Harkat Wala Fardin

Fardin Rafiq Khan (born: ), better known online as Harkat Wala Fardin (also known as हRKत, is an Indian YouTuber, rapper, and songwriter. Harkat collaborated with Omkar Kashyap to create the hip-hop group the Crew_C71.
He released his debut single "हRKत" in 2018. Later the crew went on to release its debut rap The C71 Cypher vol. 1 (2019). He made his Anti-drug stance in his rap Charsa F*kega Kya (2019).
Harkat is among the most well-known rappers in Mumbai, with a view count of more than 2 lakh on his debut rap.
==Life and Career==
===Early Life===
Fardin Rafiq Khan was born on September 3, 2001 in Chembur, Mumbai, the oldest child of Rafiq Khan and Shabana Khan. His mother and father got married in 1996. He also has an older sibling Shirin Mirza. Harkat’s father was an LCV driver and a political worker while his mother was a house wife. He grew up in a traditional Indian Muslim family in the slums of Mumbai. He did his high school studies until the 9th grade at Marthoma High School located in the vicinity. He was trouble maker since his early days notorious among teachers for his mischiefs. The name “Harkat” that he adopted itself means mischief in Hindi. He was among the students who formed the underbelly of the classroom, never really being academically inclined. During his 8th grade his first exposure to Indian Hip Hop raps was listening to India’s one of the first critically acclaimed hip hop star Honey Singh and Raftaar. After flunking classes due to lack of interest in studies he dropped out of school. To pursue his dream of becoming a rapper.
===2018-2019: Early career, The Crew_C71, Anti-Drug Stance.===
In 2018, he received his first offer to do a cypher for Om Prakash Mishra in his rap ## Tera Bhai Rapper Hai (2018). The rap video went on to get 1 million views on YouTube. After that initial success, to bring together other emerging artist of the community like rappers, cinematographers and music producers he created The Crew_C71. This crew consisted of Piyush Sonawane, Maddy Rapper, MC Om, Aniket Gaikwad , MC Sirius , MC Wagh , Lost Boy Music , MC Psycho .↵Harkat released his debut single in the same year. हRKत (2018) was released on 3rd September 2018 which he wrote back in 2016. Due to poverty he struggled to get his first track off the rap sheets and make a music video. For which he worked at Zomato as a delivery boy. From his savings he recorded the track in Pune, Maharashtra. The track is said to be autobiographical of his high school life and his efforts to establish himself in the hip hop scenario. After that he released 3 tracks in the year 2019. Out of which The C71 Cypher Vol. 1 released on 26 November 2019 was a collaboration between 7 artists. It was the first track released under the banner of The Crew_C71. The track Charsa f*kega kya? Was the one in which Harkat made a stance against the use of drugs by rappers and other artists in the Indian hip hop culture arising from the slums of India.
===2020-present: UNIQUE===
On 1st January 2020 Harkat launched his first track for advertising for a commercial entity. The track was named UNIQUE (2020) after the UNIQUE restaurant for which it was created. Currently as of now Harkat has released additionally 4 more raps – Meethe Log (2020) on 29 April, Lockdown Rap (2020) on 15 April– based on the 2020 coronavirus lockdown imposed in India, Amche Rakshak (2020) on 13 May – It was released as a tribute to workers in the utmost necessary sector who continued to work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Aadat si Hai (2020) on 25 May.
==Artistry==
===Collaborations===
Harkat has collaborated with a wide number of rappers early in his career. His first collaboration was with Om Prakash Mishra in ## Tera Bhai Rapper Hai (2018). Later he went on to collaborate with Maddy Rapper, Bodhi, Lucky B1D1D, KKK, BrownBoy st andand MaC Atank in the debut track of his crew The_C71 Cypher Vol.1 (2019). The crew itself includes Maddy rapper, MC Om, MC Sirius , MC Wagh , Lost Boy Music , MC Psycho.
==Discography==
===Singles===
*हRKत (2018)
*Thass Gayi Na? (2019)
*Charsa Fukega Kya? (2019)
*UNIQUE (2020)
*Lockdown Rap (2020)
*Meethe Log (2020)
*Aamche Rakshak (2020)
*Aadat si hai (2020)
*Reham Nahi Khaneka (2020)
*Namak Haraam (2020)
*Operation Python 2.O (2020)
*Grahan (2020)
*Bismillah (2021)
*Tujhme Woh Baat (2021)
===Collaborations===
*The_C71 Cypher Vol. 1 (2019)
*Unique Rap - HWF X UNIQUE RESTAURANT (2020)
*Meethe Log - HWF X MADDY (2020)
*Udaas - HWF X HRITIK AJ (2020)
*Sabar - HF X F9 FITNESS 
Category:Music YouTubers
Category:Indian YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2015