I do rap and speak in Malayalam but only to save my life as my vocabulary in the language is not as good as it is in Hindi.
You can't stop an artist from expressing his views through art.
I knew I had a sharper mind than most others and I had a sense of rhyme. One didn't even need to sing melodies. It felt like the perfect way to make my way out of the gutter.
I have lived my whole life in Delhi. I used to live in Rohini and then I moved to Munirka. I have seen north and south Delhi very closely. That's why my songs and raps have a Dilli waali feel to it. Delhi made me who I am today and I am proud of it.
But in Delhi, people love artists. They love any musician, any actor; anybody from the art field who visits from the entertainment industry, gets an amazing response in Delhi.
When we are making our independent music, we know our directors and what's happening around as we are paying for it. When it's a movie song, it's not you who is doing everything it's the creative heads and production house.
I think rap is all about what you feel about a situation and not just about cars, alcohol and women.
Talking about remixes, some people like to preserve what is original and some people give it a new meaning. Coming to Hip Hop, the biggest of the artists use sampling. You are changing the genre of the song and to be able to give old music in new package is also fair and people who have emotions attached to it - they are also not wrong.
I come from an extremely modest background. So now I have way more than what I'm used to.
I feel instead of censorship, we need to self-regulate ourselves while producing any kind of content.
I like to live life in a way that I understand, it's satisfying. I understand you have to reach a mark where everyone likes you but in reality they don't like you, they like your work.
Outside my house in Delhi, you will find at least 10 guys waiting to catch a glimpse of me.
When I rapped for 'Manto', I used cuss words and no one objected because it was an adult movie. I feel cuss words are also a way of expression.
I don't mind getting mobbed, to be honest. I live in the real world.
Delhi gives you a lot of love. Bombay people don't care much because it's usual for them to see a TV serial guy or a movie actor.
If you try to sound like somebody else, it will never work because we already have that person. You are noticed when you try to be an original sound.
Rapping is competitive. Even someone who is not particularly fond of my music, may claim to be my fan only because he hates Honey Singh.
Living in Delhi, I head to the mountains or the seaside at every chance I get. I like bungee-jumping and rafting in Rishikesh.
What is offensive is different for everyone.
If you have another actor like Ranveer Singh, same energy and same vibe, you probably won't look at that person. There are a lot of people who can rap, it's just a different personality or sound that gets noticed.
