Arfat Mohideen Bhat, a ten-year-old rapper from Prichoo village in Pulwama, is creating a buzz on social media. Despite his young age, he is already a sensation as the youngest rapper in Kashmir. Despite being only a 7th-standard student, his talent has made him an overnight star.

Making Waves with Talented Raps

Arfat’s journey into the world of music started with a fascination for rap songs he saw on YouTube. During the COVID-19 lockdown, he recorded his first hip-hop song and uploaded it to his Facebook profile. Encouraged by the four lakh views his first video received, Arfat created the “RAP-KID ARFAT” YouTube channel and recorded 11 songs that gained over four lakh views and 17 thousand subscribers.