Badshah reveals ‘self-centered’ Honey Singh dodged his calls, made him sign blank contracts: ‘It was a tough phase’

Badshah said that Honey Singh called his Mafia Mundeer collaborators his 'brothers', but failed to acknowledge their work as artists.

Badshah opened up about Mafia Mundeer. (Photo: Badshah.Honey Singh/Instagram)

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Rapper-singer Badshah recently opened up about the band Mafia Mundeer, known for delivering songs such as Khol Botal, Begani Naar Buri, and Delhi Ke Deewane.” Badshah revealed that initially, it was just him and Honey Singh in the group, but later, a conflict arose between them when Honey decided to pursue a solo career. Badshah further opened up about Honey becoming self-centered and neglecting the other members of the music collective. Raftaar, Ikka and Lil’ Golu were also a part of Mafia Mundeer.

On Raj Shamani’s podcast, Badshah said, “Mafia Mundeer was a thought, and like-minded people got together. Primarily it was just me and Honey. In 2009, there was a break between me and Honey. I used to do a job and I was very scared. Honey was also off my radar and when I tried calling him, he dodged my calls. But till the time we were in Mafia Mundeer, we never met. If we had met, maybe things would have been different.”

Discussing his beef with Honey, the rapper mentioned that Honey seemed to be solely focused on his own career, and had become ‘self-centered’. Badshah said, “We made songs but they were not released. Honey was just concentrating on his career. I was associated with Mafia Mundeer since 2006, and by 2009, my parents were very worried about me. In 2011, my first song with Honey came out– ‘Get up Jawani’.”

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Badshah said that those challenging five years transformed him. He said, as if speaking to Honey, “We are also creating so many songs, please consider us as well. We have left everything behind and come here. You (Honey) should not be so self-centered. On one hand, you call us brothers, but on the other, you fail to acknowledge our struggles. He made us sign blank papers; what about those contracts? It was a tough phase.”

Reports indicate that Badshah and Honey were close friends, but their relationship took a turn when Badshah left Mafia Mundeer. Eventually, other members also left, leading to the band’s breakup in 2012.

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