Rap ID
Rap ID, also known as Bawa Pahadi, is a rapper and songwriter from Solan, Himachal Pradesh, whose Hindi hip-hop connects personal stories with social questions.
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Overview
- Real name
- Mayank Rawat
- Also known as
- Bawa Pahadi
- From
- Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Work
- Rapper and songwriter
- Television
- MTV Hustle 03 Represent (2023)
Mini bio
From the hills.
Mayank Rawat makes music as Rap ID and Bawa Pahadi. His official video for “Bawa Pahadi Hai,” released in February 2016, introduces him as a rapper from Solan and credits him and producer KATTO as members of the Evillusion hip-hop crew. In 2019, he released the five-track In Pahadon Mein EP.
A voice for social questions.
In a 2020 interview about “Majdoor,” he traced his interest in socially engaged rap to discovering Immortal Technique. He described building the song around a story, factual material and reflection. “Kattarwaad,” released that March, became one of his most widely watched videos, with more than six million views on the official upload.
A bigger stage.
His 2023 MTV Hustle 03 Represent performances included “India Wale,” a Hindi rap celebration of cricket, which he wrote, performed and co-composed. His later catalogue includes “W” with GAUSH and the caste discrimination video “AARAKSHAN (KATTARWAAD 2.0).” By September 2026, Legacy releases including “For The Books” carried the Bawa Pahadi name.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026For The BooksArtist, credited as Bawa Pahadi alongside DRJ Sohail and 48Volt
- 2025WPerformer and songwriter with GAUSH
- 2025AARAKSHAN (KATTARWAAD 2.0)Writer and performer
- 2023India WaleWriter, performer and co-composer, MTV Hustle 03 Represent
- 2020KattarwaadWriter, performer and actor
- 2019In Pahadon Mein EPArtist
Quotes
I couldn’t think of any other genre so powerful and blunt at the same time.Rap ID, Shoutout To Artists interview
In a June 2020 interview about “Majdoor,” he explained how discovering Immortal Technique shaped his approach to hip-hop.
Trivia
- His early collaborator KATTO is introduced as Aniket Katoch from Dharamshala in the “Bawa Pahadi Hai” video description.
- “Majdoor” began as a planned two-minute freeverse before he expanded it into three sections.
- He told Shoutout To Artists that he keeps notes of ideas, punchlines and rhyme schemes, then fits them to a cadence when writing over a beat.
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