{"id":273219,"date":"2020-07-30T16:33:44","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T11:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=273219"},"modified":"2020-07-30T16:33:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T11:33:44","slug":"hip-hop-star-moji-talks-about-his-newest-album-mirage-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/hip-hop-star-moji-talks-about-his-newest-album-mirage-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Hip Hop Star Moji Talks About His Newest Album Mirage [Videos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those of you familiar with the Pakistani rap scene, you&#8217;ve probably already heard the album titled &#8216;<strong><em>Mirage<\/em><\/strong>&#8216; by Moji. For those of you that haven&#8217;t, you&#8217;re missing out!<\/p>\n<p>The album has something for every angst-filled teen or young adult dealing with real-life issues. In fact, the album is intended for anyone and everyone dealing with their own demons right now.<\/p>\n<p>Moji describes his newest work in so many words:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Anyone and everyone who can relate to it. I do believe we all have issues and problems, many of us just deal with it better. I intend to show people that hey, I&#8217;m like you, I am you.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CCQvFfklrbr\/<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BnRCBqXAopK\/<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to ProPakistani, Urdu rapper and hip-hop artist Moji (formerly Young Bone) opened up about how <strong><em>Mirage<\/em><\/strong> came to be. It took 10 days, but the process before that hadn&#8217;t been that of &#8216;optimal productivity&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The artist had almost called it quits before putting out this album. Just listen to his tracks &#8216;<em>Salakhein<\/em>&#8216; and &#8216;<em>Kuch Batein<\/em>&#8216; to see how much soul and effort he put into his newest body of work.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I tried to keep it as natural as I could. No sugar coating, no ego. Just pure and unfiltered Moji. I knew what the album should sound like and rest was going with the flow. It was recorded and produced in a span of 10 days.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The track &#8216;<em>Salakhein<\/em>&#8216; actually narrates his struggle with pursuing a career in music.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, he just started out with 2Pac and Snoop Dogg tunes. He was amazed how serious they took their craft. Its no wonder then, that rap music became a way to relieve his stress and a way to express himself.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Salakhein, its simple, at your face and tells a tale about my relationship with hiphop.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-0og4hdti-_w\" 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-0og4hdti-_w\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/0oG4hdTi-_w?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\/0oG4hdTi-_w?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<p>Despite the rough patch in his life at that time, this actually led Moji to evolve his musical style.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Mirage<\/em><\/strong> itself is about transformation and transition. So we can almost envision the rapper transitioning to different things as we listen to each track. The album is a full narrative of its own, &#8216;<em>for those who look for it<\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Its (the album) a play on words, a journey, a transformation or a transition. Its about Falling from a high place or returning where you came from. Its about showing things are not what they seem. A personal journey from light to the dark.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With eight tracks out, Mirage still has more stuff in the pipeline. Meanwhile, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x4KfjWhEqok&amp;list=PLj_7Wq8vxHkH2j6wpqvAOARwzocMqbs89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">check out the album here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Moji also says that more albums are incoming.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Another album, I have been doing this since I was 13 and I am 25 now, but since I made my first body of work (Mirage) I have fallen in love with this pattern. Expect more concepts and rollercoaster rides in the future.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>From Young Bone to Moji<\/h3>\n<p>The singer and music producer has made many contributions to the hip-hop scene in Pakistan since 2008. At the time he went by the stage name Young Bone.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BhCaNfUBPPx\/<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BtyFR8_l4Rw\/<\/p>\n<p>His influences included classic staples like 2pac and Eminem. But as his music evolved, so did his taste.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Starting off, I would say 2pac because that was the first time I found out that there could be anyway via music to deliver a message. Then it became Eminem because he had the songs that I could relate to a lot and he is technically the best lyricist. Now I am more into the musical side of the game, listening to Opeth, Radiohead, Thundercat, and Flying Lotus&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BwqpmqhngJB\/<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Young Bone was widely known and had quite the fan base, but now he&#8217;s evolved into a new persona with Moji.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moji says that his transition from Young Bone to today matured him as a better artist.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Young Bone was definitely a part of who Moji is today. He is not gone, it&#8217;s just that, I am not &#8216;<em>Young&#8217; <\/em>anymore. I have evolved so the Name had to go, it did not match with my current artistic values and vision.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B1y2t8bDLFw\/<\/p>\n<p>He encourages future artists to never stop growing either.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Keep learning, never stop learning. If the idea does not make you lose your sleep, its not hot.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those of you familiar with the Pakistani rap scene, you&#8217;ve probably already heard the album titled &#8216;Mirage&#8216; by Moji. For those of you that haven&#8217;t, you&#8217;re missing out! The album has something for every angst-filled teen or young adult dealing with real-life issues. 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