Abhijay Negi is an Indian rapper known by his stage name ‘Encore ABJ.’ She is famous for her hip-hop duet ‘Seedhe Maut’ with her partner Siddhant Sharma (Tenang).
Wiki/Biography
Abhijay Negi (Encore ABJ) was born on Saturday, 15 July 1995 (age 27 years; in 2022). He attended St. John’s Senior High School. Mary, Delhi. He later attended Delhi Technical Campus, Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
Abhijay Negi (Encore ABJ) (centre) during his school days
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 8″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
He has a sister named Apoorva Negi.
Abhijay Negi (Encore ABJ) with his family
Wife
He is not married.
Career
Abhijay Negi (Encore ABJ) started rapping during graduation. In 2014, he created his own YouTube channel and uploaded his first song ‘Teen Baat.’ In 2015, he released his second song ‘Painting a Picture: Bhed Ya Bhediya.’ Some more songs on his YouTube channel include ‘Dilli Darshan’ (2015), ‘HI RAM’ (2018), and ‘Ghar Pe Raho’ (2020). Through his song ‘Ghar Pe Raho,’ which he made during the Coronavirus pandemic, he asked his listeners to stay at home. In June 2016, he released the first song titled ‘SUNNO’ from his mixtape ‘REHEARSAL.’
‘Sunno’ song poster
In October 2017, his song ‘Drifting’ was released, which was a collaboration with Yungsta and Frappe Ash.
‘Drifting’ track poster
Death Seed
Delhi-based hip-hop stars Abhijay Negi (Encore) and Siddhant Sharma (Calm) formed their duo “Seedhe Maut” in 2016. The duo touches on issues like politics, Indian society, romance and the education system in their streams. track hop.
Abhijay Negi (Encore ABJ) with Siddhant Sharma (Tenang)
In September 2016, the duo created a YouTube channel and released their first mixtape “2 Ka Pahada”, which included seven songs including ‘Seedhe Maut Anthem,’ ‘Royalty,’ ‘Classsikh Maut,’ and ‘Hanging On.’
‘2 Ka Pahada’ album cover
After the release of their debut mixtape, the duo signed with an independent record label, Azadi Records, in 2018, and released many hit singles such as ‘Kranti’ (2018), ‘101’ (2019), ‘Dum Pishaach’ (2020) . ), and ‘Do Guna’ (2020).
‘101’ song poster
Seedhe Maut released their debut album, “Bayaan,” produced by ‘Sez on the Beat’ (music producer) in 2018, which includes twelve songs, and the most famous are ‘Shaktimaan,’ ‘Meri Baggi,’ ‘Pankh, ‘ and ‘Kyn.’ The album is based on the life journey of the rappers.
‘Bayan’ album cover
In 2021, the duo released another album “न,” which consisted of ten songs including ‘Namastute,’ ‘Naamcheen,’ ‘Nadaan’ and ‘Natkhat.’ In 2022, the crew released their album “Nayaab” in collaboration with ‘Sez On The Beat,’ which consisted of 17 songs. Some of the most famous songs from the album include ‘Toh Kya,’ ‘Anaadi,’ ‘Maina,’ ‘GODKODE,’ ‘Batti,’ and ‘Teen Dost.’ According to the rappers, the album “Nayaab” is about their life after the release of their debut album “Bayan.”
‘Nayaab’ album cover
The duo made their guest appearance on the show “Hustle 2.0” on MTV India in 2022. They also hosted the show “Red Bull Spotlight” in the same year. In 2023, Seedhe Maut was seen performing on the show Bigg Boss 16 in a live concert with popular rappers MC Stan and Ikka.
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Facts/Trivia
- He used to participate in sports in his college days and also won various prizes for his college.
Abhijay Negi (Encore ABJ) after winning a football match during his college days
- His favorite songs from his debut album, “Bayaan,” are ‘Pankh’ and ‘Kyu.’
- He met his duo partner Siddhant Sharma (Calm) in an underground rap battle in Delhi.
- He enjoys watching anime and often mentions the names of various anime characters in his songs.
- In an interview, Encore ABJ revealed that for rap, he gets inspiration from rappers like Eminem and Jay-Z. He said,
Somewhere we got into this genre of music because of rappers like Eminem and Jay-Z who were into lyrical hip-hop.
- In an interview, he explained the meaning of their partner’s name ‘Seedhe Maut’ which is slang used by his partner’s brother to convey ‘rock it’ or ‘nail it.’ Explaining the meaning of the slang and the reason behind using it as their partner’s name, Encore ABJ said,
There are no half measures. Give everything towards that one thing you want to do in life. That is what we stand for. That is the meaning of the name Seedhe Maut, That is the meaning of our music.”
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
