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Indian rapper Shah Rule and Delhi-based singer-songwriter Jai Dhir have released their new song titled “Tension”. The song addresses the strain that arises between lovers over time ending up in a Cold War like situation. Released on indie hip hop label Gully Gang India, the multilingual track has been written and performed by Shah Rule and Jai Dhir while the music has been produced by Abhijay Sharma.

Shah Rule says, “A recent trip to Portugal led me to being super inspired by the Afro beats which got me inclined to infuse the sound within my music. I wanted to pay homage to the amapiano sound from South Africa and that’s how the foundation of the track was laid. ‘Tension’ is a track that came from incorporating that rhythm and drum beat.

South American Ampiano genre forms the inspiration for the eclectic drum rhythms on the track which has been expertly fused with classical Indian sitar. The Afro pop like grroves and eerie synth melodies perfectly portray the tension between lovers while the lyrics talk of a possible reconciliation. The combination makes it a banger. Midway through the song, an English verse by Shah rule comes through followed by a Punjabi verse by Jai towards the end of the song, stringed by the catchy chorus of the song.