GUWAHATI: Assam Rap Artist Swagat Yein known by his stage name ‘Shady Mellow’ has come up with his first EP(extended play) called ‘Pushing Up Daisies’ with T-Series.
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‘Pushing Up Daisies’ basically symbolises a journey through the struggles and beauty of life's cycles. It also discusses how death is not the end of the journey but a start for more things onward. Also, in this EP various themes of growth, renewal, and resilience have been explored, capturing the essence of rising from adversity and finding beauty in unexpected places. Through the songs, a message of hope and transformation, much like daisies blooming from the earth has been conveyed.
Talking to GPlus, Swagat Yein said, “This is the first Hip Hop EP if not the first EP of any genre by a Northeastern artist from India’s biggest record label. Also, I’ve also tried to showcase my roots ie the Assamese Gamusa and the Mising Ri:bi Gaseng on this platform.”
The EP consists of 4 songs namely, Pareshan, Love Letters, Rait Ke Mahal, and Lost & Found.
Swagat had also earlier been selected for the second round of MTV Hustle after his selection in the show after a rigorous selection procedure amongst submissions from artists all over the country.
Swagat, is a self-taught multi-disciplinary artist (Rapper, Emcee, Producer) who hails from Sivasagar and has been based in Guwahati for the last few years. He completed his engineering from NEHU, Shillong and he has been performing for more than 12 years around the country.
Swagat has also performed and hosted many music festivals and events all over the country like Redbull Spotlight, Rongali Music Festival, Majuli Music Festival, and Hip Hop International (India) to name a few. Shady has also opened or been the starting act for many renowned figures like EPR Iyer, Ritviz, Kaam Bhari, Seedhe Maut, Shah Rule, Stunnah Beatz, RCR, Ikka, J Trix, Khasi Bloodz, Delhi Sultanate, Prabh Deep, Sez, Kings United, Spitfire, Anushka Manchanda etc.
