Keralite-Assamese Rapper Channeling Childhood Pain into Raw English Hip-Hop
ENTERTAINMENT DESK | INDIE MUSIC
The underground music scene is packed with talent fighting for the spotlight, but 21-year-old Shankar Dhrubajyoti is carving out a lane that looks and sounds completely different. Going by the stage name Yvng Montana, this upcoming artist is bringing a pure, unfiltered rockstar mentality to the mic.

While many homegrown artists stick to regional languages, Montana raps exclusively in English, bypassing local trends to tap into a global melodic trap and emo-rap frequency. But behind the heavy beats and the rebellious persona is a raw story of resilience.

From Being Bullied to Finding His Voice
Shankar’s background is a unique cultural mix of Keralite and Assamese heritage. Growing up with this blend gave him a peculiar accent, which unfortunately made him an easy target. He was relentlessly mocked and bullied by other kids for the way he sounded.

However, instead of letting the bullying silence him, he took the anger, isolation, and pain of those formative years straight into the recording booth. The studio became the place where the kid who was made fun of for his voice finally found his true cadence. The trauma didn’t defeat him; it built his edge.

The Rockstar Mentality
Yvng Montana isn’t claiming to have platinum plaques or industry backing just yet. He is deep in the trenches, clocking in the hours as an independent artist on the come-up. Musically, he draws heavy inspiration from modern hip-hop heavyweights:

  • Young Thug’s experimental and unpredictable vocal flows.
  • Juice WRLD’s ability to turn anxiety and heartbreak into dark, catchy melodies.
  • Lil Uzi Vert’s high-energy, unapologetic rockstar boy swagger.

Unfiltered Reality: Love, Money, and the Dark Side
Montana isn’t interested in making safe, polished pop tracks. His catalog is gritty, modern, and revolves around intense extremes. He uses his lyrics as both a weapon and a coping mechanism to talk about the things most people shy away from.

His tracks map out the emotional whiplash of love and pain, dealing with toxic loyalty and permanent scars. He also embraces the fast life—rapping about sex, money, and the hunger to get paid while leaving his doubters in the dust. On the darker end of the spectrum, his music touches on drugs and murder, capturing the survival instincts and literal demons that haunt the modern trap sound.