Ikka Singh


Ankit Singh Patyal, better known by his stage names Ikka and Ikka Singh, is an Indian rapper and lyricist.
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Career

2006-2012: Career beginnings and Mafia Mundeer

Ikka was a childhood friend of fellow rappers, Raftaar and Lil Golu and their exploration of hip-hop together during their childhood towards their teenage years, eventually earned the three of them an opportunity to work with Yo Yo Honey Singh as a part of the Mafia Mundeer group.

2014-2020: Career as a solo act and debut album

After the split-up, he started working as a solo artist and primarily a lyricist. He debuted in Bollywood with the song "In Da Club" for the 2014 film Tamanchey.
In 2016, Ikka, alongside Dr Zeus and Neetu Singh dropped the track "Half Window Down" which was a hit. Initially, the track was written for Diljit Dosanjh, however, due to delays and tight schedule, Zeus convinced Ikka to sing it himself to which he agreed. In 2018, Ikka released the song "Dope Ladka" and was featured on the song "Tere Te", by Guru Randhawa and Abhijit Vaghani, which was included on Randhawa's debut album, High Rated Gabru. Both tracks became commercial hits.
This, along with notable songs in Bollywood, like his most successful hit "Dilbar", a remix of the original, the song "Badri Ki Dulhania" as well as the remix of "Oh Ho Ho Ho", eventually led him to release debut solo studio album, I, in 2020, under Mass Appeal India, featuring Divine, Sikander Kahlon and Lil Golu among others.

2021-present: Further successes

In 2022, he released his sophomore album, Nishu, which featured fellow Indian rappers, Seedhe Maut, Raga, Rawal, Aghor, and former Mafia Mundeer members, Raftaar and Badshah. In 2023, he appeared on the first season of Red Bull 64 Bars, where he performed the track "Nostradamus", produced by Karan Kanchan.
In 2024, he moved towards his previous commercially-oriented sound with his third studio album, Only Love Gets Reply, which featured guest appearances from various Indian pop artists, like Karan Aujla, Sunidhi Chauhan, Guru Randhawa, Badshah and Diljit Dosanjh. This release was followed by his collaborative EPs, Blood Is Better Than Tears, in 2024 and FUBU, in 2025 with hip-hop producer Sez on the Beat, who produced the latter half of his third album. Both of the EPs featured no guest appearances.
Ikka was also seen as a judge on the hip hop reality TV show, MTV Hustle, alongside Raftaar in 2024.
In 2026, he collaborated with Pakistani-American rapper Lazarus and American rapper Royce da 5'9" on the track "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde".