Leke Chillam

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Mj Shetan
Biography
MJ Shetan Talks Debut Song 'Leke Chillam' and New Direction The Ghaziabad-bred, Uttar Pradesh-based rapper and producer's commanding record swerves in several directions, from noise-rap to trap and more

Approaching a million views on YouTube soon enough, Ghaziabad-bred hip-hop artist MJ Shetan aka Himanshu originally earned wider audiences through WhatsApp groups and communities, where his rap video recordings were shared. Through 2018 and 2019, Mj Shetan rode a huge wave with songs like "Ghushand" and "Backchoud," positioning himself as an unflinching rapper who wanted to butt heads with fellow artists.

He captures all this and more on his debut album Leke Chillam, whose title is a reference to growing up in the neighborhood of poor people in Ghaziabad before moving to Dehli. "I know most people don't have time to listen to stories about someone's life, but for those who are, this project and this song is for them," the rapper says in a statement. Across eight tracks and nearly 40 minutes, Leke Chillam isn't a rapid fire listen that rap records often become these days, but more of a deep dive. The journeying title track of seven minutes and 46 seconds, a shapeshifting six and a half minute song called "tere yaar de " and an outro dubbed "Mj Shetan Type Beat" clocks in at nearly 11 minutes, which makes for an intense listening experience in which Mj Shetan doesn't relent.

He says in an email interview, "To be honest, if given a chance I would probably even make half-an-hour long songs! The lengthy songs in the album weren't intended to be that long but when I was working on them, I felt their vibes and wrote an extra verse or two." Aaina was released song by song with a music video for every track except for "Mj Shetan Type Beat."