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For all those decrying the death of creativity in Pakistani music, the rise and rise of Pakistani rap is an eye-opener. While Pakistani rap started with Fakhar-e-alam, once the comic Ahmad Ali Butt (White boy from L-town) was the only rapper of note in the Indus Music (IM) days. Most of the recent acclaim however, has been garnered by the witty Waderai Ka Beta fame Ali Gul Pir. The well-produced Adil Omer from Islamabad (BC Kholo), along with Osama Cum Laude (I’m Zoning), both of whom rap primarily in English, have also been making waves.
There is however, bubbling under these acknowledged rappers, a startling range of young rappers who are lyrically doing perhaps some of the most incisive and insightful work in Pakistan. Artists like Talhah Younus, Talha Anjum and the Young Stunners, Abid Shareef, Emmad Aziz, Young Desi and the brilliant Faris Shafi find their home on soundcloud.com and proffer free tracks of jaw dropping quality and wit.
In the first part of this two part series on the rise of rap in Pakistan; one delves into the history, growth, and separation of the two Talhas.
Talhah Yunus
Of the younger rappers, the two Talhas from Karachi are very promising and very young. Talhah Yunus broke away from the band Young Stunners, which also consisted of the equally compelling Talha Anjum. Maila Majnun and Burger-e-Karachi are the most well-known tracks they worked on together. However, Talhah Yunus, in his subsequent tracks, demonstrates that there is more genius to him.
Why So Quiet might be musically weak, but it is a groundbreaking and harrowing tribute to a dead mother. It demonstrates the emotional honesty which for all its melodrama, is unmatched by other Urdu songs. Given Talhah’s age, his flow and delivery is not as yet fully developed, but his rhymes and content are spectacular. On other tracks too, while production skills could be improved, the sheer diversity and creativity is stunning. The songs vary in vibe from novelty, to tracks with great depth (Thoughts; Fikar-e-Akhirat). Thoughts is brilliant in the rap parts though the rock bits featuring Intishaar are poor. Naam Tau Suna Hoga is a nasty song on the state of relationships on the streets of Karachi. International Bhikhari is novel, but lesser of a song as its anger is more unfocused. It hits out at Zardari, Amir Liaqut (Har Pakistani Chor Kai Moon pai aik daarhi hai), Eye to Eye, and many others).
Talha Anjum and the Young Stunners compare well with their old band mate. They have their hits, the aforementioned tracks Maila Majnun and Burger-e-Karachi, but lack the emotional nakedness of Talhah Yunus. They compensate by having a lot of earnestness. Main Hoon Pakistan is brilliant in its rap parts, terrible in the sung parts. The lyrics are awesome, 1 marra apna tou agay se 4 unke maaray 4 ke 8, 8 ke 16 musalmaan maaray saaray, tou kyun na ho mera khuda mujhse naraaz. (After one of ours died, four of theirs were taken, from four to eight, eight to 16, all the Muslims were killed, so why wouldn’t my Lord be angry with me?)
Talha Anjum
Laam Sai Chaura is rude, brilliant and very specific. After it finishes kicking Karachi-ites around, it takes on Lahoris for good measure. Fire in the Hole is a brilliant anthem of youth empowerment and celebrates Karachi Paseena kam yahan pe khoon zyada behta hai, Par Karachi jaan hai meri dil mera ye kehta hai (Blood flows more than sweat here, but my heart says that Karachi is my life), while making minced meat out of politicians Tabdeeli ai, lekin thori se ganji hogai, qaum jaagi lekin humari qismat so gai. Jo hakumat ne qaum ke saath kiya wo zannaa hai, Bathroom mein likh diya meine Yahan kharaab karna mana hai, (Change came, but it was a little bald, the nation woke up, but our fate slept. What the government did with the nation was blasphemous. I wrote in the bathroom that it is not allowed to be made messy)
Dil Shakasta and Qasurwar are weak musically and lyrically and the latter needlessly drowns the vocals with effects. In trying his hand at various styles of content, Talha Anjum ends up with uneven results: some songs work, some do not.
Adding spice to the scene is the fact that there is a beef already brewing between the two rappers. Talha Anjum and Talha Younus seem to be taking potshots (Fire in the Hole: Talha Anjum ne tumhein rap karna sikhaya aur tu ne apne gaana mein mujhay he chiraaya) (Talha taught Anjum how to rap and you have teased me in your song) in rhyme at each other. These two may end up being the Biggie and 2Pac of Pakistan, hopefully without the violence, one hopes. Overall, both Talhas take on all comers: The two are not political in their raps, but politically aware with some killer lines. Mr. Zardari seems a frequent target (possibly because it is an easier rhyme than Nawaz?) and Even Imran Khan gets some hate.
Source : tribune.com.pk
When we hear the word rap music, we think of Eminem, Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes and other famous rappers over the globe. But what if we say Urdu Rap? Urdu HipHop Industry is not very well known and it mostly consists of artists working underground with little or no fame.
Two boys from Karachi Talha Anjum and Talhah Yunus along with their producer Umair Khan, also known as Young Stunners are probably the ones who are on the top in Urdu HipHop Industry.
They both started their career as rappers a long time ago when they were teenagers. In one of the interviews, Talhah Yunus said that ‘I used to bunk coaching and go to studio when my parents were not aware of what I was doing at that time’
These boys became famous when they dropped their most hit single which is heard by many person ‘Burger-e-Karachi’ in which they point out the elite class and their behaviors. After that their single ‘Maila Majnu’ and ‘Laam se Chaurah’ were also bangers and liked by many.
They then released a couple of more songs then eventually their band broke up due to domestic problems and they went their own separate ways.
Both Talha Anjum and Talhah Yunus when on their paths worked as a single artist. Talha Anjum carried the band’s name forward while Talhah Yunus continued his career with the producer of Young Stunners Umair Khan. After a while, Talhah Yunus was signed by Rich Music owned by Sharaf Qaiser.
But until 22nd of June 2017, they surprised their fans by reuniting with their old producer Umair Khan and referring as ‘The Trio is Back’. They named their album Rebirth and dropped one music video and two audios on that single day. And on the first day of Eid-ul-Adha, they dropped another song naming ‘Karachi Lingo’ which is about the language and slang words one uses in Karachi.
As captioned in Talha Anjum’s Instagram post revealing the reunion ‘We were trying to be better than each other but ended up being two of the best’ which is probably true because they both have their lyrics on point and flow to the top along with the dopest beats and mixing mastering guy Umair Khan.
Have you guys ever heard any of their songs? If no, then wait no more and go to YouTube Channel and enjoy!
Source : www.parhlo.com
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