MUMBAI: Raftaar is no longer an unknown quantity on the Indian hip-hop music scene. Born on 16 November 1988 in Kerala, Dilin Nair also known as Raftaar was formerly a member of the urban music group Mafia Mundeer. Mafia Mundeer was formed by Honey Singh. Raftaar split from the group and was signed onto Three Records by the Punjabi band RDB. He is a well-known lyricist, composer, rapper and dancer who's been dabbling in Bollywood as well. Here's stuff you ought to know if you are an acknowledged Raftaar fan.

· Raftaar began his career with Lil Golu and Ikka. He used to record songs and upload them on social sites

· The rapper was born in Kerala, India, and he is a Malayali

· He used to be a writer and poet in his early days

· Raftaar is inspired by Lucky Ali, Eminem, Cold Play, Jacko, Kendrick Lamar and Vishal Dadlani

· He also performed in Jhalak Dikhlaja 8, the dance reality show

· Raftaar's debut album was 'WTF - Witness The Future' in 2013

· In his initial days, he worked as a dance trainer in a big dance club, Delhi

· The name of his first rap song was Zindabaad (2011) which got him fame