HONEY SINGH "KING OF RAP"
| Birth name | Hirdesh Singh |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Honey Singh |
| Born | 15 March 1983 [1] Hoshiarpur, Punjab[2] [3] |
| Origin | Delhi, India |
| Genres | Desi Hip Hop, Punjabi Rap,Bhangra, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, Singer, Music producer, Actor |
| Years active | 2012– present |
| Labels | Mafia Mundeer Records |
| Website | www |
Honey Singh (born Hirdesh Singh in Hoshiarpur), better known by his stage name Yo Yo Honey Singh,[4] is an Indian rapper, music producer, singer and film actor. He started as a session and recording artist, and became a Bhangra producer. He has also begun to produce music for Bollywood films, and gone on to become one of the highest-paid music producers in Bollywood.
Promotion
Honey Singh and Diljit Dosanjh's song Lak 28 Kudi Da reached No 1 in BBC Asian Download Charts in May 2011. The song was released a promotional track for Diljit Dosanjh's film Lion of Punjab.[15]
Honey Singh has received the ETC award for the Best sound in 2006 for his song Glassi and the PTC award for the Best Folk Pop Award 2009 for Rebirth and PTC Punjab Best Music Director 2011.[16]
It has been reported that he has been paid the highest fee ever for a Bollywood song (as of 2012) of 
7 million(US$110,000) for a song in the films "Cocktail" and "Mastan".[17]
7 million(US$110,000) for a song in the films "Cocktail" and "Mastan".[17]
Yo! Yo! Honey Singh tops the chart of trending videos of 2012.[18] He earns two places on YouTube's list of top 10 trending videos of 2012.[19] His song Brown Rang makes it to top spot and High Heels, in collaboration with Jaz Dhami, takes fourth spot.[20]
Career
It is reported that Honey Singh prefers to sing in his native language Punjabi and Hindi rather than English.[21] The Punjabi album International Villager was released on 11 November 2011 (11-11-11).[22] The track Gabru from International Villagerfeaturing singer J-Star topped Asian music charts (including the official BBC Asian charts)[23]
He has performed at many college festivals including at Ansal Institute of Technology and Ramjas College, Delhi.[24] He learned DJing from DJ Vishal and stood second in "War of DJs"
Controversy
In the aftermath of the 2012 Delhi gang rape case, the lyrics to some of his songs, which depict violence against women and rape positively have caused controversy.[30][31] An FIR was lodged against rapper Honey Singh for his offensive lyrics while a group of social activists filed an online petition demanding cancellation of his New Year performance at a Gurgaon hotel.[32] After the campaign, Singh's New Year concert was cancelled by the hotel.[33] Honey Singh denies writing these offensive lyrics[34]
On 4 July 2013, Punjab and Haryana High court dismissed all the cases filed against Yo Yo Honey Singh, which said that he has sung the Balatkaari song. The FIR and the PIL filed against him were dismissed completely by the court stating that there is no proof that he has sung the song and that YouTube is such a medium where any one can upload any content under anyone's name. In this case also, a derogatory song against women was uploaded on YouTube under Yo Yo Honey Singh's name by an imposter and then reports were filed against him.[citation needed]
Honey Singh's song Party All Night in Akshay Kumar's upcoming film Boss was at the centre of controversy recently. Producers of the movie had to submit a petition in Delhi High Court claiming that they have 'muted' the alleged vulgar word in Honey Singh's song. The court was hearing a petition filed by lawyer Sanjay Bhatnagar seeking a stay on the film, contending that without censor board's approval, the song could not be released with such a vulgar word. The petition had sought a stay on the release of the film till either the word or the song is deleted from the film. Akshay Kumar, however, does not think the allegation holds any value. Talking about Honey Singh's song in his upcoming film Boss, Kumar says, "Wo koi vulgar word tha nai. Ab kisiko kuch aur sunai de to isme unke kaan ki galti hai na ki humari." (The word was not vulgar at all. They must have heard it wrongly. The blame lies on those who heard it wrong, not us.)[35]
Another controversy took place between him and Raftaar (Singer) in 2014 . The controversy was of about Raftaar , not getting credits for lyrics of the song Yeh Fugly Fugly Kya Hai .[36] The controversy went away without making a major effect . But both rappers started targeting each other in their songs . Raftaar (Singer)'s Swag Mera Desi had a line which was already used in Honey Singh's Party With The Bhoothnath song . Honey Singh also replied with song Stardom from his album Desi Kalakaar .
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