Fejo (rapper)

Febin Joseph better known as Fejo is a rapper/songwriter from Kochi, Kerala who started his solo career professionally in 2009.[1][2] Rapping fluently in Malayalam, Fejo has worked with music composers including Raftaar, Sushin Shyam, Jakes Bejoy, Rahul Raj, Girish Nakod.[3][4] He is considered one of the pioneers of Malayalam Rap, noted for his socio political themes & commercially performing tracks.[5][6] He started his indie music career in 2009 and has popularized the subversive music genres in Kerala and experimenting with different genres, predominantly Hip Hop/Rap in Malayalam. He has performed in various concerts including MTV Hustle, Comedy Utsavam, Flowers Top Singer and concerts like Breezer Vivid Shuffle, Mirchi Music Awards 2020, Para Hip Hop Fest etc.[7][8] He is known for his soundtracks Aparaada Panka from the movie Maradona starring Tovino Thomas, Ayudhameduda from the movie Ranam starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Ee Thazhvara from the movie Athiran starring Fahad Fazil, Kalathe Vellum Theeyeda from the movie Jeem Boom Bhaa starring Askar Ali etc. He is also known for his singles Malsaram Ennodu Thanne, Theruvinte Kalakaran, Avasaram Tharu, Local idi, Koottilitta Thatha,Vere Level & single with Masala Coffee Live the Metro Life for KMRL etc[9][10]

Fejo
OriginKochi
GenresHip Hop, Pop, Film Soundtrack
Occupation(s)Rapper, Songwriter
Years active2009 – present
Associated actsRaftaar, Sushin Shyam, Jakes Bejoy, Rahul Raj, Varun Dhawan, Masala Coffee, Girish Nakod

History

Febin Joseph also known as Fejo was born to Joseph and Leonita in Vytilla, Kochi. He has completed B.Tech. in Electrical and Electronics before entering to the movie industry.[11]

Career

Fejo began his journey in the music/entertainment industry professionally in 2009.

He has worked with several music composers including Raftaar, Sushin Shyam, Jakes Bejoy, Rahul Raj, Masala Coffee, Girish Nakod.[12][13]

In May 2018, he did his first rap for a feature film in the song Aparaada Panka for the movie Maradona starring Tovino Thomas, the song was a big hit and has crossed over 1 Million views in YouTube. In September 2018, he did rap in the song Ayudhameduda for the movie Ranam starring Prithviraj Sukumaran. Later in April 2019 he did rap in the song Ee Thazhvara from the movie Athiran starring Fahad Fazil, and in May 2019 he did rap in the song Kalathe Vellum Theeyeda from the movie Jeem Boom Bhaa starring Askar Ali.[14]

Filmography

Feature films
As Rapper
YearFilm TitleSong TitleMusic ComposerStarringNotes
2018MaradonaAparaada PankaSushin ShyamTovino Thomas, Chemban Vinod JoseDebut film
2018RanamAyudhamedudaJakes BejoyPrithviraj Sukumaran, Rahman
2019AthiranEe ThazhvaraPS JayahariFahad Fazil, Sai Pallavi
2019Jeem Boom BhaaKalathe Vellum TheeyedaPS JayahariAskar Ali, Aparna Balamurali
2019KalkiPolice Re Entry SongJakes BejoyTovino Thomas, Samyuktha Menon
2019Under WorldParavakaliniYakzan Gary Pereira & Neha NairAsif Ali, Lal Jr, Mukesh
2020UriyadiOlakkalu SeelakkaluIshaan DevSreenivasan, Siddique, Aju Varghese
2021Operation JavaNaade NaattaareJakes BejoyBalu Varghese, Lukman Avaran
2021 Keshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan TBA Nadirshah & Bijibal Dileep, Urvashi, Naslen
2022MeppadiyanTBARahul SubrahmanianUnni Mukundan, Anju Kurian
2022 Naaradan TBA Sekhar Menon Tovino Thomas, Anna Ben
2022AarattuThalayude VilayattuRahul RajMohanlal
2022PappaTBARahul SubrahmanianUnni Mukundan

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References
  1. "Malayalam rapper Fejo's road to fame". The Hindu.
  2. "Meet Mallu rapper, FEJO". Malayala Manorama.
  3. "Rapper's delight". Deccan Chronicle.
  4. "Malayalam rapper Fejo collaborates with Pune-based musician Girish Nakod". New Indian Express.
  5. "Fejo: Knowing that rappers in other languages too face the same struggles was inspiring". Times of India.
  6. "Rappers from South India". lifestyleasia.com.
  7. "Malayalam rapper Fejo's road to fame". The Hindu.
  8. "Kochi Music Foundation organises 'Para', a digital hip-hop festival". The Hindu.
  9. "Febin rides the rap wave". New Indian Express.
  10. "Axis Bank partners with music band Masala Coffee to showcase Kochi". The Hindu BusinessLine. 11 November 2019.
  11. "തനിനാടൻ റാപ്പർ ഫെജോ". Malayala Manorama.
  12. "Rapper's delight". Deccan Chronicle.
  13. "Malayalam rapper Fejo collaborates with Pune-based musician Girish Nakod". New Indian Express.
  14. "Febin rides the rap wave". New Indian Express.
  15. "'Aaraattu' Teaser: Mohanlal's punch-packed dialogues with stylish action sequences will impress you". Times of India.
  16. "'My Boys'; Unni Mukundan, who came home after the shooting; Video". newsdirectory3.


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