Emiway Bantai aka Bilal Shaikh is among the most renowned rappers in the industry. The artist began his hustle from the underground and through his quirky and peppy rap songs, he's made it to the mainstream music world. Bantai has a huge fanbase and his singles, Company, Machayenge, Samajh Mein Aaya Kya? are insanely popular with millions of views on YouTube. Ahead of his other release, Kudi with Swaleha, Bantai, did an exclusive interview with Pinkvilla, where he opened up about the hustle culture, the boom of the hip-hop industry, and other rappers in the scene. Watch the entire video.
0:00 – What to expect?
0:22 – Introduction
0:30 – Commercial single, Kudi
0:53 – Emiway's journey from street to mainstream
1:51 – On hip-hop culture's boom
2:29 – About the release of Machayenge 4 and 5
3:20 – Emiway's source of inspiration for his quirky hook lines
3:58 – Explains Beef Culture
5:07 – On how the beef culture can eradicate violence
6:10 – On a scale of 1-10, rate the rappers
7:56 – Outro
