FA9LA Singer Flipperachi On Viral Song: ‘People Don’t Understand What I’m Saying’
What began as a track meant to stay within a niche hip-hop circle has now turned into a global pop-culture moment. FA9LA , a Bahraini hip-hop song, is everywhere from Indian Instagram reels to international playlists without a remix, without a dance challenge, and without changing a single lyric. Its sudden rise wasn’t planned or predicted. Instead, it was one cinematic moment that changed the song’s destiny.
FA9LA was originally released as a standalone track, deeply rooted in Arabic hip-hop. It wasn’t created with films in mind. That changed when Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar featured the song, pairing it with Akshaye Khanna ’s intense screen presence. Speaking to NDTV, rapper Flipperachi admitted just how instantly things shifted. “The movie came in, picked it up, and I mean, the rest is history,” he said.
Once clips from the film began circulating online, FA9LA took on a new life. It stopped being “just a song” and turned into a mood that people wanted to loop, remix visually, and make their own.
What surprised Flipperachi the most was where the song found its loudest audience India. Despite the Arabic lyrics, FA9LA quickly flooded Indian social media feeds. “I honestly didn’t expect it to blow up like this,” he shared. “People don’t really understand what I’m saying lyrically, but the beat is powerful, and that is crazy. It connected with them. It really got to them.”
The track carries subtle Indian musical textures, especially through its use of tabla-style percussion blended with hip-hop beats. While the influence was intentional, the scale of its impact wasn’t. “To have this kind of impact I wouldn’t have believed in a thousand years that it would blow up in India,” Flipperachi said. “Yes, it has Indian flavour in it, but I didn’t know it would rise to this level.”
Weeks after Dhurandhar’s release, FA9LA continues to dominate reels and memes. The buzz hasn’t slowed, and Flipperachi admits it’s been overwhelming. “There have been so many reels and memes coming in,” he said. “I’ve been reposting as many as I can, but my DMs are blowing up. I honestly can’t keep up.”
FA9LA’s journey is now a reminder that music doesn’t need translation to travel. Sometimes, all it takes is the right beat, the right moment, and an audience ready to feel it.
FA9LA was originally released as a standalone track, deeply rooted in Arabic hip-hop. It wasn’t created with films in mind. That changed when Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar featured the song, pairing it with Akshaye Khanna ’s intense screen presence. Speaking to NDTV, rapper Flipperachi admitted just how instantly things shifted. “The movie came in, picked it up, and I mean, the rest is history,” he said.
Once clips from the film began circulating online, FA9LA took on a new life. It stopped being “just a song” and turned into a mood that people wanted to loop, remix visually, and make their own.
What surprised Flipperachi the most was where the song found its loudest audience India. Despite the Arabic lyrics, FA9LA quickly flooded Indian social media feeds. “I honestly didn’t expect it to blow up like this,” he shared. “People don’t really understand what I’m saying lyrically, but the beat is powerful, and that is crazy. It connected with them. It really got to them.”
The track carries subtle Indian musical textures, especially through its use of tabla-style percussion blended with hip-hop beats. While the influence was intentional, the scale of its impact wasn’t. “To have this kind of impact I wouldn’t have believed in a thousand years that it would blow up in India,” Flipperachi said. “Yes, it has Indian flavour in it, but I didn’t know it would rise to this level.”
Weeks after Dhurandhar’s release, FA9LA continues to dominate reels and memes. The buzz hasn’t slowed, and Flipperachi admits it’s been overwhelming. “There have been so many reels and memes coming in,” he said. “I’ve been reposting as many as I can, but my DMs are blowing up. I honestly can’t keep up.”
FA9LA’s journey is now a reminder that music doesn’t need translation to travel. Sometimes, all it takes is the right beat, the right moment, and an audience ready to feel it.
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