Early Life
Krishna Kaul was born on October 4, 1989 to a family of Kashmiri Pandits in New Delhi. Mentioned by him in his songs and interviews, he spent part of his childhood in South London, where he also did his schooling for a few years. Being exposed to Hip Hop music at an early age, Kaul started writing rap at the age of 14. Doing rap battles at school, he tried to blend in with the other children.[5] In his song Dream, he talks about his life during this period.
Career
Kaul started recording and releasing songs on his MySpace page in 2006, by 2008 he had gained a small local fanbase in New Delhi and racked up features with artists in the U.S and Canada.[citation needed] His first shot of success came with the release of the music video for "Kaisa Mera Desh" in 2010,[6][7] becoming the first Indian hip hop song on YouTube and earning a #2 ranking as one of the most watched music videos in India overnight following its release.[8] He also released a song titled "Vijay" in collaboration with international NGO Save The Children in 2013.[9]
After sporadic underground releases, Kaul switched from Prozpekt to his current stage name KR$NA after signing a record deal with Universal Music in 2013.[10] In May 2014, he released his debut album Sellout, an all-English effort on Universal Music with its lead single "Last Night" peaking at #5 on the Vh1 Music Charts in India.[11] Kaul became the first hip hop artist in India to do a five city album tour with a band.[2][1] Following this, the music video for the title song "Sellout" was released but failed to make a large impact due to lackluster marketing and shrinking label budgets.[12][13]
After a 2-year hiatus, Kaul made his return in 2016 with his Hindi release "Vyanjan".[14][15] Following the success of song, he signed to the artist management agency DNH (now KALAMKAAR) Artists in 2017 and became the partner in 2018, whom he is represented by along with the likes of Raftaar and Ankit Khanna.
In the month of January, 2021, KR$NA was featured on American rapper Hi-Rez's song "Crossroads" with popular American rapper, Royce da 5'9''.[16]
His single from the album "Still Here" named "Roll Up" with Badshah, crossed more than 10 millions views on YouTube in less than a month.
Discography
Albums
Sellout (2014)
Year Song Artist (s) Produced by
2014 The Glorious First Step[17] KR$NA Bradley Dhawan
Faded KR$NA Bradley Dhawan
Sellout[18] KR$NA Tony Fadd
Getting Away[19] KR$NA Breathtaking Beats
Last Night[20] KR$NA MetroGnome
Erryday ft. Sonny Brown[21] KR$NA Tony Fadd
Tripping[22] KR$NA Tony Fadd
Last Song[23] KR$NA Bradley Dhawan
Still Here (2021) [24]
Year Song Artist (s) Produced by Note
2021 Still Here (Intro)[25] KR$NA Safin
What's My Name?[26] KR$NA Raftaar
Roll Up[27] KR$NA ft. Badshah Josh Petruccio
Villain[28] KR$NA ft. Karma & IKKA Depo
Dream[29] KR$NA Deep Kalsi
Fall Off (Interlude)[30] KR$NA Kapellmaister
Saza-E-Maut[31] KR$NA ft. Raftaar Rill Beats & Young Grape Beatz Raftaar pays homage to late American rapper Pop Smoke in his verse
Na Hai Time[32] KR$NA J Caspersen
2020 Living Legend[33] KR$NA ft. Rashmeet Kaur Didker
Singles and collaborations
Year Track Artist (s) Produced by Note (s)
2006 I Want it All[34] Young Prozpekt
2006 B***h Please (Remix)[35] Big T ft.Young Prozpekt Remix of Eminem's Bitch Please II
2007 I Go Go[36] Young Prozpekt ft. Soldier Hard
2008 F$ck Wit Us[37] Pacifik ft. Young Prozpekt
2009 Fancy Gill[38] Rabbit Sack C, Young Prozpekt Rabbit Sack C
Thats me/ Shahzaade[39] Rabbit Sack C, Bluntz, Young Prozpekt & NYCE Rabbit Sack C From the album 'BackLog'
Yellow Taxi[40] Rabbit Sack C, Young Prozpekt, Big T & Slim Neil Rabbit Sack C
2010 Kaisa Mera Desh[41] Prozpekt DJ Corbett First Indian hip hop song on YouTube
Khatarnaak[42] Prozpekt ft. Sonny Brown
2011 Imran Khan - Amped Up (Amplifier Remix)[43] Rabbit Sack C & Young Prozpekt Rabbit Sack C Remix of Imran Khan's Amplifier
DISCONNECT[44] Su.1, Prozpekt & Ashish D'souza Su.1
Poocho na Yaar Kya Hua - Remix[45] Rabbit Sack C & Young Prozpekt Remix of song Poocho Na Yaar Kya Hua from Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai
Lokpal Freestyle[46] Prozpekt
2012 Peeche Na Dekh[47] Rabbit Sack C ft. Prozpekt Rabbit Sack C
Put Ur Lighters Up[48] Rabbit Sack C ft. Su.1, Prozpekt Rabbit Sack C
Vijay[49] Prozpekt DJ Corbett
2013 Whatchya Know About It[50] Rabbit Sack C, Young Prozpekt Rabbit Sack C From the album 'BackLog'
Cold Blooded[51] Prozpekt ft.Twisted Insane MetroGnome
How You Like Me Now[52] Lost Stories ft Krishna Kaul Lost Stories
2014 Bang Bang[53] Rabbit Sack C, Young Prozpekt, Agrim Joshi & Nishit Bhatia Rabbit Sack C From the album 'BackLog'
2015 NO HASHTAG[54] KR$NA & SU REAL SU REAL Released via SoundCloud
I'm Back[55] KR$NA & FuzzCulture FuzzCulture
Patli Gali Pankaj Awasthi, KR$NA From the movie, '"Yahaan Sabki Lagi Hai'"
Beyond The Matrix[56] Rabbit Sack C ft. Prozpekt Rabbit Sack C
Shots Fired[57] MojoJojo, KR$NA MojoJojo
Jungle Raj[58] MojoJojo, KR$NA MojoJojo
2016 Vyanjan[59] KR$NA Insane
Desi Wrap Up[60] KR$NA Insane
Keep It Real[61] KRSNA Tony Fadd
2017 Meri Baari[62] KIDSHOT ft. KR$NA REKOIL
Teri Bas Ki Na Hai[63] KR$NA
Dekh Kaun Aaya Wapas[64] KR$NA Breathtaking and LAD
Woofer[65] Deep Kalsi and KR$NA Deep Kalsi
Mumbai Se Delhi Tak[66] Emiway Bantai and KR$NA Insane
I’m Ready[67] KR$NA ft. Raftaar Breathtaking and LAD
Alag[68] KR$NA J.P
2018 Hip Hop Holi (MTV)[69] KR$NA, Deep KalsI & HARJAS Deep Kalsi Released via Facebook
Aakhir Tumhe Aana Hai[70] Suryaveer ft. KR$NA Boney John
Muqabla[71] KR$NA KR$NA
2019 Voice of the Streets Ep.04 - KR$NA[72] KR$NA Siddhant Shirodkar 'Voice of the Streets' is a capsule series from the movie Gully Boy.
Solo[73] KR$NA Certi
Warm Up[74] Deep Kalsi, KARMA, HARJAS, KIDSHOT & KR$NA Deep Kalsi
Janta Kyun[75] KR$NA Deep Kalsi
No No[76] Deep Kalsi, HARJAS & KR$NA Deep Kalsi
Farak Nahi Padta[77] KR$NA JCaspersen
Aadat[78] KR$NA JCaspersen
Freeverse Feast (Langar)[79] KR$NA Raftaar A response to Mumbai-based rapper, Emiway Bantai's track, Freeverse Feast (Daawat).
Seedha Makeover[80] KR$NA Call Me G A diss track aimed at Emiway Bantai. The name of the track, Seedha Makeover is a jab at Emiway's song, Seedha Takeover.
Dum Hai[81] KR$NA Dannyetracks
2020 Untitled[82] KR$NA Dansonn
Maharani[83] KR$NA Dansonn A diss track made in 24 hours, against Delhi-based rapper, Muhfaad.
Sher[84] Deep Kalsi ft. KR$NA, Karma & Harjas XPLICIT
Makasam[85] KR$NA Deep Kalsi Deemed as one of the best diss track in Desi Hip-Hop,[86][87] it was aimed at Muhfaad. The second and last diss track from KR$NA in their feud.
QUARANTINE[88] Young Stunners, KR$NA Jokhay
Damn[89] Raftaar ft. KR$NA Raftaar From Raftaar's album, Mr. Nair
Down[90] Raftaar ft. KR$NA Raftaar From Raftaar's album, Mr. Nair
Tokyo Drift Freestyle[91] KR$NA The Neptunes Features the beat of the popular track, Tokyo Drift by Teriyaki Boyz. Released via Instagram.
Window Shopper Freestyle[92] KR$NA C Styles, Sire Features the beat of the 50 Cent song, Window Shopper.
Bag[93] DIVINE ft. KR$NA NDS, Stunnah Beatz & Progression Music From DIVINE's EP , "SHUTDOWN"
Chaukanna (Hotstar Specials Hundred)[94] Raftaar & KR$NA ft. Karan Wahi Raftaar Inspired from Hotstar Specials’ Hundred
Woofer 2[95] Deep Kalsi ft. KR$NA Deep Kalsi
Gallan[96] Deep Kalsi, KR$NA, Fateh, Karma & Harjas Deep Kalsi
No Losses[97] KR$NA Roclegion and Danny E.B
Say My Name (Hindi)[98] KR$NA Call Me G First song in Desi Hip-Hop to be released in two different languages.
Say My Name (English)[99] KR$NA Call Me G
Saath Ya Khilaf[100] KR$NA & Raftaar Raftaar
The Key Freestyle[101] KR$NA Deep Kalsi
Baap Se[102] FOTTY SEVEN ft. KR$NA Frisk From Fotty Seven's "Asli independent" EP
Bohot Sahi[103] J TRIX, KR$NA & SUBSPACE SUBSPACE From J TRIX's "Bohot Sahi" EP
2021 Crossroads[104] Hi-Rez ft. Royce da 5'9'' & KR$NA Ryan Summer
Khauf Hai[105] KR$NA Haji Springer
Villain
KR$NA Lyrics
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हाँ विलन हाँ विलन
लगूं जैसे अमरीश पूरी
अपनी कला को दी है मैंने भी जान
फिर भी मिला नहीं इनाम
मैंने प्राण जैसे ज़ंजीर तोड़ी
अब बोल मेरे हमदर्द कौन
I am feeling like, i am अमज़द खान
I am feeling like, i am अमज़द खान
क्यूँ ऐसे लगे जैसे मेहनत की है बोहत
बनने की एक boss काफी मैंने दी है cost
Success से ना सेहमति ना मैंने लिया lose
हाँ पियूं थोड़ी हेन्नेस्सी ये enemy से soft
बड़े ego ये बने रखे हीरो
Around these rappers i am KG like a kilo
Account में हैं zero
Get green जैसे सी लो
सारी फुटेज खाके
ये दे रहे हैं मुझे बी-रोल
Underrated पर बना मैं undebated
Most hated in The game
पर चढ़ा मैं undebated a
Dedicated और बना मैं elevated
पर कभी ना celebrated
जैसे फिल्म मेरी rated आर
मुझे credit नहीं मिला इस game का
चस्का लेना fame का ना कभी मेरा aim था
हूँ मोगेम्बो इस खेल का
बेफिक्र क्यूँ की ज़िकर मेरे name का
इस खेल का मैं विलन
हाँ विलन हाँ विलन
लगूं जैसे अमरीश पूरी
अपनी कला को दी है मैंने भी जान
फिर भी मिला नहीं इनाम
मैंने प्राण जैसे ज़ंजीर तोड़ी
अब बोल मेरे हमदर्द कौन
I am feeling like, i am अमज़द खान
अब बोल मेरे हमदर्द कौन
I am feeling like, i am अमज़द खान
बना के डाले 36 song
कभी कभी मिले थोड़ा कम response
तभी भी मैं करूँ पूरे मन से काम
I think i deserve more कसम से
विवेक अमज़द खान कर्मा गब्बर है
कर्मा घर पर है काम फैला घर घर है
ऐसा है नाम लोग सोचे मेरे घर भरे
अभी भी काफी ज़िम्मेदारी मेरे सर पर है
Picture में जान मैंने डाली
Hero कोई और
काम top येाँ बढे जीरो कहीं और
सीना सामने पीठ पे कीलें गड़ी 100
मेहनत पूरी पूरी की और मिलें मिली दो
करोड़ों वाला काम हज़ारो में कमाई
वो पूछे blue टिक
क्यों नहीं मांग लेते भाई
मिली छापते नी आप
फिर भी आप हैं तबाही
जितना art को है दिया
उसका half भी नी पाया fuck it
इस खेल का मैं विलन
हाँ विलन हाँ विलन
लगूं जैसे अमरीश पूरी
अपनी कला को दी है मैंने भी जान
फिर भी मिला नहीं इनाम
मैंने प्राण जैसे ज़ंजीर तोड़ी
अब बोल मेरे हमदर्द कौन
I am feeling like, i am अमज़द खान
अब बोल मेरे हमदर्द कौन
I am feeling like, i am अमज़द खान
पेहले मक्सद जान
क्यूँ बना मैं Mister अमजद खान
Being human के मुखौटे के मैं पीछे सलमान
हमने scene करा किल पर कोई और बदनाम
मेरे नाम पे खिताब कई पड़े लगे fungus
Success की मैं ship पे notorous कोलंबस
केहने को तो है ये परिवार बोहोत homongous
पर अपने सीना चीरते हैं it's like among us
Death valley में मैं walk करूँ
Death valley वाली चैन बेटा रॉक करूँ
Fake sidekick अपनी comik से crop करूँ
बेहेनचो 18 साल से मैं hip hop करूँ
तूफान के जज़्बात को तुम फूँक से hipe दोगे
12 साल का ये कांटा हसल रखा knife धोके
Oskar मिलेगा leather जैसे लाइफ खोके
आत्मा ये अमर तुम मुझे क्या ही life दोगे
इस खेल का मैं विलन
हाँ विलन हाँ विलन
लगूं जैसे अमरीश पूरी
अपनी कला को दी है मैंने भी जान
फिर भी मिला नहीं इनाम
मैंने प्राण जैसे ज़ंजीर तोड़ी
अब बोल मेरे हमदर्द कौन
I am feeling like, i am अमज़द खान
अब बोल मेरे हमदर्द कौन (हा हा हा)
I am feeling like, i am अमज़द खान (हा हा हा)
The song "Villain" by KR$NA is a rap song that talks about the struggles of an artist in the music industry. KR$NA refers to himself as a "villain" who has given his life to his art, but despite that, he has not received the recognition he deserves. The song is a call-out to his competitors who may have gained fame and attention, but at the cost of their own integrity. KR$NA is aware that it is a risky move to refer to oneself as a "villain", but he is confidently accepting the role in this game of fame.
The song title "Villain" is only the beginning of KR$NA's comparison to Hindi cinema's famous villain, Amrish Puri. The line "Lagun jaise Amrish Puri" implies that KR$NA is making his mark in the music industry, just like how Puri made his in Bollywood. He claims to be as dedicated to his craft as Puri, giving his all and breaking free of any shackles. Despite this, he has not received any awards, implying that maybe talent and honesty are not enough to achieve recognition in the industry. The song then takes a turn to call out industry influencers and the people who play into the game of fame. KR$NA believes that he deserves more, and people like Salman Khan, who use the image of "being human" to mask their corrupt actions, get all the attention instead. KR$NA accepts that he may be the villain in a game of fame, but he refuses to play by their rules and calls out anyone who does.
Overall, "Villain" by KR$NA is a song that blends classic Hindi cinema references with modern rap and talks about the frustrations that come with trying to build a career in the music industry. KR$NA challenges the idea of playing by the rules of fame and instead chooses to embrace his role as a "villain".
Line by Line Meaning
इस खेल का मैं विलन
I am the villain of this game
हाँ विलन हाँ विलन
Yes, the villain, yes, the villain
लगूं जैसे अमरीश पूरी
I act like Amitabh Bachchan
अपनी कला को दी है मैंने भी जान
I have also given my life to my art
फिर भी मिला नहीं इनाम
Still haven't received any reward
मैंने प्राण जैसे ज़ंजीर तोड़ी
I broke free from chains like my life depended on it
अब बोल मेरे हमदर्द कौन
Now tell me, who is my well-wisher
I am feeling like, i am अमज़द खान
I am feeling like, I am Amjad Khan
क्यूँ ऐसे लगे जैसे मेहनत की है बोहत
Why does it seem like I've worked hard a lot
बनने की एक boss काफी मैंने दी है cost
Being a boss is costly enough for me
Success से ना सेहमति ना मैंने लिया lose
I neither settled for success nor accepted defeat
हाँ पियूं थोड़ी हेन्नेस्सी ये enemy से soft
Yes, I drink a little Hennessy to soften the enemy
बड़े ego ये बने रखे हीरो
Big egos have become heroes
Around these rappers i am KG like a kilo
Around these rappers, I am KG like a kilogram
Account में हैं zero
There are zero in the account
Get green जैसे सी लो
Get green like cilantro
सारी फुटेज खाके
After devouring all the footage
ये दे रहे हैं मुझे बी-रोल
They are giving me B-roll
Underrated पर बना मैं undebated
I am underrated but undeniable
Most hated in The game
Most hated in the game
पर चढ़ा मैं undebated a
But I climbed undebated
Dedicated और बना मैं elevated
Dedicated and became elevated
पर कभी ना celebrated
But never celebrated
जैसे फिल्म मेरी rated आर
Like my film is rated R
मुझे credit नहीं मिला इस game का
I didn't receive credit for this game
चस्का लेना fame का ना कभी मेरा aim था
Taking a sneak peek of fame was never my aim
हूँ मोगेम्बो इस खेल का
I am the Gambler of this game
बेफिक्र क्यूँ की ज़िकर मेरे name का
Why do I carelessly mention my name
पेहले मक्सद जान
First understand my intentions
क्यूँ बना मैं Mister अमजद खान
Why did I become Mister Amjad Khan
Being human के मुखौटे के मैं पीछे सलमान
I am behind the mask of Being Human, like Salman
हमने scene करा किल पर कोई और बदनाम
I made the scene famous, not someone else
मेरे नाम पे खिताब कई पड़े लगे fungus
Many labels have been attached to my name like fungus
Success की मैं ship पे notorous कोलंबस
I am a notorious Columbus on the ship of success
केहने को तो है ये परिवार बोहोत homongous
This family is said to be very homongous
पर अपने सीना चीरते हैं it's like among us
But they tear their chests like it's among us
Death valley में मैं walk करूँ
I walk in Death Valley
Death valley वाली चैन बेटा रॉक करूँ
I rock the chain from Death Valley
Fake sidekick अपनी comik से crop करूँ
I crop the fake sidekick from my comic
बेहेनचो 18 साल से मैं hip hop करूँ
Damn it, I've been doing hip hop for 18 years
तूफान के जज़्बात को तुम फूँक से hipe दोगे
You'll ignite the emotions of a storm
12 साल का ये कांटा हसल रखा knife धोके
This thorn has kept a knife for 12 years
Oskar मिलेगा leather जैसे लाइफ खोके
I'll get an Oscar losing my life like leather
आत्मा ये अमर तुम मुझे क्या ही life दोगे
This immortal soul, what life will you give me
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Krishna Kaul, Karma, Ankit Singh Patyal
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@ROHITKUMAR-ul4by
Mai iss ganey ko sunne thoda late ayaa....lekin Indian hip hop me iss tarah ki line likhna ya likh panaa sahi me bht rare hai.....
"Lagun Jaise Amrish Puri..............
Apni Kala ko di hai maine bhi jaan
Phir mila nahi inaam......................
Maine Pran jaise...Zanjeer...todi..."
Iss tarh ka lyrical pause lekr tune k sath sync krna ek dum rare hai India me.....
Ye likhte time feel nhi hota...balki tune k sath sync krne k waqt feel hota hai...
Agr ye gana hollywood k kisi World Class Studio me record hua hota to maa kasm ye gana america ko hila deta....
@indrajeetarora917
KR$NA LYRICS BREAKDOWN:
1) " PIYOO THODI HENNESSEY,YE ENEMIES HAI SOFT" : HENESSEY KA MATALAB EK BRANDY SE HAI, ITS NOT A VINE OR WHISKY, KRSNA SAYS THAT HE IS HARD AS HENESSEY HAVE A HARD EFFECT ON BODY AND HE IS NOT SOFT LIKE ENEMIES
2) " AROUND THESE RAPPER I'M CAGEY LIKE A KILO": CAGEY BASICALLY MEANS A SECRETIVE OR LESS TALKATIVE PERSON AND ALSO KRSNA IS REFERRING THE WEIGHT MEASUREMENT KILO i.e KG IN SHORT FORM AND REFERRING CAGEY AS KG WHICH WAS A MEASUREMENT TOOL. ALSO CAGEY MEAN SURROUNDING OR COVERING PERSON THAT COULD BE A REFRENCE TO KR$NA AS GABBAR.
3) " ACCOUNT ME HAI ZEROS GET GREEN JAISE CEE LO":-
KR$NA CALLS HIMSELF AS DOLLAR SIGN AND DOLLAR IS GREEN , ALSO DOLLAR IS AMERICAN CURRENCY , AND ALSO CEELO GREEN IS AN AMERICAN RAPPER . THATS A 🔥 BAR.
4) " B - ROLE " MEANS SECONDARY FOOTAGE IN MOVIES . KRSNA SAID THAT HE IS GETTING A B - ROLE FOR HIS HARDWORK AND DEDICATION IN HIP HOP, BUT HE DESERVES THE MAIN ROLE IN RAP SCENE
5) ALSO THERE IS A WORD PLAY ON UNDERRATED , UNDEBATED AND UNABATED . UNABATED MEAN WITHOUT BECOMING WEAKER. SIMILARLY RATED, ELEVATED IS RYHME SCHEME HE IS USING 👍🏻.
6) RATED R MEANS RESTRICTED FILMS BASICALLY 👍🏻
THANK U🙏
@rsmusic2403
krsna joined the chat"
"teacher joined the chat"
"emiway joined the chat"
teacher: who will rap for me in english?
emiway : me..
teacher : you ? ok...do it then
"tony kakkar joined the chat"
emiway : you you you you you you you you you
"KR$NA left the chat"
"teacher left the chat"
tony kakkar : wow ! ...we should collab....
emiway :yea sure...our lyrical abilities are same.
@SamayRainaOfficial
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@ajitaawasthi7610
Welcome welcome welcome
@Page216
🙏😗😂🥺
@ujjwaljha202
Big fan bro 🙂
@ompandey5071
Among us ka reference bhi bro
@kanhapandey3639
Aap bhi collab karo kr$na se 🌝🌝
@vivanakshit5713
Ikka's verse 🔥
Krishna's hook 💨
Karma's bars ✨
@vickkyawasthi6737
Perfect
@baery4552
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