Hip-hop is like a Transformer: there’s more to it than meets the eye. On the surface, it may seem like it’s all money, dro and asses being thrown in a circle, but the deeper you dig, the more lyrical gold you discover. Your “Lyrical Abilities” are your number one asset that makes people connect to your music and take you seriously as a rapper. When showcasing lyrical intentionality, Khannie Khan has nuanced himself as a fast-rising multi-talented artist fusing traditional boom-bap and introspective themes.
The young native from Brooklyn is on another level right now when it comes to New York artists branching off. So what’s the reason, though? Is it just purely music? Can it be because he is on the front of one of the hottest niches in hip hop? Maybe because Khannie Khan tends to mind his business when it comes to beef? Or is it a combination of all of these things above? Yes, and it’s a more distinguishing factor to it; Khannie is not afraid to be himself.
Khan adds “Lyrics are the bridge between my soul and my audience. Emotion is the force that drives the heart in a good direction or a bad direction. I want to ensure my lyricism is upfront, convicting and inspiring. With all that I’ve been through, music is a powerful tool in my arsenal that’s worth fighting for.”
As simple as the concept of self-being is, it is what truly puts this Brooklyn bred above his competitors. Khannie Khan doesn’t look to adapt an image to put himself on the map, he already is who he is. People are already drawn to him so why would he change that? Sure you can maybe polish up the little things such as vocabulary and body language for “media” but his pure essence of him is already a winner.
You don’t see Khan trying to be anything more than whom his family and the streets raised him to be. So in 2022, that means a lot, not only to the “industry” but to his real fans, and the general public. I’ll be blunt, Khannie is undeniably one to watch, and it’s evident his star power is rising.