Raftaar
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Born | |
Other names | Dilin Singh Raa |
Occupation(s) | Rapper , Singer , Music Producer , Lyricist |
Years active | 2012- present |
Raftaar (born Dilin Singh) 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 .
Early life
Raftaar started his career as a dancer . He did background dancing for many films . Later , he started his career as a singer and rapper . After recognizing his talent , the RDB signed him into Three Records . This was the turning point of his career . His songs started receiving views on YouTube , and became hit . Raftaar says that he is a big fan of Bohemia and has mentioned it in many of his songs .
Career
Raftaar was first introduced in the song We Doin It Big by the RDB . Later , he starred in the album Born Star by Deep Money and has contributed in 3 songs - Majnu , Sugar and Bottle respectively . Raftaar released his solo album WTF - Witness The Future in 2013 . Raftaar gained massive popularity between the youth when he released his song Swag Mera Desi ft . Manj Musik . He was widely appreciated for his fast rapping in the song . Also , 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] Later , in an interview , Raftaar declared that the whole song was not targeted on Yo Yo Honey Singh , only one line was . Despite of the controversy , the song was a massive hit and crossed over 2 million views on YouTube . The song was also trending on YouTube India for 2 weeks . The song helped Raftaar's Facebook page cross over 1 million likers.
Songs
Year | Track | Artist | Music Director |
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2012 | We Doin It Big | RDB ft. Smooth and Raftaar | RDB |
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 | Thappad | Raftaar | Raftaar |
2013 | Witness The Future | Raftaar | Raftaar |
2014 | Gucci Armani | Simranjeet Singh ft . Raftaar | Simranjeet Singh , 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 | 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 |