Latest Release
- 10 OCT 2024
- 1 Song
- Ghana Kasoota (feat. Surbhi Jyoti) - Single · 2021
- A Gentleman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2017
- Billo Hai (feat. Manj Musik & Raftaar) - Single · 2015
- HARD DRIVE Vol. 1 · 2022
- Ek Tha Raja · 2024
- Dangal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2016
- Kaabil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2016
- Dishoom (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2016
- Sheikh Chilli - Single · 2018
- How Much a Rhyme Costs? - EP · 2024
Essential Albums
- Few rappers snarl quite like Raftaar. But he’s at his growling best on this record that dropped on the star’s 34th birthday. The MC is equal parts fun and fierce on HARD DRIVE Vol. 1, spitting out lyrics that explore anything from pop culture to his own attitude and ambitions. The former Mafia Mundeer member works alongside a host of talent who whip up relentlessly hard-hitting beats and ear-catching hooks throughout. Highlights include high-octane opener “ICE” and “GANGNUM” with Deep Kalsi, which demonstrates Raftaar’s ever-growing lyrical intensity.
Artist Playlists
- The rhymester picks up the mantle as an Indian rap pioneer.
- The rapper is lean and mean when it’s his turn on the mic.
- Raftaar shares the tracks getting him through self-isolation.
- Raftaar & Swaroop Khan
About Raftaar
As a South Indian who grew up in the North, Raftaar—born Dilin Nair in 1988—has kept his finger on the pulse of young India’s dauntless attitude and built a reputation as a fiery rapper who likes a bit of fun on the side. Originally part of the Mafia Mundeer crew with the likes of Yo Yo Honey Singh and Badshah, Raftaar brought his defiant wordplay to Bollywood songs like “Dhaakad” as well as Punjabi collaborations such as “Swag Mera Desi” and “All Black”. With his distinctively low voice and snarling delivery, he’s since collaborated with artists from around India—including Bangalore’s Brodha V, Goa’s Nucleya and New Delhi’s Deep Kalsi and KR$NA—while promoting young voices through his label Kalamkaar. Meanwhile, solo material like 2018’s Zero to Infinity, 2020’s Mr. Nair and the incendiary diss track “Sheikh Chilli”—where he takes aim at rival rapper Emiway Bantai—document the musician clawing his way to the top.
- HOMETOWN
- Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
- BORN
- 16 November 1988
- GENRE
- Indian Pop