Hip-hop musician, rapper and indie artiste Krsna has launched his debut album titled Sellout. Here, he speaks about his journey as a singer, his album and the unexplored space of hip-hop in the country:

Q. How did your music journey begin and what made you opt for hip-hop as a musician?
A. When I was very young, I moved to London for a couple of years and that’s where I got influenced by the genre. I didn’t take it seriously, till I moved back to India and started recording music while I was in college. I met some people who liked what I was doing and encouraged me, so the hobby turned into an obsession. Rappers always compete with each other. Even if a track has two rappers, you will be judged on who has the better verse in the song. Hip-hop, as a genre, is very competitive, almost like a boxing-match, so you have to keep pushing yourself and come up with better stuff.