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AUGUST 19, 2023
LUNCH
BREAK
The midday pause that became a quintessential Indian hip-hop party. 30 tracks. Every collaborator. Every mood. The mixtape between masterpieces.
30TRACKS
1:25RUNTIME
15+FEATURES
THE IDEA

Between albums, they threw the biggest party in DHH

Lunch Break is exactly what it sounds like — a break between the heavyweight albums. After Nayaab, before Kavi Kehna Chahte Hain. A moment to breathe, flex, collaborate, and have fun. Calm produced the majority. And they invited everyone.

KR$NA, Badshah, Faris Shafi from Pakistan, Talal Qureshi, Yungsta, Raga, Sikander Kahlon, Sonnyjim from the UK, Lil Bhavi, Ab17 — the guest list reads like a who's who of South Asian hip-hop.

It starts with "11K" and ends with "Kehna Chahte Hain..." — a direct tease for their upcoming album. The last track's title literally translates to "Want to say..." — an ellipsis that promises more is coming.

30 TRACKS

85 MIN // PRODUCED BY CALM // AZADI RECORDS
01
11K
The opener that set the internet on fire. Quick, sharp, undeniable.
02
Sick & Proper
Exactly what it says. Sick beats, proper execution.
03
Brand New
The evolution. New sound, same hunger.
04
Peace of Mind
ft. Ab17, Bhaskar, Lil Bhavi
DL91 roster assembled. The future sounds like this.
05
Pushpak Vimaan
ft. Sonnyjim
The mythical flying machine. Delhi to UK airspace.
06
Dikkat
"Problem." The issues pile up but the music solves it.
07
Kya Challa
"What's going on." A check-in with yourself.
08
Fanne Khan
ft. Yungsta
Fan devotion meets artistic hunger. Yungsta snaps.
09
First Place
No consolation prizes. Only the top.
10
Champions
ft. Rawal
Victory lap with one of DHH's finest.
11
Baat Aisi Ghar Jaisi
"Talk like family." Home truths, no filter.
12
Naam Kaam Sheher
ft. Qaab, Rebel 7
Name, work, city. The three questions India asks you.
13
Pain
Straightforward. It hurts. It heals. It's honest.
14
Hausla
"Courage." The fuel that keeps the engine running.
15
Lunch Break
The title track. The pause itself. Breathe.
16
Asal G
ft. Talal Qureshi, Faris Shafi
Cross-border collab. Pakistan-India unity through bars. Real ones only.
17
Swah!
ft. Badshah
Badshah on a Seedhe Maut beat. Mainstream meets underground. And it works.
18
Focused Sedated
The contradition of creative life. Hyperfocused and numb at once.
19
Taakat
ft. Lil Bhavi
"Strength." Raw power with the DL91 protégé.
20
Off Beat
ft. Hurricane
Deliberately off-kilter. Hurricane's first album credit with SM.
21
Luka Chippi
"Hide and seek." The game of fame — now you see them, now you don't.
22
Khauf
"Fear." Confronting what scares you, then walking toward it.
23
I Don't Miss That Life
Looking back without nostalgia. Growth is leaving things behind.
24
Akatsuki
ft. Raga
Named after the Naruto organization. Anime x hip-hop. The Gen-Z connection.
25
Khoon
ft. Sikander Kahlon
"Blood." Thick as blood, sharp as the bars. Sikander brings the fire.
26
W
Win. That's it. That's the track.
27
Joint In The Booth
One take, one session, one booth. Pure chemistry recorded live.
28
Khatta Flow
ft. KR$NA
"Sour flow." THE track. KR$NA and SM together is a cheat code. 145K+ pageviews on Genius alone. The most listened track on the tape.
29
Kavi
"Poet." The artist beneath the rapper. Words as art, not just weapon.
30
Kehna Chahte Hain...
"Want to say..." The ellipsis is the point. The teaser for Kavi Kehna Chahte Hain. Lunch break is over. The real work begins.
THE ROSTER

Everyone came to the party

KR$NA Badshah Faris Shafi Talal Qureshi Sonnyjim Rawal Yungsta Raga Sikander Kahlon Lil Bhavi Ab17 Bhaskar Qaab Rebel 7 Hurricane Bandzo3rd