Kiya Kahe Ga Kazi # 157 - JOKHAY

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JOKHAY is the producer and one of the founding members of The Young Stunners, we speak about how his journey into music started with Metallica and Megadeath, how he transitioned to hip-hop production, met Talha Anjum and Talhah Younus and went on to create some of the most powerful contemporary music ever witnessed in Pakistan, his need to stay rooted to his past, and how he remembers his days of difficult fondly.


Segments

0:00 - intro
0:38 - Beginning Music before YouTube
4:15 - How he approaches his music production
5:14 - From Metal to Rap
10:00 - Kazi remembers his first Young Stunner Song
10:43 - Jokhay's first rap song
11:50 - The Young Stunners find each other
15:12 - A family's love
16:40 - Deciding to pursue his passions
17:40 - Rap composition through his guitar
22:25 - Education was a priority
23:00 - The 9-5 Grind
24:21 - From Pizza Hut to Khana Badosh
25:01 - Meeting J
29:00 - Megadeath, Inflames, August Burns Read
29:46 - The importance of Burger e Karachi
31:17 - Bringing Rap to prominence
38:30 - Who does an artist make music for?
39:45 - Becoming Karachi's voice
41:20 - What it takes to be a rapper
43:25 - What the rise of Aleem can teach us
45:00 - Realising how good they had become
48:00 - Why he's so normal
49:00 - Similarities among prominent people
51:30 - Kabhi Mashoor Nahe
52:30 - Rap and Metal on Coke Studio!
55:30 - The Story of Gumaan
59:00 - The evolution of the message
01:00:33 - Why his name is Jokhay
01:06:00 - Learning from the young
01:11:00 - Teaching people to fight for themselves
01:20:00 - Opportunities
01:22:00 - Inspirations
01:42:00 - A new EP!?
01:49:00 - Where do his fans come from mostly
01:56:00 - Artist Earnings and Spotify
02:00:00 - Sending Jokhay your music
02:05:00 - Crowds misbehaving
02:11:00 - Khana Badosh Revisited



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