{"id":218838,"date":"2019-03-11T12:41:50","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T07:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=218838"},"modified":"2019-03-11T12:41:50","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T07:41:50","slug":"meet-pakistans-first-female-hip-hop-artist-from-lyari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/meet-pakistans-first-female-hip-hop-artist-from-lyari\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Pakistan&#8217;s First Female Hip-Hop Artist from Lyari"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After Lyari Underground and Sami Amiri, Lyari is churning out more great rappers.<\/p>\n<p>Hip Hop is a global phenomenon and Pakistan is not falling behind either. While you would expect Urdu to dominate this trend in the music industry, that is contrary to the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Rap music became more mainstream with Punjabi rapper Bohemia. Then the rappers of Lyari took the Karachi rap scene by storm.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the most influential rappers in Karachi are Lyari Underground.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Rap and Hip Hop have remained a predominantly male vocation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now Patari has produced perhaps Lyari&#8217;s first female rapper who is no longer restricted to the underground. Patari put out a track titled\u00a0<em>Gully Girls<\/em>\u00a0by a teenage rapper\u00a0EvaB.<\/p>\n<p>You can listen to it here:<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-zf_oqyki3sa\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-zf_oqyki3sa\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/zF_OqyKI3SA?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/zF_OqyKI3SA?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h3>About EvaB and Her Debut Track<\/h3>\n<p>EvaB is a rapper from Lyari who works under a pseudonym. Why a pen name though? She revealed that\u00a0her family won&#8217;t allow her to rap and therefore, using a pseudonym made perfect sense to push her work out there.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, <em>EvaB<\/em> recorded her debut track on her phone hiding in her cupboard.<\/p>\n<p>Gully Girls is a female rendition of\u00a0 Gully Boy&#8217;s<em> &#8216;Apna Time Aayega&#8217;<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0EvaB\u00a0collaborated\u00a0with Zari Faisal for this track.<\/p>\n<p>The track&#8217;s opening lyrics are <em>\u201cJab Zindagi apni hai,\u00a0Tou marzi doosron ki kyun hai\u201d.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This line is so spot on, describing the situation of every woman. The track really comes from the heart.<\/p>\n<h3>Right in Time for Aurat March<\/h3>\n<p>The track is a feminist anthem for women. Even in the 21st-century, there are times when women need permission to do things as major as making a career choice.<\/p>\n<p>Since<em> Gully Girls<\/em>\u00a0is the perfect feminist anthem, it was played at the end of the Aurat March on the 8th of March, International Women\u2019s Day in Karachi. Unfortunately, <em>EvaB<\/em> could not perform live.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Rajdhani,Poppins,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/maya-ali-has-a-message-for-you-this-international-womens-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maya Ali Has a Message for You This International Women&#8217;s Day<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>She still got a shout out from BBC radio presenter Fifi Haroon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our little Secret Superstar! is Eva B &#8211; a feisty teenager from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lyari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lyari<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Karachi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Karachi<\/a>. Her brother won&#39;t let her come out and sing so she uses another name. Her song was released by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patarimusic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@patarimusic<\/a> today. I have interviewed her exclusively for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCUrdu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BBCUrdu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gullygirl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gullygirl<\/a> you rock! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dTUvFhL3Ku\">https:\/\/t.co\/dTUvFhL3Ku<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fifi Haroon (@fifiharoon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fifiharoon\/status\/1104036971071111169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And plenty of others:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rapper from Lyari. Eva B @AuratMarch2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AuratMarch2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AuratMarch2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eHZEO1SVHW\">pic.twitter.com\/eHZEO1SVHW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Farieha Aziz (@FariehaAziz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FariehaAziz\/status\/1104029083913121793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Eva B, Pakistani girl rapper from one of the most deprived areas of Karachi, lays it down at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AuratMarch2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AuratMarch2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LGjsU7VxE6\">https:\/\/t.co\/LGjsU7VxE6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bina Shah (@BinaShah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BinaShah\/status\/1104029586692755456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Lyari Underground and Sami Amiri, Lyari is churning out more great rappers. Hip Hop is a global phenomenon and Pakistan is not falling behind either. While you would expect Urdu to dominate this trend in the music industry, that is contrary to the truth. Rap music became more mainstream with Punjabi rapper Bohemia. 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