Raftaar (rapper)

Dilin Nair (born 16 November 1988 in Trivandrum Kerala, India) , better known by his stage name Raftaar, stylised RaftaaЯ. 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. He works with Manj Musik and his wife Nindy Kaur after the split of RDB. He has also started singing, rapping, writing lyrics and producing music for Bollywood.

Career

Raftaar Initially started his career as a Dancer Named Max. Then He Started Work with Lil Golu and IKKA (known as Ikka Singh) into the World of Rapping & 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 & Did'nt Allow Him To Feature In a Song Called Dope Shop 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 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 the two rappers.^[1] Rumours were spread that the whole song was a criticism of Yo Yo Honey Singh however Raftaar denied them.^[2] He didn't gain any recognition when he was a part of group Mafia Mundeer. In 2016 he is about to release his mixtape called Do Hazaar Solo. He keeps doing live shows and concerts in many states. He has also done live concerts in various colleges of India, such as Amity University Kolkata, Amity University Vishveshwarya Institute of Engineering and Technology (VIET), Galgotias University, Echelon Institute Of Technology (EIT) Jagannath Gupta Institute of Engineering and Technology (JNIT), Rajdhani College Delhi University

Raftaar's "Swag Mera Desi", a record-breaking song, won Best Urban Song at the Britasia Music Awards in 2014.

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 - Eliminated 9th week - 6 September 2015
5. MTV Coke Studio Season 4
6. Tashan da peg
7. Dance India Dance as Max (Raftaar's old name) with his partner Manik.

Film Soundtracks

Songs

References