HT City Friday Jam Season 9: MC Square’s Haryanvi swag lends a fitting finale!
Rapper MC Square brought the curtains down on HT City Friday Jam Season 9, which saw live acts by musicians Romy, Mansa Jimmy and band Khusro over four weekends
Mad energy chahiye,” bellowed rapper MC Square to a packed audience. “Sabko jump karni hai tagdi,” he exhorted the crowd, who readily obliged, at the finale of HT City & DLF CyberHub Friday Jam presented by Cantabil.
In the run up to this finale, three smashing acts by singers Romy, Mansa Jimmy and band Khusro had many in the NCR hooked to HT City Friday Jam’s Season 9 as they kept coming back for more. At the final show, the venue reverberated with “Once more, MC Bhai,” as rapper MC Square belted out hits such as Laado, Rom Rom, Ghani Syaani and Naina Ki Talwar.
The evening opened with musical mavericks from the rapper’s city, Faridabad, namely Mark Bhatia, MNDP, Sky Meri Jaan, Gurjar HB and 021 on the console, who set the stage with some head-banging music. “Mujhe bahut zyada pyaar mila hai. Itna ki jab main shuru hota hoon na, mera mann karta hi nahin rukne ka. Jitna pyaar milega utna kaam karta rahoonga aur motivation milti rahegi,” said MC Square, aka Abhishek Bensla, to a roaring crowd.
{{/usCountry}}The evening opened with musical mavericks from the rapper’s city, Faridabad, namely Mark Bhatia, MNDP, Sky Meri Jaan, Gurjar HB and 021 on the console, who set the stage with some head-banging music. “Mujhe bahut zyada pyaar mila hai. Itna ki jab main shuru hota hoon na, mera mann karta hi nahin rukne ka. Jitna pyaar milega utna kaam karta rahoonga aur motivation milti rahegi,” said MC Square, aka Abhishek Bensla, to a roaring crowd.
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During his act, peppered with Haryanvi-style banter and anecdotes, the 25-year-old left audience members moved when he recalled what inspired him to expand into singing: “Main rap karta tha khaali, gaata nahin tha. Sidhu bhai (Moosewala, the late Punjabi musician) ke gaane sunkar inspiration aayi ki main bhi aisa hi karoon.”
He went on to tell the crowd about his aim to take his culture across the globe. “Jab maine yeh journey shuru kari thi toh maine yahi dekha tha ki apne roots and culture ko kaise aage le ke ja sakta hoon,” he said.
For ardent fans, the performances were nothing short of a dream come true. “I’m a huge fan of MC Square. I have been watching him since the very beginning,” Pragya Mishra, a digital marketing associate from Gurugram, beamed. Adding to this, Kausoilya Pradhan, a cabin crew member attending the finale said, “I am a classical singer who has become a fan of MC Square after this performance!”
Story by Naina Arora
