Hip-hop artist Santy Sharma comes to the defense of Badhsah, surrounding Badhsah's most recent controversy. Taking to his social media platform, he informed how backlash comes from 'lack of knowledge.'
Santy Sharma Defends Badhsah Over Tateeree Song Controversy
Santy Sharma is an individual rapper-singer who made his Bollywood debut in Housefull 5. Later, he released his first album, 'Reborn.' Since then, Santy Sharma has been marked as an outspoken commentator on his social media platforms.
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Santy Sharma took to Instagram to defend Badhsah amidst his ongoing 'Tateeree' song controversy. With the picture of Badhsah, he wrote a caption making his audience understand the rap music genre as he wrote, "Rap music is a genre where rappers write lines about their competitors as references. A song's audio can be created long before the video. The video team is separate, and even major artists like Badshah may not even know their video will be like this." He highlighted how artists record their parts separately, and the videos are edited separately, making artists unaware of what might be in the video.
He then added on to say how listeners in India don't know much about rap culture, "A major drawback to Badshah and other artists emerging in India today is the lack of knowledge among listeners in India about this hip-hop art form. If a lyric in a song is incorrect, the lyrics should be updated or changed, but the way Badshah is being judged without understanding the full story is wrong. Sorry if anyone was hurt by this post, but this is the reality."
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Tateeree Song Controversy
Badshah's latest song, Tateeree, created a turmoil among social activists on the digital platform. His Haryanvi song quickly got caught among critics for its 'vulgar and double-meaning lyrics' which seemingly targeted minors and women. The situation worsened when the video featured schoolgirls in uniforms dancing.
Due to the controversy and continuous backlash, Badshah had uploaded a video apologizing for the objectionable lyrics in his song. He said in his apology video, "I expect that you will forgive me by considering me the son of Haryana."
The backlash led to the rapper being caught in a series of FIRs, legal actions, and summonses. After being summoned by the Haryana State Commission for Women, Badshah is expected to appear today, 13th March 2026, for his statement in the matter.
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