Rappers in India have finally been getting the much needed fame that they have deserved for a while now and Emiway Bantai is a name that pops up in our most-recent searches quite frequently.
He is the man behind the famous ‘machaenge’ greeting gone viral and the youth has totally been going ga-ga over it even since. Emiway has been credited for some of the best rap videos on YouTube and he became a sensation with the youth in literally no time.
Emiway Bantai was born on 13th November 1995 in Mumbai. His real name is Bilal Shaikh but he prefers the name Shahrukh Shaikh more or Emiway.
During his school days he used to be a good student. Emiway used to be a timid child and did not speak much, mostly remained quiet. At the very beginning Emiway knew nothing about Rap Music. But one day a classmate of Emiway, on the last bench, was humming a song named ‘NOT AFRAID’ by Eminem. He then got introduced to rapping and now is the great rapper that we all have come to know and love.
In college, he got famous for his singing skills and was advised by his friends to compose songs and release them on YouTube. Advised by his father, he started rapping in Hindi. Initially his videos got 200 to 300 views but now, his videos cross 2 millions views on an average and he has been a rage ever since. This is one cool Gully Boy who has been inspiring the youth with his music and promotes the rapping genre whole-heartedly.
If you too are a fan of rap and love to thump it up with rapping lyrics then this right here is a role-model in making and a true icon of rap.