Is the Indian scenario highly competitive for a Punjabi hip-hop artist?
I’m not really a Punjabi hip-hop artist. My debut album has all kinds of songs; hip-hop, R & B, Punjabi rap and ballads. That is primarily because my producer is an American and so, although the lyrics written by me are in Hindi, the sound, energy, vibes are very international. It’s basically a Hindi international project. About the competition, it’s phenomenal in India . India has so much of talent and talent hunts appear to be a great platform for talented people. I really enjoy these shows! Born in Kolkata, brought up in Indore , Mumbai, then why the need to make a home in New York ? I’ve been in New York for around nine years now. I did my school there. It’s basically because of personal reasons. And also because I want to work with international artists, but stick to Hindi. Punjabi is more acceptable abroad today than Hindi. A Hindi song would never usually be played on a mainstream radio channel in New York . I want to change that. UK is more open to new sounds whereas the Americ