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Pakistani hip hop scene is pretty dope these days. The seeds sown by Bohemia have grown
 
Singer Abdullah Qureshi has announced he is bidding farewell to his music career for religious reasons. In a statement shared on his social media accounts, Qureshi revealed his reasons for 'being lost'.

"I have received a ton of messages in this time asking about where I have been," he wrote. "I was on a break, pressed the pause button for a while and took this time to find out who I was, where I am headed and who I want to become." Announcing his decision to quit the music industry, Qureshi said, " want to take a moment to announce my exit from the music industry as I have decided to stop doing music as a full-time profession. I took this decision purely because of religious reasons."

Adding on, he commented, "I had a great time making music, playing at concerts for thousands of people, getting loved and appreciated, facing controversies, making some wrong decisions, spreading some positivity, making some amazing friends, working with people who were my idols, learning from the best and doing what I loved doing." Sharing how he now believes that the actual purpose of his life is "way bigger than all of this", Qureshi remarked, "We have very little time in this world to make our afterlife better."

The Dastaan singer then explained, "Alhamdulillah, I am very satisfied with this decision and I am on my way to find the real truth and I pray that Allah makes this new journey easy for me."

He asserted that he will no longer perform in concerts or appear in ads. "I would appreciate it if I am not contacted for those. However, if I am needed for any appearance events, social media campaigns or work that interests me and falls in the folds of our religion, I'd be happy to do it." He concluded his statement with gratitude for endless support and love.

'Stop making us villains'

Qureshi's decision was welcomed by many on social media. However, around the same time, singer Natasha Baig, without naming names, presented an imperative point to ponder. "I will never accept those musicians or actors who leave behind their career in the name of awakening," Baig shared on social media. "Because that proves the wrong narrative that has been attached with music."

She added, "So, please go ahead and congratulations on your awakening but do not make us look like villains in the process. Your acts might be something that Islam never appreciates, but music is divine and it has nothing to do with any sinful act unless you are unable to control your nafs and nafs can become a problem in any profession."

The call out

Last year, Qureshi took to his Instagram Stories to cross-share his apology made public from an Insta account, for what seemed like his acceptance of problematic behaviour in the past. In this apology, the former singer had stated that he is sorry to everyone he has hurt or harmed in any way and requested the removal of anything related to 'this' because it has affected his career and is likely to affect his daughter.

His apology read, "I apologise to everyone for all this. I won't blame my drunken state because it was me at the end of the day. But yes, I did have a drinking problem and I do have fetishes. But everyone has fetishes."

He went on to clarify that his apology "is not about that [his fetishes]," but about "messaging randoms." He further stated, "Yes, I did have that problem too but I stopped when I had my daughter. I apologise to her for being the worst dad." Qureshi added that he had discussed all of this with his wife a year ago and the matter was settled between them.

"We are happy and I'm a changed man." The Dastaan singer continued, "I am sorry to everyone I have hurt or harmed in any way and I request removal of anything regarding this because it has already affected my career and most importantly, it's going to affect my daughter."

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Pasoori beats BTS' Butter to become Google's most 'hum to search' song of 2022

Google has finally unveiled Global Trends for Year in Search 2022. The said list has given a rundown of the biggest trends in search on the popular search engine over the ongoing year. Across categories, Google has ranked the top 10 searched items, including people, films, and news events among others.

It is in the category of the top songs several Indian, and Pakistani songs made it to the top. Ali Sethi and Shae Gill’s viral Coke Studio hit Pasoori has beaten BTS’ Butter to be the most Googled song in Hum to Search category worldwide this year. Sethi and Coke Studio's producer, Xulfi, former EP frontman, took to social media and expressed gratitude.

"Can’t thank the universe enough. Just can’t," Xulfi shared while posting a screenshot of a news article. "And can’t thank all of you, the people, enough too. Ap subka dilse shukriya for giving us your love, your attention and your kindness that made our, your Coke Studio's Pasoori the most Googled song in the world in 2022."

Adding how the song beat BTS' track, the Waqt Crooner penned, "Surreal knowing that BTS is second in the list. It’s a music act we researched before the season. And then Imagine Dragons, one of my favourite music acts, is on the list too. Just unbelievable. Congratulations Team."

The 14th installment of Coke Studio has been praised globally for its fresh take on the celebrated show. As Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan (Xulfi) held the reigns this year, there was one song that truly surpassed all expectations. Sethi and Gill's Pasoori transcended borders and managed to win the hearts of fans world over.

In October, the Pasoori hitmaker took to his Instagram to share the big news. “Proud to be included in the 2022 TIME100 Next list — that too with a write-up from guru Amitav Ghosh,” he penned alongside screenshots of the write-up attached on his Instagram. “[In] this old-world portrait of me by Umar Nadeeem, I am wearing ZN ALI and looking pyaar-se [lovingly] at the pre-colonial past,” added the singer.

According to the award-winning author, Sethi’s “gift” is that he can use an ancient form of music, the classical raags, to “challenge and expand the notions of gender, sexuality, and belonging.” He goes on to add, “Pasoori is a virtuoso demonstration of how artists can, in subtle ways, subvert the restrictionsthat are being imposed upon them by new forms of authoritarianism and intolerance.”

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abdul hannan and annural khalid are two of the freshest sounding voices ive heard out of Pakistan in the last few years, my spotify has plenty of their tracks in my urdu playlists.

 
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I used to listen to a lot of Pakistani music when I was in high school. I will name some artists that I liked.

Zain Ul Abideen- all of his songs I listened to were catchy, some that I liked include "laapata", "chue chue" and "ayi ayi".

Nouman Javaid- soulful singer who sings from the heart. I liked "Dard E tanhai" and "gham e aashique".

Omer Nadeem- this guy disappeared and is so underrated. His songs "sun Zara" and "aye khuda" are my favourites.

Apart from these I really liked listening to the Jal Band, Call Band and Falak Shabir.
 
These days I'm really enjoying the Desi hip hop scene of Pakistan. The whole crew of Talha Anjum, Talhah Yunus, Rap Demon + Umair on the beats, have set a very high standard. They've simply created a whole new genre the likes of which a Pakistani audience hasn't experienced before. The talent in Pakistan is unreal
 
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daytrader said:
These days I'm really enjoying the Desi hip hop scene of Pakistan. The whole crew of Talha Anjum, Talhah Yunus, Rap Demon + Umair on the beats, have set a very high standard. They've simply created a whole new genre the likes of which a Pakistani audience hasn't experienced before. The talent in Pakistan is unreal
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Neat tbf

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this pbly an unpopular opinion but i dont think urdu works with rap, its far too cultured and poetic and its natural cadence is not particularly dynamic and its natural tempo is a bit slow and measured, the flow of Punjabi rap sounds significantly more natural than urdu rap to me imo.
 
ElRaja said:
this pbly an unpopular opinion but i dont think urdu works with rap, its far too cultured and poetic and its natural cadence is not particularly dynamic and its natural tempo is a bit slow and measured, the flow of Punjabi rap sounds significantly more natural than urdu rap to me imo.
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Most Karachi 'rap' aka social discourse sounds quite classy with more edge than most. I'd put it alongside Dutch rap a la Boef et al

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Bollywood loves Pakistan and Pakistani music. :inti

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ElRaja said:
this pbly an unpopular opinion but i dont think urdu works with rap, its far too cultured and poetic and its natural cadence is not particularly dynamic and its natural tempo is a bit slow and measured, the flow of Punjabi rap sounds significantly more natural than urdu rap to me imo.
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I used to think the same way too. My opinion was based on listening to urdu rap in it's infancy stages and thinking it was a joke. The industry though has come a long way and has matured. The newer releases are very polished.

Lyrically, urdu can be intense and explicit. "Diss tracks" are common, showing the darker side of urdu. Pakistani artists have mastered the art of making it flow.

These 3 imo are on top:

 
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this song by Janoon brings me to 1996 world cup memories.

 
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The Demon's back and has started dishing it out in Punjabi. A very underrated artist but he's fire in the DHH scene

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I am really happy for artists like Hasan Raheem, Young Stunners, Abdul Hannan and all the success they are achieving. But I can't say I particularly like their music.

As someone who is a massive rock and alt. rock fan, who has grown up on Call, Jal, Noori, E.P. its bands like Bayaan and Karakoram that excite me the most.

Pakistan has a rich independent music scene. It's just disappointing to see that there still isn't enough of a platform for less mainstream music. Coke Studio is a great platform for mainstream pop music. It has a massive audience. But not for rock or alt. rock. Pepsi Battle of the Bands was a great step in that direction and gave a spotlight to bands like Kashmir, Bayaan, Auj, but that too has gone away now.
 
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