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, led them to form a trio named Black Wall Street Desis, and 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 splitting up from Mafia Mundeer, 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", 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 the same year, he also appeared on
The Kapil Sharma Show, as a guest, alongside fellow rappers Raftaar, Badshah,
Raja Kumari and
King. 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 fourth season of 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". ==Discography==