Punjabi artist Amantej Hundal opens his run of new material with Cullinun, a title that plays on the language of luxury the way a lot of modern Punjabi rap does. The name alone sets a tone of status and shine.
Cullinun works in the contemporary Punjabi hip-hop lane, where hard-hitting trap drums meet melodic hooks sung in Punjabi. The track leans on flash and self-assurance, the writing circling wealth and arrival, and the production keeps a heavy low end under a catchy top line, which is the formula driving much of the new wave out of the Punjabi scene.
Amantej Hundal is part of a generation of Punjabi artists folding Western rap production into their own language and references. That blend has pushed the sound well beyond India and the diaspora, and a luxury-themed cut sits squarely in its current direction.
The thing to catch is how he switches his cadence in the hook, loosening from a hard rap flow into something closer to melody. That shift is what keeps the track from sitting on one note.
It suits a night out or a drive with the volume up, the kind of record built for confidence. Listeners following the new Punjabi rap wave will recognise its swagger at once.
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