'I want to be that guy who will change hip-hop in India forever'

Updated On: 28 April, 2024 10:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto

Mumbai-based rapper Naved Shaikh, popularly known as Naezy, is back after two years with his new EP `Anti Fitnah`. In an interview with mid-day.com, the `Mere Gully Mein` fame rapper talks about his new music, his intent to change the hip-hop music industry, and beating the odds to create music that everybody will love

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With `Intro 2024`, `Third Eye`, `Paar` and `Anti Fitna`, the Mumbai-based rapper is out with four songs in this EP. Photo Courtesy: Special Arrangement

Indian rapper and Mumbai`s beloved Naved Shaikh, or Naezy as he is more popularly known, is on a mission with his new EP `Anti Fitna`. After taking a break since 2022, he is back to correct what he believes has gone wrong with the Indian hip-hop scene. He shares, "The environment is not right, everyone has gone past their limits in doing wrong things, I wanted to come out with something that is righteous and one that will change the environment of the industry. Right now, everyone wants to swear in their songs and talk about women in the wrong way, and a lot of things are happening in the industry and all these things are `fitna`, which means evil."

Today, he says this negativity is spilling over in the industry and more people want to spend time by making such music. "I don`t know the actual reason but I am fighting for it. I want it to end. I don`t want people to be stuck in negativity and do negative things, and leave a mark on society, people and circles. The positive vibes get killed. Me being a part of this culture, it is not right, it is my responsibility to raise a voice against it with my friends and this is a movement for us." Interestingly, the lives of Naezy and Divine inspired `Gully Boy` (2019), which depicted street rappers in Mumbai, and that gave further boost to the confidence of every street rapper in India.

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