I'm a Chinkey- Rapper Big Deal ft G'nie out now

 

TURNING A SLANG INTO A DEFYING CALL FOR UNITY: ‘I’M A CHINKEY’ OUT NOW

18^th December 2020: Rapper Big Deal aka Samir Mohanty releases a new track today titled I’m a Chinkey’ ft. G’nie in association with Most Wanted Records. The track is the second single by Rapper Big Deal from his upcoming debut album.

The term ‘Chinkey’ or ‘Chinky’ is known as a derogatory term faced by Asians. The song, however, flips the term on its head by owning the term with a music video showcasing men and women from the seven sister states facing prejudice in everyday situations.  By declaring himself as ‘A Chinkey’, the song seeks to be a unifying cry that we are all Indian, human beings with the same flesh and bone just like everyone in the world. By calling himself ‘Chinkey’ the rapper seeks to create a change in people’s perspective by re-claiming the word and denouncing generational racism.

Alongside the social awareness of the song, the track in itself is a heart-thumping blend of desi rap with a lyrical nuance that beautifully puts the message across.  The track also features one of the most talented and popular rappers from North East as well, Mizoram born Zonunmawia Fanai aka Rapper ‘G’nie’ spitting bars that reflect about identity and empowerment.

Rapper Big Deal has faced many moments in his life where his nationality was questioned and his music over the years has brought to light the stereotypes he’s faced. Being Japanese-Indian, the song ‘I’m A Chinkey’ is especially personal to him and he commented saying, “I've been called this word my entire life. In small towns & in big cities. By strangers & by friends. I've been quiet about it & I've had fights about it. Finally, I've embraced it & I'm about to tell you our story by flipping the same word that demeans us into empowering us.  This is for the entire Asian community around the world”

Rapper G’nie, also shared about working on the track and the emotion behind it, “Rapper Big Deal and I have been great friends from the time we were in Bangalore together and both of us have gone through racism first-hand to be talking about it in this song. When Big Deal approached me to do the song, it only felt right and natural. A collab between us was pending for a while and the fans were asking for it too, so, we had to do it for them”

Shantanu Pujari, VP at Most Wanted Records added saying, “Big Deal and G’nie have a real sense of creating a track that has so much power to bring change and creating a positive perspective. The song is the anthem of North East and we are glad to represent the North East through him. Most Wanted Records are glad to see it come to life”

‘I’m a Chinkey’ is a celebration of who we are inside and owing to our identity. Watch the video now

Rapper Big Deal IG link: https://www.instagram.com/rapperbigdeal/

G’Nie IG link: https://www.instagram.com/g_nizzy/

I’M A CHINKEY LYRICS BELOW:

Hook:

I'm a chinky(repeats)

Verse 1:

Mujhe kabhi bole chinky, aur kabhi bole momo/

Aaj kal bole corona, soche ati na mujhe hindi/

Abe bure nazar wale apne aankhon ko khol ke/

Phir sach ko dekh ke, khed ke aasun mein apne paapon ko dhole/

Oh! So all of us look the same?

So, if I steal your girl then you won’t know who to blame/ 

I love Hindustan, mera pride aur meri jaan/

But no one gives a damn about floods up in Assam/

I know they getting hard assuming our girls are easy/

& you'll never see this face in a movie or in your TV huh

There is Generational Racism in their DNA/

People want their freedom, they screaming “Hume Jeene De”/

A prisoner in my home/

Ye soch kaise badlegi jab siksha mein he khot/

Ye jhad se sada hua system ka he dosh/

I know that you know that I know that we know…

Chorus:

I’m a Chinky

Verse 2:

Mein paida kaha hua, wo nahi tha mera choice/

Mera chehra lage bura? wo nahi tha mera choice/ 

Rago mein behta khoon, sharir mein rehta rooh,

You are me, I am you, bas wahi he mera choice/

Look I’m tired of this game, always looking for who to blame/

Maybe we can be the change even if we do not look the same/

Choti aankh, chota naak, aur ye saare chotey baat/

ko mitake aaj milate hum dono ke bade heart(haath)/

Respecting every girl in the world, that should come easy/

And I guess I'm gonna look devastatingly good on TV yeah,

Replace the hate with Unity in our DNA/

Bojh hategi seene se, aakhir mein ek saath Jiyenge/

7 sisters and a bro/

Par yeh mat bhulo ki there are 29 more/

Bharat Parivar 134 crores/

I know that you know that I know that we know…

Speak:

For a change, let this word empower us and be a reminder, instead of demean us.

Chorus:

I’m a Chinky

G'nie:

A Chinese looking Indian 

that raps like an American

A black white brown yellow man 

I'm a fucking chameleon

Blend in or stand out I'm resilient

Indian but a global citizen

A woke millenial A poet speaking to the souls of listeners  like a psychic medium

I shoot for the moon like the lovable villain and his obedient yellow minions

G’nie is a genius

Identity politicians hate this brilliance captivating all their women and children

I'm getting views by the million

Unify the youth plant a seed in em

Long arm yeah I'm Reaching em across divides of race and religion and I'm healing them