Dilin Nair (born on 16 November in Kerla, India),
better known by his stage-name Raftaar or RAA , is an Indian Rapper/Singer.
He was formerly a member of urban music group Mafia Mundeer, which was formed by Yo Yo Honey Singh. He came into limelight when he split from the group, and
was signed into Three Records by Punjabi band RDB.
He has also started producing music for Bollywood too.
Raftaar started his career as a dancer.
He did background dancing for Bollywood films. He was recognized after participating in the Indian dance show Dance
India Dance under the name Max, along with a partner named Manik. He has also
worked as a dance teacher at The Big Dance Club, Delhi. A while after losing out on the
show, he started his career as a rapper.
He began working with music producer Yo Yo Honey Singh, as a part of the music group "Mafia Mundeer".
Raftaar then split up from the group, after leaving the group, Raftaar was
recognized by the Punjabi music band RDB,
who then signed him into their label, Three Records. Soon after the split
between the RDB members, Raftaar joined Manjeet Ral (now known as Manj Musik)
who served as a singer for RDB.
Career
Raftaar was first introduced in the
song "We Doin It Big" by the RDB.
Later, he starred in the album Born Star and has contributed in 3 songs,
"Majnu", "Sugar" and "Bottle". Raftaar released
his solo album WTF – Witness The Future in 2013. The line "Ab yeh
karke dikhao" of his song "Swag Mera Desi", which was already
used in Yo Yo Honey Singh's song named "Party With The Bhoothnath", became the centre of controversy between both the rappers.
Rumours were spread that the whole song was a dig at Yo Yo Honey Singh.
He also claims that the songs Dope Shope and Break Up Party were
written by him, but never got any credit for them.
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