Rapping is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates “rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular”, which is performed or chanted in a variety of ways, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. It is a type of popular music of US black origin in which words are recited rapidly and rhythmically over an instrumental backing. Kashmir have many English rappers and one of the rising rapper from valley emerging as inspiration for many with with stage and real name Ehan.
Who is Ehan ?
Ehan Syed (19) from Srinagar city of Jammu and Kashmir is a hip hop artist who started making making Hip Hop and Pop music at the age of 13 after being inspired by the American rapper Eminem. Ehan expressed how music is an outlet for his emotions and how it helps him with his mental illness.
In an conversation with Chenab Times correspondent, Ehan said, “My music is for the people who feel the same way as me and want to change for the greater good.”
Lost Me Now – Ehan
“Lost Me Now” is a song where Ehan explains his depression and his fight with it, in the song he also talks about his suicide attempt on 15 May 2018, and how he’s been dealing with anxiety and fear of lacking a purpose in life, he also expressed that all he ever wanted was just a normal life and happiness in his daily life but living an artist’s life has somewhat made him incapable of doing that, and dealing with anxiety has made it tough for him to achieve a goal in life, but as the song ‘’Lost Me Now’’ comes to an end, the lyrics.
‘’So I just pick up the pen and hope this freakin conundrum won’t trick me, cause i feel like i’m sick of the ending of hope and i don’t wanna begin defending the heart, cause it won’t let me get to the edge of this loss, it can awfully turn to a skin of a rock, when i pick up the pieces I’m hoping a spark”
Conclusion
After focusing on the lyrics that he has wrote for the song, we can see that he wants a change in his life, because for a mentally depressed person it becomes very hard to hold on to all the hope in his life, he says
“It’s my motive to aware millions that you can still be productive and contribute to the society while being a little ill or mentally depressed,” Ehan added.
Anzer Ayoob is the Founder and Chief Editor to The Chenab Times