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Hours ahead of releasing his third studio album “Ek Tha Raja” later today, legendary Indian emcee, record producer and songwriter Badshah has released a new single. Featuring former Mafia Mundeer affiliate Raftaar, the untitled single is released via Instagram and will not feature on Badshah’s forthcoming rap LP.
The flagrant single, which samples A. R. Rahman’s iconic work in Hindi cinema nearly 24 years ago, traverses RAASHAH‘s lethal bars and will follow Raftaar’s other feature on “Ek Tha Raja”.
Besides the latest brief single, Badshah has previewed “God Damn” featuring Karan Aujla. The record further serves as the opening title of the mogul’s first album in 4 years and its exclusive visual cut is set to drop tomorrow.
Check out the “God Damn” preview and Badshah’s latest collaboration with Raftaar below via Instagram.
As reported earlier, Badshah’s 16-track LP is set to feature lethal guest verses by Punjabi rap superstar Karan Aujla & his “Street Dreams” collaborator and another legendary Indian emcee Divine, “Numb” rapper and record producer MC Stan, Ikka, Kalamkaar’s rap royalties Kr$na and Raftaar, “Midtown Madness” emcee Raga, Seedhe Maut, Dino James, Fotty Seven and breakout Moroccan rapper Draganov.
Besides the top-tier rappers, Badshah has further recruited pop superstars Nikita Gandhi, Aastha Gill and Arijit Singh on the sprawling rap record.
Look out for “Ek Tha Raja” by Badshah today.
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Stream ‘Players’ and ‘Raashah’ by Badshah featuring Karan Aujla and Raftaar respectively via Spotify.