‘Rapping is not for faint-hearted girls’
…SAYS HARD KAUR ON WHY THERE AREN’T MANY FEMALE RAPPERS AROUND. SHE ALSO FEELS REMAKES ARE NOTHING BUT LAZY WORK AND TALKS ABOUT BEING A HARDCORE ROMANTIC.
Rapper Hard Kaur is back with what she does the best — a party number. Much to the delight of her fans, she recently released her new party track Jhumka Gira Re, which seems to have come after some while as we haven’t been hearing much of her songs lately. Clarifying that she has been around, the singer says, “I released Sherni last year. A few months back, I had released Tiranga. But I guess, fans were expecting a party song from me, which is more of my style. Tiranga being a song dedicated to Indian army, people didn’t care much about it. It hardly matters that the song wasn’t a commercial hit but I felt I should do my bit for the army and believe me, our soldiers loved the song. That was enough for me,” and she adds, “The kind of hardships army men go through, not for the money but for their duty, is amazing. We can talk nonsense about them on social media but we have no idea about the harsh realities. I support them and I believe in taking actions and doing our bit for them.”
She feels that not just the debates surrounding the Indian army, but every small issue is being blown out of proportion these days and her new song wants people to chill. About the track, she informs, “This is not a remix or remake of any song. It just reminds people of an old song. Mera jhumka Bareilly mein nahi gira and I am showing the contemporary high-end fashion in the video. You need a brain to create something original. The video features this new kid named Mix Singh, who didn’t have money to collaborate with any big artiste. Then I came forward and we created something different. In fact, now the song is released, I fear people might think it’s a remake because of the title.”
But isn’t every hit track these days a remake of an old song? She opines, “Why would I want to do something that I hear everyday? I wanted to give music lovers something fresh. A good party song also needs effort. But if you are like ‘Bhai kuch bhi nikalo na, apna gaana aana chahiye’ then you fame but for passion and love will make remakes. People for hip-hop. Rapping is not have internet, they can hear for faint-hearted girls.” the old songs if they want to. Gender disparity apart, You can’t keep fooling the listeners. the present rap scene in Such musicians are the country doesn’t lazy and believe in taking impress the BritishIndian short-cuts.” rapper as well. Hard Kaur is arguably the “Rap can also be about only female rapper who is successful political and social in India. Why aren’t issues but in India, there enough female rappers we think rap means around? The singer reasons, “I to put women down, have been rapping bling-bling and cars. since 1994-95 but I Songs like Sherni are haven’t found for my soul satisfaction. another Nobody remembers why we female rapper. began rapping in the first It’s place. But thankfully the because underground hip-hop has it’s a maledominated begun to get some respect and my next project will provide industry space for such rappers,” she where says. the boys Ask for her take on actors can make doing playback and pat comes your life a tongue-in-cheek reply, “I hell. I have acted in Patiala House but that given up on doesn’t mean I know acting.” my family, love In her new song Hard says life and what not ‘karun na main shadi’ but does to create a niche for she really mean it? myself and to prove that She replies, “I am an oldschool girls can rap too. You need romantic living in a balls to do it. Frankly, I’ve gone hook-up generation. It’s okay through so much, I wouldn’t for people to be promiscuous let my kids venture into it but I’m not like that. I need because I know what a hellhole true love, mila toh theek, na it is. I wish to see some girl mila toh bhi chalega. who has that much belief to pursue it, not for money or
I’ve given up on my family, love life and what not to create a niche for myself and to prove that girls can rap too. You need balls to do it.