Issey Kehte Hain Hip Hop by Yo Yo Honey Singh, Lil Golu

Issey Kehte Hain Hip Hop arrived from the Issey Kehte Hain Hip Hop album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2014. The music, composed by Yo Yo Honey Singh, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Issey Kehte Hain Hip Hop, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Lil Golu clearly belongs in the second group. For fans of a talented ensemble cast, Issey Kehte Hain Hip Hop is one of those songs that immediately conjures specific scenes and emotions.

Released in 2014, it arrived at a time when Indian Pop music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. It fits the playlist for almost any occasion, which is rare — most songs have a narrow emotional window. This one does not.

Running to 3:14, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Years from now, Issey Kehte Hain Hip Hop will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.