International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 In conversation with tonight’s guest, Umair Tahir. What has his journey been like How did he get the idea to start a career in music How is House and Hip-Hop different How did he get in touch with the Young Stunners What does a music producer's job entail Which tracks has he worked on and with what artists Who else works with Young Stunners Where did he learn all of this from Umair’s opinion on Pakistan’s Rap industry How does the music producer make money Will he branch out beyond hip-hop to other genres Would he be interested in learning more about music science What did his parents think about this Who, in his opinion, are Pakistan's top five artists Is it possible for anyone to be a rapper Is electronic music viable in Pakistan What caused Hip-Hop to become so well-known Is Rap only for boys Are people in Hip-Hop more aggressive Is Hip-Hop to blame for the change in our culture Where do the majority of our Hip-Hop artists come from Has Covid impacted the music industry What is his opinion of Generation Z What's it like for him to be an 18-year-old in Pakistan Will our rap incorporate social commentary What are the annoyances of the new generation His views on Coke Studio Season 14 Will we ever be able to scale our performances How does he see the Pakistan of 2050 Catch this and much more in tonight’s episode. #thoughtbehindthings #muzamilhasan #hiphop 00:00 Tonight’s guest: Umair Tahir 01:10 Umair’s journey! 01:52 How did he get the idea to start a career in music 03:36 Genre: House Vs. Hip-hop 04:11 Getting in touch with Young Stunners 05:44 What does a music producer's job entail 07:45 Which tracks has he worked on, and with whom 08:52 Who else works with Young Stunners 09:37 Where did he learn all of this from 10:16 Umair’s opinion on Pakistan’s Rap industry 11:26 How does a music producer make money 13:31 Will he branch out beyond hip-hop to other genres 14:36 Would he be interested in learning more about music science 16:15 What did his parents think about this 17:16 Who, in his opinion, are Pakistan's top five artists 20:04 Is it possible for anyone to be a rapper 22:21 Is electronic music viable in Pakistan 22:58 What caused Hip-Hop to become so well-known 23:36 Is Rap only for boys 24:33 Are people in Hip-Hop more aggressive 27:32 Is Hip-Hop to blame for the change in our culture 30:53 Where do the majority of our Hip-Hop artists come from 32:47 Punjabi Hip-Hop! 34:03 Has Covid impacted the music industry 36:25 What is his opinion of Generation Z 37:54 What's it like for him to be an 18-year-old in Pakistan 40:01 Will our rap incorporate social commentary 45:29 What are the annoyances of the new generation 47:23 His views on Coke Studio Season 14 51:10 Will we ever be able to scale our performances 53:42 How does he see the Pakistan of 2050 Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way! Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Umair’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umairmusicxx/ The Pakistan Pivot podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Sl9se3zm6IU&t=449s TBT shorts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6akyz6EpkwyzBmKh0L2rSQ Support our podcast: https://anchor.fm/syed-muzamil-hasan-zaidi3/support You can also audio stream our podcast on the following platforms: • Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3z1cE7F • Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/2S84VEd • Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3cgIkfI