Career
Ikka was a childhood friend of fellow rappers, Raftaar and Lil Golu and their exploration of hip-hop together during their childhood towards their teenage years, eventually earned the three of them an opportunity to work with Yo Yo Honey Singh as a part of the Mafia Mundeer group.
On the very first day, Singh showed the three of them, the music video of the track "Get Up Jawani" alongside Singh's protege Badshah. Ikka stated that he was shocked and mesmerised looking at the stuff the two had created while comparing it to what the three of them were doing at the time. According to Ikka himself, he quit the group after 6 months, being told by Raftaar that he had been kicked out of the group by Honey Singh which was not true.
After the split-up, he started working as a solo artist and primarily a lyricist. He debuted in Bollywood with the song In Da Club for the 2014 film Tamanchey . [4] [5]
In 2016, Ikka alongside Dr Zeus and Neetu Singh dropped Half Window Down which was a hit. Initially, the track was written for Diljit Dosanjh however, due to delays and tight schedule, Zeus convinced Ikka to sing it himself to which he agreed. [6]
This, along with notable songs in Bollywood, like his most successful hit "Dilbar" [7] , a remix of the original, the song "Badri Ki Dulhania" as well as the remix of "Oh Ho Ho Ho", eventually led him to release debut solo studio album, I, in 2020, under Mass Appeal India, featuring Divine, Sikander Kahlon and Lil Golu among others. [8] In 2022, he released his sophomore album, Nishu, which featured fellow Indian rappers, Seedhe Maut, Raga, Rawal, Aghor, and former Mafia Mundeer members, Raftaar and Badshah. [9] [10]
In 2024, he moved towards his previous commercially-oriented sound with his third studio album, Only Love Gets Reply, which featured guest appearances from various Indian pop artists, like Karan Aujla, Sunidhi Chauhan, Guru Randhawa, Badshah and Diljit Dosanjh. [11] [12] This release was followed by his collaborative EPs, Blood Is Better Than Tears, in 2024 and FUBU, in 2025 with hip-hop producer Sez on the Beat, who produced the latter half of his third album. Both of the EPs featured no guest appearances. [13]
Ikka was also seen as a judge on the hip hop reality TV show, MTV Hustle, alongside Raftaar in 2024. [14]
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