Based in the Garden State of New Jersey, Maddd Forin is an Indian-born (foreign) American artist, determined to make his way into hip-hop. Inspired by the production of his 'spirit artist', Kanye west, Forin aims to use minimalism and complexity simultaneously in his work. After coming to the US in 2004 with an Indian music deeply-rooted in him, Forin felt an instantaneous connection with hip-hop. He recalls listening to "Good Life" on his high school bus radio, and not comprehending what was being said. Though English is his second language, Forin was quickly able to learn after a year of taking ESL.
Being dissatisfied with the production forced Maddd Forin to began his journey of learning production. Despite the complexity in his production, noviceness can be heard in his style. Forin comes without any musical learning background but he will continue to prove music can be learned, no matter how complex, and that hip hop artists/producers should not feel confined, as they are more capable than what others credit them to be.
After a long hiatus consisting of vigorously studying music through trial and error, Maddd Forin releases his debut project “Vertigo” in March of 2022, approximately a year after releasing his first beat tape “Strange Musik”. “Vertigo” is an attempt to incorporate various sub-genres including classical, indian classical, ambient, boom bap, and Chicago drill music to ultimately bring together the music into the rich culture of hip-hop, all while staying true to his identity as an Indian-American. The self-produced project encompasses concepts of everyday life including human greed, violence, existentialism, and faith in a higher being, to collectively bring hope and revive reality-based music into hip-hop once again.
Several years later in 2024, Maddd Forin drops his next project "Junglee" consisting of only 3 songs, discussing his life, his childhood, while rapping and singing on self produced eastern music based instrumentals.