Mumbai-based rapper Yeda Anna has a sense of humour. Especially about his name (which is originally Onkar Pujari), and his album name, Yeda Kaun? "I hail from Karnataka, hence the name," he says. He called this album Yeda Kaun? in a bid to establish his identity among rappers who matter. "When people talk about Emiway, they know that it's the bantai, right? When they talk about Divine, they know his name is Vivian. But when they hear Yeda Anna, they say, 'Yeda kaun?'," he laughs.

The album, though, is anything but funny, and reflects on a range of issues, from what life was like during lockdown and the story of a transgender mother, named Sanjana, who Anna pays tribute to with a song called Meri maa. "I met Sanjana at an NGO. We got talking and she opened up to me about her life, the struggle of living a transgender life in India, and how she went on to adopt a child. Life is unbelievably hard for this queer group, and they face a social bias at every step, including when they wish to enrol their children in school. I hope they get the respect the rest of us enjoy. Treating them poorly or calling them names isn't acceptable," he says. Although the song may be about a minority queer group, Anna has received feedback from straight listeners, because "it speaks of a simple need, to enjoy respect".