Fateh – Famous Punjabi

Over the last few year the Internet has seen an emergence of young Indian artist booming the desi hip hop scene . 2nd and 3rd generation Punjabis have been leading the charge with this change . All of them are making their own name and each of them have huge fan following . Out of these artist , Fateh Singh is one . Fateh Singh is a California native who currently resides in Toronto . He was born in Bangkok, Thailand and migrated into the states at a young age. He lived in the Bay Area (Hayward) until his move to Canada . Fateh discovered hip hop from his elder peers and one of the first few artists that he heard was Tupac and DMx . Fateh liked the rawness and the emotion presented by hip hop songs . His interest grew and today he has made a career out of it . Fateh Singh started out by producing high quality videos and releasing it on the net worldwide . He went on to release 3 mix tapes independently , ‘California State of Mind’ (2009)  , ‘One Verse Curse’ (2010) and ‘Mr Wall Street’ (2011) . All of them were big hits which helped Fateh acquire a fan base . Later on when he shifted to Toronto he slowly got to know of the desi hip hop scene over there and collaborated with the likes of Humble the Poet , Babbu, Noyz , B-Magic and Villa and formed the band by the name of ,’Zoo Babies’ . In 2012 they released their first track titled ‘Zoo Babies’ . Fateh was also picked up by Nirmal Sidhu for a song in the Punjabi film , ‘Pure Punjabi’ . Jassi Sidhu’s B21 have worked with Fateh on their comeback album 1-2-B . Amrinder gill also approached Fateh to do the title song, for the film ‘Taur Mitran di’ . Fateh is an exceptional dholi and is also proficient at tabla and harmonium. Bhangra is also something that Fateh excels at. He is an amazingly talented dancer and a great role model for the young dancers. Part of what makes Fateh such an intriguing individual is how he has utterly embraced his culture and religion. He continues his musical career with tracks and several collaborations lined up with Dr.Zeus.