Yashraj

Yashraj
Born	Yashraj Mehra March 28, 2000 Mumbai, India
Occupations	Rapper Writer Composer Singer
Years active	2019–present
Musical career
Genres	Bollywood Desi hip hop R&B Pop Urban Hip hop

Yashraj, known previously as Yashraj Mehra is an Indian rapper, writer, and composer. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He is primarily known for his songs like "Ishq Nachaawe" from the film Kho Gaye Hum Kahan, "Murder Mubarak Title Track" from the film Murder Mubarak, and his single tracks like "Dhundhala", "Gabbar, "DLL" and "Daae / Baae". ^{[4] [5] [6]} He has featured in Vogue and Grazia Magazine. ^{[7] [8]}

Career

Yashraj made his debut in the Indian hip-hop scene in April 2020 with the release of his debut EP titled "Azaad Hu Mein". ^{[9] [10]} This paved the way for him to get established as an up and coming rapper, as he released various singles like Do Khidkiyaan, Khel, Galat / Sahi, DLL, Part of Me, among others. ^[11] Accompanying his solo single releases, most of which were produced by fellow collaborator Dropped Out, he also became known for his collaborations on various songs spanning different genres like "Kanipatu" with Rishi Rich, ^[12] "Kho Gaya" with Zaeden, ^[8] "Dhundhala" with Talwiinder, ^[13] Roshni with Lisa Mishra ^[14] and "Hiir" with Armaan Malik, ^[15] apart from him featuring on tracks with fellow hip-hop artists like Chaar Diwaari, ^[16] Tsumyoki, Raftaar, yungsta, ^[17] King and KR$NA, among others.

In 2022, he released his debut album titled "Takiya Kalaam", featuring tracks produced by Dropped Out, Lambo Drive, Karonik and Akash Shravan. ^[18]

In 2024, he released his sophomore album "MERI JAAN PEHLE NAACH", preceded by the release of three lead singles from the album, "Daae/Baae", "GABBAR", and "Kaayda/Faayda". ^[19] In the same year, he sung the title song for the film Murder Mubarak and the song "Ishq Nachaawe" for the film Kho Gaye Hum Kahan . ^{[20] [21]}

In 2025, he released his second EP, "3P", which contained 3 songs. ^[22]

Discography

Albums and EPs ^[23]

Year	Album/EP	Track	Featuring Artists	Notes
2020	Azaad Hu Mein	Azaad Hu Mein	Dropped Out, Anoushka Sivasankar	Debut EP
		Sote Raho	StoleTheDrop
		Kaise Badlenge	Manin
2022	Takiya Kalaam	Toh Kya Badla (Intro)	Dropped Out	Debut album
		Naadaani
		Matlabi (Interlude)
		Musafir	Akash Shravan
		Mere Log	Lambo Drive, Karonik
		Doob Raha	Akash Shravan
		Aatma (Interlude)
		Aatma
2024	MERI JAAN PEHLE NAACH	GABBAR	PUNA	Sophomore album
		Studio-29	lil help
		Daae/Baae	Dropped Out
		Theme Music!	Kimeraa
		Kaayda/Faayda	Akash Shravan, bebhumika
		Custom Fabric	-
		F.G.H.M.	laloo
2025	3P	Pissed Off	NEVERSOBER	Sophomore EP
		PSA	Talal Qureshi
		Paracetamol

Singles & collaborations ^[23]

Year	Title	Featuring artist(s)	Notes
2020	Do Khidkiyaan	Feat. Dropped Out
	Kanipatu	Feat. Rishi Rich
	Khel	Feat. Manin
	Hausla	Feat. Dropped Out, Burrah
	Galat/Sahi	Feat. Dropped Out
2021	VN1 (Seekh)
	12.	Feat. Karm Solah
	Kho Gaya	Feat. Zaeden, AAKASH
	DLL	Feat. Katoptris
	VN2 (Mauke)	Feat. Karonik
	Ek Saath	Feat. Dropped Out
	Part of Me
	Been Too Long
	VN3 (Udaan)	Feat. Manin
	Complicated	Feat. Dropped Out, Ramya Pothuri
	Raakh	Feat. Karan Kanchan, Dropped Out
	Besabar	Feat. Karonik
2022	Dhundhala	Feat. Talwiinder, Dropped Out
	Ruh	Feat. Lost Stories
	Farzi Galib
	Bura/Bhala	Feat. Akash Shravan
	MITTI	Chaar Diwaari feat. Yashraj	From the EP TERE MAIYAT KE GAANE by Chaar Diwaari
2023	VN4 (Gati)	Feat. Robu
	Bevda Freestyle
	Bombay Coast
	Masroor
	THAT'S A FACT!	Feat. Hanumankind	Released as a part of the single LADKE CONVICT
	IDENTITY THEFT.	Feat. Chaar Diwaari
	Baith Jaao
	Enemies [24]	KSHMR feat. Hanumankind, Yashraj	From the album KARAM by KSHMR
	stop calling me	Feat. Kayan
	Boldu Sach	Bharg feat. Yashraj	From the album NIKAMMA by Bharg
	BREAKSHIT! [25]	Tsumyoki feat. Calm, Yashraj	From the album A Message From The Moon (Deluxe) by Tsumyoki
2024	Murder Mubarak (title track)	Sachin–Jigar, Prakriti Kakar feat. Yashraj	From the film Murder Mubarak
	Toast
	Ishq Nachaawe	Feat. Rashmeet Kaur, Karan Kanchan	From the film Kho Gaye Hum Kahan
	Daae / Baae	Feat. Dropped Out
	Gabbar	Feat. PUNA
	Kaayda/Faayda	Feat. Akash Shravan, bebhumika
	SUITS & STREETS	King feat. Yashraj, Gravity	From the album MONOPOLY MOVES by King
	Tu Hai Nayaa	Feat. bebhumika, Deorachit
	DEHSHAT HO [26]	Raftaar feat. Yashraj	From the mixtape HARD DRIVE VOL. 2 by Raftaar
	SANATAN	Feat. NEVERSOBER
2025	Talk My Shit/Guarantee [27]	KRSNA feat. Yashraj, NEVERSOBER	From the mixtape Yours Truly by KR$NA

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