PAV4N, Sonnyjim and Kartik are Pataka Boys, presenting the Katti-directed music video for “Guddi Check” featuring Seedhe Maut, the lead single from Thugs From Amritsar, their new album out now on Azadi Records also featuring guest appearances from Heems, M.O.N.G.O, Juss Nandhra and Sikander Khalon. The “Guddi Check” clip comes on the heels of videos for previous Amritsar singles “Bappi Lahiri” (watch the music video on Youtube) and “Megaloblast” (watch the music video on Youtube). Elder statesmen in the UK rap arena, rappers PAV4N and Sonnyjim, alongside guests M.O.N.G.O. of Mud Fam, Heems formerly of Das Racist, Juss Nandhra and Sikander Khalon rap in English, Punjab and Hindi about their lives at the intersection of hip-hop and the Indian diasporic experience. PAV4N and Sonnyjim voyaged across India to bring Amritsar to life, cutting records and shooting videos in the executive suite of the Taj Mahal, the jungle in Goa, and temples in Amritsar. The album is the first full body of work from Kartik, a young producer from Punjab who weaved soul samples and soundbites from classic Punjabi cinema and folk records on a broken laptop as he travelled between hospital waiting rooms, taxis and his parents’ home. PAV4N is a founding member of London rap crew Foreign Beggars who has worked with Skrillex, Steve Aoki, Knife Party, DJ Vadim, Amp Fiddler and Sez On The Beat (watch the official video for “Karma”). Sonnyjim has collaborated with MF DOOM, Jay Electronica, Westside Gunn, Conway, DJ Premier, and Madlib z(watch the video for “Barz Simpson” with MF DOOM & Jay Electronica). Thugs From Amritsar is out now on Azadi Records, the premier record label for authentic hiphop in India.
