Ikka Singh

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IKKA
Birth nameAnkit Singh Patyal
BornDelhi
GenresPunjabi, Desi hip hop, Bollywood, Rap Music, Underground music
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • lyricist
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • drums
Years active2004
LabelsT-Series, Mass Appeal India (current), Speed Records , Universal Music India, Fab Entertainment
Associated acts

Ankit Singh Patyal, better known by his stage names IKKA and Ikka Singh, is an Indian rapper and lyricist.

Ikka was introduced to Hip Hop genre during his school days by his friend Joel and post that he never looked back. He used to listen to various international hip hop artists during his early times to learn and enhance his rap skills. He kept on enhancing his skills and participated in various talent competitions and won in most of them during this period of his journey.

Soon after the trend of Desi Hip Hop began, Ikka joined forces with Lil Golu and Raftaar. They started recording songs on their own and uploaded their talent on social media sites through which they gained a lot of popularity among the youngsters.

As his journey moved forward, he met ADX and JB alongside music producer Gaurav dayal who supported the young talents and gave them a break as featuring artists with Mika Singh’s ‘Sher-e-Punjab’ song. The fresh approach in music allowed them to have their debut album recorded as a group named ‘Nau Sau Bai’ which was also the name of the trio group produced by Gaurav Dayal.

Ikka soon decided to move forward as a solo artist and through his hard work and dedication; managed to get noticed by a lot of well-known artists in the Punjabi music industry. He gained more popularity as a lyricist of ‘Main Fan Bhagat Singh Da’ performed by Diljit Dosanjh. Ikka wrote and featured in lots of hit songs for several well-known Punjabi artists eg. “This Singh is so stylish” ft. Diljit Dosanjh, “Khat” ft. Guru Randhawa, “Teddy Bear” ft. Kanika Kapoor, “Workout” JSL Singh, “Pasina” ft. Jaz Dhami, “Get Down” ft. Juggy D, Rishi Rich, “YoYo” ft. RS Chauhan etc.

He debuted in Bollywood music industry through his song ‘In Da Club’ for the movie “Tamanchey”. Post that he gave and featured in Bollywood’s mega hits such as “Paani Wala Dance”, “Jawani Le Doobi”, “Dilbar” remake, “Oh ho ho ho” remake, “Chamma Chamma” remake, “Mummy Kasam”, “Badri ki Dulhania”, “Kamariya” and many more.

His love for hardcore hip hop evolved and continued; resulting in his pure hip hop tracks “Shuruwat”, “Theek Hai Theek Hai” ft. Lil Golu, “Sapne”, “Interview”, “Hip to the Hop” etc. the success and recognition through these tracks inspired him to release his solo debut album “I” under the music label “Mass Appeal India” which gave mega Hip Hop tracks such as “Level Up” ft. Divine & Kaater, “Angaar” ft. Raftaar, “Gaane Waaley Rapper” ft. Lil Golu, “Maujjan” ft. Sikander Kahlon, “Demon” and a lot more. He is the second Indian rapper to be signed by Mass Appeal India.

Discography[edit]

Bollywood[edit]

Year Film Song Music Lyrics(s) Co-singer(s)
2014 Tamanchey "In Da Club" Ikka Singh -
2015 Kuch Kuch Locha Hai "Paani Wala Dance" Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Ikka,Intense Ikka Shraddha Pandit, Arko Pravo Mukherjee
Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon "Billi Kat Gayee" Dr. Zeus Raj Ranjodh Rajveer Singh, Dr. Zeus
2016 Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 "Jawani Le Doobi" Sajid–Wajid Kanika Kapoor, Ankit Singh Patyal, Upender Verma
Sanam Re "Humne Pee Rakhi Hai" Epic Bhangra Kumaar, Ikka Neha Kakkar, Jaz Dhami
2017 Badrinath Ki Dulhania "Badri Ki Dulhania" Tanishk Bagchi Shabbir Ahmed Neha Kakkar, Dev Negi, Monali Thakur
Machine "Chatur Naar" Remake Niket Pandey, Ikka Nakash Aziz, Shashaa Tirupati
Hindi Medium "Oh Ho Oh Ho" Sukhbir, Abhijit Vaghani Suhkbir, Ikka Sukhbir
Poster Boys "Kehndi Menoo" Rishi Rich Kumaar Yash Narvekar, Sukriti Kakar
2018 Nawabzaade "Mummy Kasam" Gurinder Sehgal Kunaal Verma, Gurinder Sehgal Nakash Aziz, Payal Dev, Gurinder Sehgal
"Amma Dekh" Kumaar, Gurinder Sehgal Gurinder Sehgal, Sukriti Kakar
Genius "Pyar Le Pyar De" Himesh Reshammiya Shabbir Ahmed Dev Negi, lulia Vantur
Mitron "Kamariya" DJ Chetas-Lijo George Kumaar Darshan Raval
Tina & Lolo[1] "Dirty Girl" Embee, Ikka Ikka Embee, Shivangi Bhayana
Baazaar "Kem Cho" Tanishk Bagchi Shabbir Ahmed, Ikka Jyotica Tangri
Satyamev Jayate "Dilbar" Remake Neha Kakkar, Dhvani Bhanushali
2019 Fraud Saiyyan "Chamma Chamma" Remake Neha Kakkar, Arun, Romi
Amavas "Finito" Abhijit Vaghani Kunaal Verma, Ikka Jubin Nautiyal, Sukriti Kakar
Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna "Manmohini" Raaj Aashoo & DJ Emenes (MIB), Vicky & Hardik Shabbir Ahmed Mika Singh, Kanika Kapoor

Singles

Singles
Year Track Music Singer(s) Label
2018 "Theek Hai Theek Hai" Dj Harpz Ikka & Lil Golu FAB ENTERTAINMENT
2018 ''Interview'' JSL Ikka FAB ENTERTAINMENT
2018 ''This is life'' Sound Heightz Ikka FAB ENTERTAINMENT
2020 ''Hip To The Hop'' HARDBAZY IKKA FAB ENTERTAINMENT

As featured artist[edit]

  • "Pasina" (2014, Jaz Dhami)[2]
  • "Bad Girl" (2014, Sherlyn Chopra)[3]
  • "Teddy Bear" (2015, Kanika Kapoor)[4]
  • "Thing You Want" (2020, Wengie and Shalmali Kholgade)

Soundtrack work[edit]

Albums[edit]

  • "I" (2020)
Songs Artists Written By Produced By
Level Up Ikka ft. Divine & Kaater Ikka, Divine, Kaater DJ Missyk
Demon Ikka Ikka Sez On The Beat
Khatma Ikka Ikka Byg Byrd
Conversation Ikka Ikka Sez On The Beat
Gaanewale Rapper Ikka Ft. Lil Golu Ikka, Lil Golu Sez On The Beat
Ps4 Pro Ikka Ikka A-$HOCK
Aajkal Ikka Ikka Sez On The Beat
Maujjan Ikka Ft. Sikander Kahlon Ikka, Sikander Kahlon Phenom The Don
Angaar Ikka Ft. Raftaar Ikka, Raftaar Sez On The Beat

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Video: 'Dirty Girl' बनीं सनी लियोन और करिश्‍मा तन्ना, 'आपकी खिदमत में मैं..' हुआ रिलीज". Zee News Hindi. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Virk, Harpreet (12 November 2014). "Jaz Dhami's Pasina features Sneakbo and Ikka". Desi Blitz. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "In today's world it's good to be bad". DNA. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Meet Kanika's Teddy Bear". Tribune India. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Sur, Prateek (18 September 2014). "Tamanchey song in Da Club: Ikka Singh revamps his old Punjabi track for the Nikhil Dwivedi-Richa Chadda starrer!". Bollywood Life. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Harikumar, Subramanian (5 May 2015). "Kuch Kuch Locha Hai music review: Ikka, Arko and Ali Quli Mirza fail to come up with a sizzling album for Sunny Leone!". Bollywood Life. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "'Sunny Leone' side up". Indian Express. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.

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