Yaqoob Atif started showing his singing talent while he was still in his high school. The school principal noticed his talent early and asked him to sing Pakistan national poet
Allama Iqbal's highly popular
Na'at song and prayer
Lab pe aati hai dua ban ke tamanna meri at the morning assembly meeting at school. He is often described as the "first Punjabi
Rapper." In 2017, he was experiencing hard times due to lack of work and many illnesses. Due to limited resources, his family was forced to live in a rented home in
Mughalpura neighborhood,
Lahore District, Pakistan. The
Government of Pakistan offered to help him with Rs5,000 each month via a 'Khidmat Card' but he refused it because he considered this small amount 'an insult' considering his reputation and popularity as a singer and an actor. == TV ==