↑ Pal, Ankit. "Iss Faadu Song Ko As Ringtone Lagaoge Toh Kisi Ki Nazar Nahi Lagegi". Smile Karo. Smile Karo. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ↑ "Yo Yo caught in a fresh controversy with Punjabi rapper Raftaar". intoday.in. 8 May 2014.
External links
Raftaar recently Collaborated with Manj Musik's son Noopsta