While a lot of hip-hop numbers objectify women, the rapper doesn’t subscribe to that: “I don’t approve of music that glorifies objectification of women. I have female family members at home and my music comes from a place of responsibility and respect.” But what about some of his tracks that have such lyrics too? “I am a lot like you, like a journalist. I just tell people what I see, through my music. I do take certain lyrical liberties for entertainment, as eventually, art is about freedom,” he responds.

Badshah recently released a single, Gone Girl, to mark hip-hop’s golden anniversary. “In the song, I have sampled my old-school signature soundscape. Aditya (Aditya Singh Sisodia; his real name) transformed into Badshah because he earned audience’s appreciation with the same soundscape. This is my way of celebrating 50 years of hip-hop,” says the rapper, who believes that social media is an important tool for artistes today, in terms of being recognised or putting their work out there. “Social media is important for an artist’s trajectory. One needs to consume it to their advantage, but remember to not let social media consume you and assume that it is the end game. If you’re able to put your best foot forward each time consistently, you don’t have to worry about discovery, you will get discovered. Period.”