Overview

• On July 22, Badshah replied “Credits” to an X user’s joke about Honey Singh’s transformation, refocusing attention on who wrote “Brown Rang.”
• Badshah has repeatedly maintained that he penned the lyrics for “Brown Rang” and the rap section of “Angrezi Beat,” directly contradicting Honey Singh’s claims.
• The duo’s rivalry dates to their early careers in the rap collective Mafia Mundeer, which split in 2012 amid creative and credit disputes.
• In 2024, Badshah paused a Dehradun concert to publicly offer an olive branch, declaring he wanted to end their feud before tensions resurfaced.
• The exchange underscores how songwriting credits remain a high-stakes issue in India’s rap scene and how X continues to fuel artist confrontations.