Fejo (rapper)

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Fejo
OriginKochi
GenresHip Hop, Pop, Film Soundtrack
Occupation(s)Rapper, Songwriter
Years active2009 – present
Associated actsRaftaar, Sushin Shyam, Jakes Bejoy, Rahul Raj, Varun Dhawan, Masala Coffee, Girish Nakod

Febin Joseph better known as Fejo is a rapper/songwriter from Kochi, Kerala who started his solo career professionally in 2009.[1][2] Rapping fluently in Malayalam, Fejo has worked with music composers including Raftaar, Sushin Shyam, Jakes Bejoy, Rahul Raj, Girish Nakod.[3][4] He is considered one of the pioneers of Malayalam Rap, noted for his socio political themes & commercially performing tracks.[5][6] He started his indie music career in 2009 and has popularized the subversive music genres in Kerala and experimenting with different genres, predominantly Hip Hop/Rap in Malayalam. He has performed in various concerts including MTV Hustle, Comedy Utsavam, Flowers Top Singer and concerts like Breezer Vivid Shuffle, Mirchi Music Awards 2020, Para Hip Hop Fest etc.[7][8] He is known for his soundtracks Aparaada Panka from the movie Maradona starring Tovino Thomas, Ayudhameduda from the movie Ranam starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Ee Thazhvara from the movie Athiran starring Fahad Fazil, Kalathe Vellum Theeyeda from the movie Jeem Boom Bhaa starring Askar Ali etc. He is also known for his singles Malsaram Ennodu Thanne, Theruvinte Kalakaran, Avasaram Tharu, Local idi, Koottilitta Thatha,Vere Level & single with Masala Coffee Live the Metro Life for KMRL etc[9][10]

History[edit]

Febin Joseph also known as Fejo was born to Joseph and Leonita in Vytilla, Kochi. He has completed B.Tech. in Electrical and Electronics before entering to the movie industry.[11]

Career[edit]

Fejo began his journey in the music/entertainment industry professionally in 2009.

He has worked with several music composers including Raftaar, Sushin Shyam, Jakes Bejoy, Rahul Raj, Masala Coffee, Girish Nakod.[12][13]

In May 2018, he did his first rap for a feature film in the song Aparaada Panka for the movie Maradona starring Tovino Thomas, the song was a big hit and has crossed over 1 Million views in YouTube. In September 2018, he did rap in the song Ayudhameduda for the movie Ranam starring Prithviraj Sukumaran. Later in April 2019 he did rap in the song Ee Thazhvara from the movie Athiran starring Fahad Fazil, and in May 2019 he did rap in the song Kalathe Vellum Theeyeda from the movie Jeem Boom Bhaa starring Askar Ali.[14]

Filmography[edit]

Feature films[edit]

As Rapper
Year Film Title Song Title Music Composer Starring Notes
2018 Maradona Aparaada Panka Sushin Shyam Tovino Thomas Debut film
2018 Ranam Ayudhameduda Jakes Bejoy Prithviraj Sukumaran
2019 Athiran Ee Thazhvara PS Jayahari Fahad Fazil
2019 Jeem Boom Bhaa Kalathe Vellum Theeyeda PS Jayahari Askar Ali
2019 Kalki Police Re Entry Song Jakes Bejoy Tovino Thomas
2019 Under World Paravakalini Yakzan Gary Pereira & Neha Nair Asif Ali
2020 Uriyadi Olakkalu Seelakkalu Ishaan Dev Sreenivasan, Siddique, Aju Varghese
2021 Operation Java Naade Naattaare Jakes Bejoy Balu Varghese, Lukman Avaran
2021 Aarattu Thalayude Vilayattu Rahul Raj Mohanlal
2021 Naaradan TBA Sekhar Menon Tovino Thomas, Anna Ben
2021 Meppadiyan TBA Rahul Subrahmanian Unni Mukundan
2021 Pappa TBA Rahul Subrahmanian Unni Mukundan

[15][16]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Malayalam rapper Fejo's road to fame". The Hindu.
  2. ↑ "Meet Mallu rapper, FEJO". Malayala Manorama.
  3. ↑ "Rapper's delight". Deccan Chronicle.
  4. ↑ "Malayalam rapper Fejo collaborates with Pune-based musician Girish Nakod". New Indian Express.
  5. ↑ "Fejo: Knowing that rappers in other languages too face the same struggles was inspiring". Times of India.
  6. ↑ "Rappers from South India". lifestyleasia.com.
  7. ↑ "Malayalam rapper Fejo's road to fame". The Hindu.
  8. ↑ "Kochi Music Foundation organises 'Para', a digital hip-hop festival". The Hindu.
  9. ↑ "Febin rides the rap wave". New Indian Express.
  10. ↑ "Axis Bank partners with music band Masala Coffee to showcase Kochi". The Hindu BusinessLine. 11 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "തനിനാടൻ റാപ്പർ ഫെജോ". Malayala Manorama.
  12. ↑ "Rapper's delight". Deccan Chronicle.
  13. ↑ "Malayalam rapper Fejo collaborates with Pune-based musician Girish Nakod". New Indian Express.
  14. ↑ "Febin rides the rap wave". New Indian Express.
  15. ↑ "'Aaraattu' Teaser: Mohanlal's punch-packed dialogues with stylish action sequences will impress you". Times of India.
  16. ↑ "'My Boys'; Unni Mukundan, who came home after the shooting; Video". newsdirectory3.


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