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{{short description|American rapper}}

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| birth_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
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| origin = [[Queens New York, NY]], United States
| origin = [[Queens, New York]], United States
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'''Anik Khan''' is a [[Bangladeshi Americans|Bangladeshi-American]] rapper and singer-songwriter based in [[New York City]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2022-01-10 |title=Queens rapper Anik Khan talks 20 years as an undocumented citizen |url=https://www.huckmag.com/article/anik-khan-approved-denied-interview |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=Huck |language=en}}</ref>
'''Anik Khan''' is a Bengali-American hip hop artist.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Khan was born in [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] and raised in [[Astoria, Queens|Astoria]], Queens, New York. His father was involved in politics and fought in the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. In 1993, when Khan was four, his father moved their family to the United States.<ref name="NPR">{{cite web|last1=Dustin|first1=Desoto|title=Rapper Anik Khan On His Father's 'Unconditional Love'|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/06/25/532916020/rapper-anik-khan-on-his-fathers-unconditional-love|publisher=NPR|date=June 25, 2017|access-date=August 2, 2017}}</ref><ref name="guardian">{{cite news|last1=Cragg|first1=Michael|title=Rapper Anik Khan: 'I'm absolutely telling the immigrant story'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/21/rapper-anik-khan-telling-immigrant-story-bangladesh-new-york-craig-david|access-date=August 2, 2017|work=The Guardian|date=July 21, 2017}}</ref>
Khan was born in [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] and raised in [[Astoria, Queens|Astoria]], Queens, New York. His father was involved in politics and fought in the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. In 1993, when Khan was four, his father moved their family to the United States.<ref name="NPR">{{cite news|last1=Dustin|first1=Desoto|title=Rapper Anik Khan On His Father's 'Unconditional Love'|newspaper=NPR.org|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/06/25/532916020/rapper-anik-khan-on-his-fathers-unconditional-love|publisher=NPR|date=June 25, 2017|access-date=August 2, 2017}}</ref><ref name="guardian">{{cite news|last1=Cragg|first1=Michael|title=Rapper Anik Khan: 'I'm absolutely telling the immigrant story'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/21/rapper-anik-khan-telling-immigrant-story-bangladesh-new-york-craig-david|access-date=August 2, 2017|work=The Guardian|date=July 21, 2017}}</ref>


Khan moved to [[Leesburg, Virginia|Leesburg]], Virginia with his family in his early in high school and began spending his time making beats on [[FL Studio]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/butterchickenpodcast/episode-12-the-anik-khan-episode|title=The Anik Khan Episode|date=August 29, 2018|website=Soundcloud}}</ref> Khan described going through an identity crisis during this time, saying "I kinda didn't know who I was, I was like away from my culture". Khan later attended [[Full Sail University]] in Florida, studying recording arts engineering. While attending university, Khan would travel back to New York to record music. Khan's father and sister moved back to New York while his mother still lived in Virginia at their house, and Khan would divide his time after university living in the two states. Khan's mother would later move back to New York and live with them in [[LeFrak City]], as they could no longer afford to live in Astoria.<ref name=":0" />
Khan moved to [[Leesburg, Virginia|Leesburg]], Virginia with his family in his early in high school and began spending his time making beats on [[FL Studio]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/butterchickenpodcast/episode-12-the-anik-khan-episode|title=The Anik Khan Episode|date=August 29, 2018|website=Soundcloud}}</ref> Khan described going through an identity crisis during this time, saying "I kinda didn't know who I was, I was like away from my culture". Khan later attended [[Full Sail University]] in Florida, studying recording arts engineering. While attending university, Khan would travel back to New York to record music. Khan's father and sister moved back to New York while his mother still lived in Virginia at their house, and Khan would divide his time after university living in the two states. Khan's mother would later move back to New York and live with them in [[LeFrak City]], as they could no longer afford to live in Astoria.<ref name=":0" />


In Queens, Khan would attend day parties where he met many [[West Indies|West Indian]] people, which would go onto influence his music.<ref name=":0" />
In Queens, Khan would attend day parties where he met many [[West Indian]] people, which would go onto influence his music.<ref name=":0" />


== Career ==
== Career ==


=== 2015–2016: Early career and ''I Don't Know Yet'' ===
=== 2015–2016: Early career and ''I Don't Know Yet'' ===
With Fadia Kader, Def Jam's director of brand partnerships and strategic marketing, as his manager, Khan created a musical project and was on the verge of a record deal. Yet he never released anything under the name Anik Khan until the ''I Don't Know Yet'' [[Extended play|EP]], which was released in July 2015<ref name="Feature">{{cite web|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/6vgbaa/anik-khan-shadows-premiere-profile|title=Meet Queens Rapper Anik Khan|website=Noisey.Vice.com}}</ref><ref name="Feature@">{{cite web|url=https://www..theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/21/rapper-anik-khan-telling-immigrant-story-bangladesh-new-york-craig-david|title=Rapper Anik Khan: 'I'm absolutely telling the immigrant story'|website=The Guardian}}</ref> ''I Don't Know Yet'' included the singles "Shadows" and "The Knowing". The EP was titled ''I Don't Know Yet'' to reflect Khan's feeling of not knowing the direction of his career and music at the time, with different of the songs on the record being years old at the time of its release.<ref name=":1">{{Citation|last=Beats 1|title=Anik Khan and Ebro Darden on Beats 1 [FULL INTERVIEW]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpXxXuxPN4o&t=106s|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref>
With Fadia Kader, Def Jam's director of brand partnerships and strategic marketing, as his manager, Khan created a musical project and was on the verge of a record deal. Yet he never released anything under the name Anik Khan until the ''I Don't Know Yet'' [[Extended play|EP]], which was released in July 2015<ref name="Feature">{{cite web|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/6vgbaa/anik-khan-shadows-premiere-profile|title=Meet Queens Rapper Anik Khan|website=Noisey.Vice.com}}</ref><ref name="guardian" /> ''I Don't Know Yet'' included the singles "Shadows" and "The Knowing". The EP was titled ''I Don't Know Yet'' to reflect Khan's feeling of not knowing the direction of his career and music at the time, with different of the songs on the record being years old at the time of its release.<ref name=":1">{{Citation|title=Anik Khan and Ebro Darden on Beats 1 [Full Interview]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpXxXuxPN4o&t=106s|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref>

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"Too Late Now", produced by Jarreau Vandal, was released in February 2016,<ref name="Feature" /><ref name="guardian" /> while the single "Renegade" released in June 2016. After the release of these singles, Khan's career started to slowly take off with his music being played by [[Ebro Darden]] on [[Beats 1]] radio and doing college tours around the country.<ref name=":1" />

=== 2017–2019: ''Kites'', Big Fax and hiatus ===
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After the release of the singles "Too Late Now" and "Renegade" and his career beginning to take off, Khan started to put together an album,<ref name=":1" /> which would eventually be released as ''Kites'' in April 2017.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/kites-rapper-anik-khan-wants-share-queens-culture-world-n750861|title=On 'Kites,' rapper Anik Khan wants to share Queens culture with the world|work=NBC News|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref> Khan described the album as "less about the immigrant story" and more about himself, "a young guy who's chasing a dream in his late 20s".<ref name=":2" /> Khan also described the album as his first proper body of work.<ref name=":1" /> The album was supported by the singles "Cleopatra", "Habibi" and "Columbus". "Cleopatra", a love ballad, combines sounds from around the world through using West Indian drums and sampling the [[Music of Bollywood|Bollywood]] song "Jiya Jale" from [[A. R. Rahman]]'s ''[[Dil Se..]]'' soundtrack, while also interpolating lyrics from [[Craig David]]'s song "[[Fill Me In]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2016/10/anik-khan-cleopatra/|title=Anik Khan Finds His 'Cleopatra' on New Single – XXL|last=Ivey|first=Justin|website=XXL Mag|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earmilk.com/2016/09/30/anik-khan-is-in-search-of-his-cleopatra/|title=Anik Khan is in search of his "Cleopatra"|last=Webster|first=McKenzii|date=September 30, 2016|website=EARMILK|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://djbooth.net/features/2016-10-10-anik-khan-bengali-american-rapper-immigrant-story|title=Meet Anik Khan, the Bengali-American Rapper Fighting for the Immigrant's Perspective|last=Mahadevan|first=Tara|website=DJBooth|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref> "Habibi" is a celebration of immigrant culture, specifically [[Yemeni culture]], reflecting those who run the local bodegas in Queens.<ref name=":1" /> The song "Columbus", named after the famed explorer [[Christopher Columbus]], is the outro to the album, and was released as a single in response to President [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Trump travel ban|travel ban]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.popdust.com/anik-khan-columbus-immigrants-2233952859.html|title=Listen to Anik Khan's celebration of immigrants on "Columbus"|date=February 2, 2017|website=Popdust|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref> A revolutionary hymn, "Columbus" was described by Khan as about any oppressor and "what they think they did and what really happened".<ref name=":1" /> The song ends with [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[Bengali poetry|poetry]],<ref name=":3" /> ending the album with a reflection of his Bengali roots.

In 2018, Khan released two songs, "Oh My"<ref name=":5">{{Cite magazine |last=Rodrigues |first=Ashwin |date=2020-09-08 |title=Anik Khan Recorded a Bangla Song Because His Dad Asked Him To |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/dyz9qz/anik-khan-choturdola-music-video-interview |access-date=2023-06-18 |magazine=Vice |language=en}}</ref> and "Big Fax". The former featured producer Sango and Nigerian artist [[Burna Boy]].<ref name=":5" /> The latter was released through Artist Originals, a platform from streaming service [[JioSaavn]] (then known as Saavn).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-29 |title='Big Fax' By Rapper Anik Khan Is The Perfect Celebration Of Cultural Truths |url=https://www.missmalini.com/2018/08/29/big-fax-by-rapper-anik-khan-is-the-perfect-celebration-of-cultural-truths |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=MissMalini |language=en}}</ref> Representing immigrant pride, the video features "hijabis with AK's, sports cars AND rickshaws, and black and brown people flourishing and living their best life", according to Khan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moen |first=Matt |date=2018-08-22 |title=Anik Khan Wants to Empower Immigrants on 'Big Fax' |url=https://www.papermag.com/anik-khan-big-fax-2598197328.html |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=Paper}}</ref>


The release of ''Kites'' was a commercial success and led to multiple offers for Khan to tour in European cities such as London, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Porto.<ref name=":4" /> However, due to his immigration status and lack of [[Citizenship of the United States|American citizenship]], Khan had reject the tour offers. This led to him to being looked at, as Khan says, "like I'm this lazy kid that’s not taking advantage, and those offers dried up. I shut down. I became so depressed." As a result, Khan stopped making music for two years.<ref name=":6">{{Citation |title=Anik Khan: Street Level |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF2BKum0Dog |work=American Masters |publication-date=2020-10-28 |type=Documentary Short |access-date=2023-06-18 |series=In the Making |language=en}}</ref>
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"Too Late Now", produced by Jarreau Vandal, was released in February 2016,<ref name="Feature" /><ref name="Feature@" /> while the single "Renegade" released in June 2016. After the release of these singles, Khan's career started to slowly take off with his music being played by [[Ebro Darden]] on [[Beats 1]] radio and doing college tours around the country.<ref name=":1" />


=== 2017–present: ''Kites'' and rising success ===
=== 2020–present: ''Denied'', ''Approved'' and return to success ===
After receiving his citizenship,<ref name=":6" /> Khan planned a 2020 release for his two-part project,<ref>{{Citation |title=Love or Lust feat. Anik Khan |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqnT0VTNjLQ |work=See, The Thing Is... Podcast |publication-date=2023-06-17 |type=Podcast |access-date=2023-06-18 |language=en}}</ref> ''Denied'' and ''Approved.'' However, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and resulting [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdown]], the projects were delayed until 2021.<ref name=":4" />
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After the release of the singles "Too Late Now" and "Renegade" and his career beginning to take off, Khan started to put together an album,<ref name=":1" /> which would eventually be released as ''Kites'' in April 2017.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/kites-rapper-anik-khan-wants-share-queens-culture-world-n750861|title=On 'Kites,' rapper Anik Khan wants to share Queens culture with the world|work=NBC News|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref> Khan described the album as "less about the immigrant story" and more about himself, "a young guy who's chasing a dream in his late 20s".<ref name=":2" /> Khan also described the album as his first proper body of work.<ref name=":1" /> The album was supported by the singles "Cleopatra", "Habibi" and "Columbus". "Cleopatra", a love ballad, combines sounds from around the world through using West Indian drums and sampling the [[Music of Bollywood|Bollywood]] song "Jiya Jale" from [[A. R. Rahman]]'s ''[[Dil Se..]]'' soundtrack, while also interpolating lyrics from [[Craig David]]'s song "[[Fill Me In]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2016/10/anik-khan-cleopatra/|title=Anik Khan Finds His 'Cleopatra' on New Single – XXL|last=Ivey|first=Justin|website=XXL Mag|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earmilk.com/2016/09/30/anik-khan-is-in-search-of-his-cleopatra/|title=Anik Khan is in search of his "Cleopatra"|last=Webster|first=McKenzii|date=September 30, 2016|website=EARMILK|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://djbooth.net/features/2016-10-10-anik-khan-bengali-american-rapper-immigrant-story|title=Meet Anik Khan, the Bengali-American Rapper Fighting for the Immigrant's Perspective|last=Mahadevan|first=Tara|website=DJBooth|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref> "Habibi" is a celebration of immigrant culture, specifically [[Yemeni culture]], reflecting those who run the local bodegas in Queens.<ref name=":1" /> The song "Columbus", named after the famed explorer [[Christopher Columbus]], is the outro to the album, and was released as a single in response to President [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Trump travel ban|travel ban]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.popdust.com/anik-khan-columbus-immigrants-2233952859.html|title=Listen to Anik Khan's celebration of immigrants on "Columbus"|last=10207037939562084|date=February 2, 2017|website=Popdust|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref> A revolutionary hymn, "Columbus" was described by Khan as about any oppressor and "what they think they did and what really happened".<ref name=":1" /> The song ends with [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[Bengali poetry|poetry]],<ref name=":3" /> ending the album with a reflection of his Bengali roots.


==Style and influences==
==Style and influences==
Khan's favourite rapper is fellow Queens native [[Nas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6634678/anik-khan-i-dont-know-yet-exclusive-ep-premiere|title=Anik Khan's 'I Don't Know Yet': Exclusive EP Premiere|website=Billboard}}</ref> Outside of hip hop influences, Khan's music draws influence from different cultures, such as [[South Asian culture|South Asian]] (specifically [[Culture of Bangladesh|Bangladeshi]] and [[Culture of India|Indian]]) and [[West Indies|West Indian]].<ref name=":0" />
Khan's favorite rapper is fellow Queens native [[Nas]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6634678/anik-khan-i-dont-know-yet-exclusive-ep-premiere|title=Anik Khan's 'I Don't Know Yet': Exclusive EP Premiere|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Outside of hip hop influences, Khan's music draws influence from different cultures, such as [[South Asian culture|South Asian]] (specifically [[Culture of Bangladesh|Bangladeshi]] and [[Culture of India|Indian]]) and [[West Indies|West Indian]].<ref name=":0" />


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Khan is a [[Muslims|Muslim]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ferry|first=Shannan|date=10 February 2017|title=Queens Rapper Releases Single About Diversity Following Trump's Executive Orders|url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/news/2017/02/10/queens-rapper-releases-single-about-diversity-following-trump-s-executive-orders|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-17|website=[[Spectrum News]]|language=en}}</ref> He is a fan of English football club [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Be8tpBvDTUY/|title=Mix the foreign with the hood|website=Instagram.com}}</ref>
Khan is a [[Muslims|Muslim]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ferry|first=Shannan|date=10 February 2017|title=Queens Rapper Releases Single About Diversity Following Trump's Executive Orders|url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/news/2017/02/10/queens-rapper-releases-single-about-diversity-following-trump-s-executive-orders|access-date=2021-08-17|website=[[Spectrum News]]|language=en}}</ref> He is a fan of English football club [[Arsenal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Be8tpBvDTUY/|title=Mix the foreign with the hood|website=Instagram.com}}</ref>


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
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=== Studio albums ===
=== Studio albums ===


* ''Kites'' (2017)<ref>{{Citation|title=Kites by Anik Khan|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kites/1228314140|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
* ''Kites'' (2017)<ref>{{Citation|title=Kites by Anik Khan|date=April 21, 2017|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kites/1228314140|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
* ''Denied'' (2021)<ref name=":4" />
* ''Approved'' (2021)<ref name=":4" />


=== Extended plays ===
=== Extended plays ===


* ''I Don't Know Yet'' (2015)<ref>{{Citation|title=I Don't Know Yet – EP by Anik Khan|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-dont-know-yet-ep/1022110639|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
* ''I Don't Know Yet'' (2015)<ref>{{Citation|title=I Don't Know Yet – EP by Anik Khan|date=July 24, 2015|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-dont-know-yet-ep/1022110639|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>


=== Singles ===
=== Singles ===
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|<ref>{{Citation|title=Shadows – Single by Anik Khan|date=June 30, 2015|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shadows-single/1014746564|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
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|<ref>{{Citation|title=Too Late Now – Single by Anik Khan|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/too-late-now-single/1082801182|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Citation|title=Too Late Now – Single by Anik Khan|date=February 11, 2016|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/too-late-now-single/1082801182|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
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|"Renegade"
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|<ref>{{Citation|title=Renegade – Single by Anik Khan|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/renegade-single/1118069487|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Citation|title=Renegade – Single by Anik Khan|date=June 17, 2016|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/renegade-single/1118069487|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
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|"Renegade" (ALLxCAPS Remix)
|"Renegade" (ALLxCAPS Remix)
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|<ref>{{Citation|title=Renegade (ALLxCAPS Remix) – Single by Anik Khan|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/renegade-allxcaps-remix-single/1134651850|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Citation|title=Renegade (ALLxCAPS Remix) – Single by Anik Khan|date=July 22, 2016|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/renegade-allxcaps-remix-single/1134651850|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
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|"Cleopatra"
|"Cleopatra"
| rowspan="3" |''Kites''
| rowspan="3" |''Kites''
|Samples the song "Jiya Jale" from ''[[Dil Se..]]''
|Samples the song "Jiya Jale" from ''[[Dil Se..]]''
|<ref>{{Citation|title=Cleopatra – Single by Anik Khan|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cleopatra-single/1156604583|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Citation|title=Cleopatra – Single by Anik Khan|date=September 29, 2016|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cleopatra-single/1156604583|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
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|<ref>{{Citation|title=Columbus – Single by Anik Khan|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/columbus-single/1200614902|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Citation|title=Columbus – Single by Anik Khan|date=January 30, 2017|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/columbus-single/1200614902|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
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|"Habibi"
|"Habibi"
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|<ref>{{Citation|title=Habibi – Single by Anik Khan|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/habibi-single/1218923106|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Citation|title=Habibi – Single by Anik Khan|date=March 30, 2017|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/habibi-single/1218923106|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
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|<ref>{{Citation|title=Oh My (feat. Burna Boy & Sango) – Single by Anik Khan|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/oh-my-feat-burna-boy-sango-single/1372352493|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Citation|title=Oh My (feat. Burna Boy & Sango) – Single by Anik Khan|date=April 20, 2018|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/oh-my-feat-burna-boy-sango-single/1372352493|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
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|"Big Fax"
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|Released under [[Saavn|Saavn's Artist Originals]] platform
|Released under [[Saavn|Saavn's Artist Originals]] platform
|<ref>{{Citation|title=Big Fax – Single by Anik Khan|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/big-fax-single/1425760884|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Citation|title=Big Fax – Single by Anik Khan|date=August 22, 2018|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/big-fax-single/1425760884|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
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|"Renaissance Interstate" <small>(Charles Holt featuring Anik Khan)</small>
|"Renaissance Interstate" <small>(Charles Holt featuring Anik Khan)</small>
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[[bn:আনিক খান]]
[[hi:अनिक खान]]
[[hi:अनिक खान]]
[[pa:ਅਨਿਕ ਖਾਨ]]
[[pa:ਅਨਿਕ ਖਾਨ]]

Latest revision as of 11:25, 9 October 2024

Anik Khan
আনিক খান
Birth nameAnik Khan
Born (1989-01-13) January 13, 1989 (age 35)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
OriginQueens, New York, United States
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
  • Producer
InstrumentVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Websiteanikkhanmusic.com

Anik Khan is a Bangladeshi-American rapper and singer-songwriter based in New York City.[1]

Early life

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Khan was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh and raised in Astoria, Queens, New York. His father was involved in politics and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War. In 1993, when Khan was four, his father moved their family to the United States.[2][3]

Khan moved to Leesburg, Virginia with his family in his early in high school and began spending his time making beats on FL Studio.[4] Khan described going through an identity crisis during this time, saying "I kinda didn't know who I was, I was like away from my culture". Khan later attended Full Sail University in Florida, studying recording arts engineering. While attending university, Khan would travel back to New York to record music. Khan's father and sister moved back to New York while his mother still lived in Virginia at their house, and Khan would divide his time after university living in the two states. Khan's mother would later move back to New York and live with them in LeFrak City, as they could no longer afford to live in Astoria.[4]

In Queens, Khan would attend day parties where he met many West Indian people, which would go onto influence his music.[4]

Career

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2015–2016: Early career and I Don't Know Yet

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With Fadia Kader, Def Jam's director of brand partnerships and strategic marketing, as his manager, Khan created a musical project and was on the verge of a record deal. Yet he never released anything under the name Anik Khan until the I Don't Know Yet EP, which was released in July 2015[5][3] I Don't Know Yet included the singles "Shadows" and "The Knowing". The EP was titled I Don't Know Yet to reflect Khan's feeling of not knowing the direction of his career and music at the time, with different of the songs on the record being years old at the time of its release.[6]

"Too Late Now", produced by Jarreau Vandal, was released in February 2016,[5][3] while the single "Renegade" released in June 2016. After the release of these singles, Khan's career started to slowly take off with his music being played by Ebro Darden on Beats 1 radio and doing college tours around the country.[6]

2017–2019: Kites, Big Fax and hiatus

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After the release of the singles "Too Late Now" and "Renegade" and his career beginning to take off, Khan started to put together an album,[6] which would eventually be released as Kites in April 2017.[7] Khan described the album as "less about the immigrant story" and more about himself, "a young guy who's chasing a dream in his late 20s".[7] Khan also described the album as his first proper body of work.[6] The album was supported by the singles "Cleopatra", "Habibi" and "Columbus". "Cleopatra", a love ballad, combines sounds from around the world through using West Indian drums and sampling the Bollywood song "Jiya Jale" from A. R. Rahman's Dil Se.. soundtrack, while also interpolating lyrics from Craig David's song "Fill Me In".[8][9][10] "Habibi" is a celebration of immigrant culture, specifically Yemeni culture, reflecting those who run the local bodegas in Queens.[6] The song "Columbus", named after the famed explorer Christopher Columbus, is the outro to the album, and was released as a single in response to President Donald Trump's travel ban.[11] A revolutionary hymn, "Columbus" was described by Khan as about any oppressor and "what they think they did and what really happened".[6] The song ends with Bengali poetry,[11] ending the album with a reflection of his Bengali roots.

In 2018, Khan released two songs, "Oh My"[12] and "Big Fax". The former featured producer Sango and Nigerian artist Burna Boy.[12] The latter was released through Artist Originals, a platform from streaming service JioSaavn (then known as Saavn).[13] Representing immigrant pride, the video features "hijabis with AK's, sports cars AND rickshaws, and black and brown people flourishing and living their best life", according to Khan.[14]

The release of Kites was a commercial success and led to multiple offers for Khan to tour in European cities such as London, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Porto.[1] However, due to his immigration status and lack of American citizenship, Khan had reject the tour offers. This led to him to being looked at, as Khan says, "like I'm this lazy kid that’s not taking advantage, and those offers dried up. I shut down. I became so depressed." As a result, Khan stopped making music for two years.[15]

2020–present: Denied, Approved and return to success

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After receiving his citizenship,[15] Khan planned a 2020 release for his two-part project,[16] Denied and Approved. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdown, the projects were delayed until 2021.[1]

Style and influences

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Khan's favorite rapper is fellow Queens native Nas.[17] Outside of hip hop influences, Khan's music draws influence from different cultures, such as South Asian (specifically Bangladeshi and Indian) and West Indian.[4]

Personal life

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Khan is a Muslim.[18] He is a fan of English football club Arsenal.[19]

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • Kites (2017)[20]
  • Denied (2021)[1]
  • Approved (2021)[1]

Extended plays

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  • I Don't Know Yet (2015)[21]

Singles

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Year Song Album Notes Reference(s)
2015 "Shadows" I Don't Know Yet [22]
"The Knowing" [23]
2016 "Too Late Know" [24]
"Renegade" [25]
"Renegade" (ALLxCAPS Remix) [26]
"Cleopatra" Kites Samples the song "Jiya Jale" from Dil Se.. [27]
2017 "Columbus" [28]
"Habibi" [29]
2018 "Oh My" (featuring Burna Boy & Sango) [30]
"Big Fax" Released under Saavn's Artist Originals platform [31]
"Renaissance Interstate" (Charles Holt featuring Anik Khan) [32]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Queens rapper Anik Khan talks 20 years as an undocumented citizen". Huck. January 10, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Dustin, Desoto (June 25, 2017). "Rapper Anik Khan On His Father's 'Unconditional Love'". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Cragg, Michael (July 21, 2017). "Rapper Anik Khan: 'I'm absolutely telling the immigrant story'". The Guardian. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "The Anik Khan Episode". Soundcloud. August 29, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Meet Queens Rapper Anik Khan". Noisey.Vice.com.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Anik Khan and Ebro Darden on Beats 1 [Full Interview], retrieved December 28, 2018
  7. ^ a b "On 'Kites,' rapper Anik Khan wants to share Queens culture with the world". NBC News. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  8. ^ Ivey, Justin. "Anik Khan Finds His 'Cleopatra' on New Single – XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  9. ^ Webster, McKenzii (September 30, 2016). "Anik Khan is in search of his "Cleopatra"". EARMILK. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  10. ^ Mahadevan, Tara. "Meet Anik Khan, the Bengali-American Rapper Fighting for the Immigrant's Perspective". DJBooth. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Listen to Anik Khan's celebration of immigrants on "Columbus"". Popdust. February 2, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  12. ^ a b Rodrigues, Ashwin (September 8, 2020). "Anik Khan Recorded a Bangla Song Because His Dad Asked Him To". Vice. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  13. ^ "'Big Fax' By Rapper Anik Khan Is The Perfect Celebration Of Cultural Truths". MissMalini. August 29, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  14. ^ Moen, Matt (August 22, 2018). "Anik Khan Wants to Empower Immigrants on 'Big Fax'". Paper. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Anik Khan: Street Level", American Masters (Documentary Short), In the Making, October 28, 2020, retrieved June 18, 2023
  16. ^ "Love or Lust feat. Anik Khan", See, The Thing Is... Podcast (Podcast), June 17, 2023, retrieved June 18, 2023
  17. ^ "Anik Khan's 'I Don't Know Yet': Exclusive EP Premiere". Billboard.
  18. ^ Ferry, Shannan (February 10, 2017). "Queens Rapper Releases Single About Diversity Following Trump's Executive Orders". Spectrum News. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  19. ^ "Mix the foreign with the hood". Instagram.com.
  20. ^ Kites by Anik Khan, April 21, 2017, retrieved December 15, 2018
  21. ^ I Don't Know Yet – EP by Anik Khan, July 24, 2015, retrieved December 15, 2018
  22. ^ Shadows – Single by Anik Khan, June 30, 2015, retrieved December 15, 2018
  23. ^ "Anik Khan on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  24. ^ Too Late Now – Single by Anik Khan, February 11, 2016, retrieved December 15, 2018
  25. ^ Renegade – Single by Anik Khan, June 17, 2016, retrieved December 15, 2018
  26. ^ Renegade (ALLxCAPS Remix) – Single by Anik Khan, July 22, 2016, retrieved December 15, 2018
  27. ^ Cleopatra – Single by Anik Khan, September 29, 2016, retrieved December 15, 2018
  28. ^ Columbus – Single by Anik Khan, January 30, 2017, retrieved December 15, 2018
  29. ^ Habibi – Single by Anik Khan, March 30, 2017, retrieved December 15, 2018
  30. ^ Oh My (feat. Burna Boy & Sango) – Single by Anik Khan, April 20, 2018, retrieved December 15, 2018
  31. ^ Big Fax – Single by Anik Khan, August 22, 2018, retrieved December 15, 2018
  32. ^ Renaissance Interstate (feat. Anik Khan) – Single by Charles Holt, retrieved December 15, 2018
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