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==Early life== |
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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 |
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> |
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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" /> |
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==Style and influences== |
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Khan's favourite rapper is fellow Queens native [[Nas]].<ref>{{cite |
Khan's favourite 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" /> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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=== Studio albums === |
=== Studio albums === |
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* ''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> |
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=== Extended plays === |
=== Extended plays === |
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* ''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> |
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=== Singles === |
=== Singles === |
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| rowspan="2" |''I Don't Know Yet'' |
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|<ref>{{Citation|title=Shadows – Single by Anik Khan|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shadows-single/1014746564|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref> |
|<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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|"The Knowing" |
|"The Knowing" |
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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" |
|"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" |
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| rowspan="3" |''Kites'' |
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|Samples the song "Jiya Jale" from ''[[Dil Se..]]'' |
|Samples the song "Jiya Jale" from ''[[Dil Se..]]'' |
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|<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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| rowspan="2" |2017 |
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|"Columbus" |
|"Columbus" |
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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" |
|"Big Fax" |
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|Released under [[Saavn|Saavn's Artist Originals]] platform |
|Released under [[Saavn|Saavn's Artist Originals]] platform |
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|<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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Anik Khan আনিক খান | |
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Birth name | Anik Khan |
Born | Dhaka, Bangladesh | January 13, 1989
Origin | Queens New York, NY, United States |
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Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2015–present |
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Website | anikkhanmusic |
Anik Khan is a Bengali-American hip hop artist.
Early life
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.[1][2]
Khan moved to Leesburg, Virginia with his family in his early in high school and began spending his time making beats on FL Studio.[3] 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.[3]
In Queens, Khan would attend day parties where he met many West Indian people, which would go onto influence his music.[3]
Career
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 EP, which was released in July 2015[4][5] 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,[4][5] 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–present: Kites and rising success
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.
Style and influences
Khan's favourite rapper is fellow Queens native Nas.[12] Outside of hip hop influences, Khan's music draws influence from different cultures, such as South Asian (specifically Bangladeshi and Indian) and West Indian.[3]
Personal life
Khan is a Muslim.[13] He is a fan of English football club Arsenal.[14]
Discography
Studio albums
- Kites (2017)[15]
Extended plays
- I Don't Know Yet (2015)[16]
Singles
Year | Song | Album | Notes | Reference(s) |
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2015 | "Shadows" | I Don't Know Yet | [17] | |
"The Knowing" | [18] | |||
2016 | "Too Late Know" | [19] | ||
"Renegade" | [20] | |||
"Renegade" (ALLxCAPS Remix) | [21] | |||
"Cleopatra" | Kites | Samples the song "Jiya Jale" from Dil Se.. | [22] | |
2017 | "Columbus" | [23] | ||
"Habibi" | [24] | |||
2018 | "Oh My" (featuring Burna Boy & Sango) | [25] | ||
"Big Fax" | Released under Saavn's Artist Originals platform | [26] | ||
"Renaissance Interstate" (Charles Holt featuring Anik Khan) | [27] |
References
- ^ Dustin, Desoto (June 25, 2017). "Rapper Anik Khan On His Father's 'Unconditional Love'". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ Cragg, Michael (July 21, 2017). "Rapper Anik Khan: 'I'm absolutely telling the immigrant story'". The Guardian. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "The Anik Khan Episode". Soundcloud. August 29, 2018.
- ^ a b "Meet Queens Rapper Anik Khan". Noisey.Vice.com.
- ^ a b "Rapper Anik Khan: 'I'm absolutely telling the immigrant story'". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c d e f Beats 1, Anik Khan and Ebro Darden on Beats 1 [FULL INTERVIEW], retrieved December 28, 2018
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "On 'Kites,' rapper Anik Khan wants to share Queens culture with the world". NBC News. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ Ivey, Justin. "Anik Khan Finds His 'Cleopatra' on New Single – XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ Webster, McKenzii (September 30, 2016). "Anik Khan is in search of his "Cleopatra"". EARMILK. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ Mahadevan, Tara. "Meet Anik Khan, the Bengali-American Rapper Fighting for the Immigrant's Perspective". DJBooth. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ a b 10207037939562084 (February 2, 2017). "Listen to Anik Khan's celebration of immigrants on "Columbus"". Popdust. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
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has numeric name (help) - ^ "Anik Khan's 'I Don't Know Yet': Exclusive EP Premiere". Billboard.
- ^ Ferry, Shannan (February 10, 2017). "Queens Rapper Releases Single About Diversity Following Trump's Executive Orders". Spectrum News. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Mix the foreign with the hood". Instagram.com.
- ^ Kites by Anik Khan, April 21, 2017, retrieved December 15, 2018
- ^ I Don't Know Yet – EP by Anik Khan, July 24, 2015, retrieved December 15, 2018
- ^ Shadows – Single by Anik Khan, June 30, 2015, retrieved December 15, 2018
- ^ "Anik Khan on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ Too Late Now – Single by Anik Khan, February 11, 2016, retrieved December 15, 2018
- ^ Renegade – Single by Anik Khan, June 17, 2016, retrieved December 15, 2018
- ^ Renegade (ALLxCAPS Remix) – Single by Anik Khan, July 22, 2016, retrieved December 15, 2018
- ^ Cleopatra – Single by Anik Khan, September 29, 2016, retrieved December 15, 2018
- ^ Columbus – Single by Anik Khan, January 30, 2017, retrieved December 15, 2018
- ^ Habibi – Single by Anik Khan, March 30, 2017, retrieved December 15, 2018
- ^ Oh My (feat. Burna Boy & Sango) – Single by Anik Khan, April 20, 2018, retrieved December 15, 2018
- ^ Big Fax – Single by Anik Khan, August 22, 2018, retrieved December 15, 2018
- ^ Renaissance Interstate (feat. Anik Khan) – Single by Charles Holt, retrieved December 15, 2018