Singer Yo Yo Honey Singh has made a big comeback in Tinseltown with multiple projects- new album titled Honey 3.0 is ready for release, association with films like Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022) and Selfiee (2023) and a Netflix documentary. Recently, Honey was asked about the controversy with the lyrics in his songs especially the misogynist words misogyny.
Speaking to Pinkvilla in an interview, Honey explained, “Before also, there wasn't any intentionally. If it was, why would people listen? If there was misogyny in my songs, then why would someone call me to perform at their daughter's wedding. I have done so many weddings in the last 15 years. I have performed so much. Aunties come up on stage and dance with me, on the lyric 'Aunty police bula legi'. It's not like that.”
The singer also referenced the song Mujhko Rana Ji Maaf Karna song composed by Rajesh Roshan and written by Indeevar for Karan Arjun (1995). He pointed out how people didn't have any problems with the innuendos in the song at that time. He added, "People have become more sensitive, the more they are reading. they're becoming more sensitive. They're taking it the wrong way. Before people were more intellectual, there's a difference between intellectual and well-read. Today, we call someone an intellectual who has read a lot. Someone who has done MPhil [or Master of Philosophy], yes, this is an intellectual. People were more intellectual before, they were broad. They took entertainment for entertainment."
Honey 3.0 will be the singer-composer's third big album after International Villager and Desi Kalakaar. Naagan is set to be the first song released from the new album.
The popular singer-rapper took a break in 2015 because of his physical and mental health and has returned slowly to music in the past few years.
