{"id":62356,"date":"2024-05-30T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/?p=62356"},"modified":"2024-05-31T10:01:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T04:31:00","slug":"pav4n-sonnyjim-and-kartik-form-pataka-boys-drop-new-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2024\/05\/30\/pav4n-sonnyjim-and-kartik-form-pataka-boys-drop-new-single\/","title":{"rendered":"PAV4N, Sonnyjim, and Kartik Form Pataka Boys, Drop New Single"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u2018Bappi Lahiri\u2019 is the first single from PATAKA BOYS, which forms part of their upcoming album&nbsp;slated for release in June 2024&nbsp;on Azadi Records.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">In what is one of the\u00a0most exciting collaborations in recent times,\u00a0cult figures of the underground UK rap scene, PAV4N and Sonnyjim have joined forces with up-on-the-rise Indian producer Kartik to form\u00a0PATAKA BOYS. A penchant for habitual line-stepping between two seasoned veterans\u00a0and friends has turned into an exploration of heritage, culture, and further fusion of the diasporic experience and hip-hop.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">True to their name, the South Asian trio has assembled a crackling montage of sounds, sights and smells with their\u00a0debut single, \u2018Bappi Lahiri.\u2019 Released on Mumbai-based Azadi Records, India\u2019s premier hip-hop record label championing diverse voices from all corners of the country, \u2018Bappi Lahiri\u2019 is the first single from an upcoming album set to release next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Bappi Lahiri\u2019 takes its title from the legendary, gold-laden disco don and composer. Kartik\u2019s sample-heavy production on the track doffs its hat to golden era instrumentals from the US while simultaneously incorporating traditional folk sounds and dialogues from movies like Om Puri\u2019s outburst as George Khan from &#8216;East is East&#8217; (1999) \u2013 also symbolic of the collaborators\u2019 ancestry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Both PAV4N and Sonnyjim\u2019s verses are brimming with tales of opulent adventure, particularly leaning into their heritage and experiences in India, with Sonnyjim rapping \u2018I push the sheesh in the pitta\/ On the back of a rickshaw, sipping an elixir\u2019 with lethal nonchalance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPATAKA BOYS is an outrageous display of opulence, hedonism and a celebration of the muddy depths of underground hip-hop that grew us. Elder statesmen actively blurring the line between ratchet and couture, cynical, satirical, dry British and desi humour,\u201d PAV4N shares the motivation that brought him and Sonnyjim together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Also featured on the track is British\/Bengali rapper M.O.N.G.O., a founding member of the legendary UK crew Mud Fam. M.O.N.G.O. delivers a similarly content-rich guest verse, his gruff vocal tone adding another pleasing textural element to the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bappi Lahiri - Pataka Boys | Sonnyjim, PAV4N, Kartik | Azadi Records (Official Music Video)\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9SfVupUH3lQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The track is accompanied by a dizzying visual \u2013 directed and edited by Meghan Katti \u2013 that offers an insight into the complex tapestry of daily life in India. Shot in Amritsar, the video captures the ethos of small-town India with its vignettes of people, streets and even cows and is another homage to Bappi Lahiri.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2018Bappi Lahiri\u2019 is available across all streaming platforms via Azadi Records. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You May Also Like: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2024\/04\/16\/folk-electronic-duo-rusha-blizzas-catalog-acquired-by-universal-music\/\">Folk-electronic Duo Rusha &amp; Blizza\u2019s Catalog Acquired By Universal Music<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2024\/04\/03\/tfword-in-conversation-with-nishant-mittal\/\">TFword in Conversation With Nishant Mittal of Digging In India<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2023\/09\/08\/5-documentaries-about-the-indian-hip-hop-scene-you-can-watch-right-now\/\">5 Documentaries About the Indian Hip-Hop Scene You Can Watch Right Now<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Bappi Lahiri\u2019 is the first single from PATAKA BOYS, which forms part of their upcoming album&nbsp;slated for release in June 2024&nbsp;on Azadi Records.&nbsp; In what is one of the\u00a0most exciting collaborations in recent times,\u00a0cult figures of the underground UK rap scene, PAV4N and Sonnyjim have joined forces with up-on-the-rise Indian producer Kartik to form\u00a0PATAKA BOYS.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2024\/05\/30\/pav4n-sonnyjim-and-kartik-form-pataka-boys-drop-new-single\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":184965152,"featured_media":62360,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7915,4294],"tags":[2807,2792,1386,2980,9909,5117,4522,4186],"coauthors":[5152],"class_list":["post-62356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-featured","category-music","tag-bass-music","tag-hip-hop","tag-india","tag-music-news","tag-pataka-boys","tag-pav4n","tag-south-asia","tag-ticket-fairy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184965152"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62356"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62385,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62356\/revisions\/62385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62356"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=62356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}