सब जानता है

Sab Jaanta Hai (सब जानता है) is the lead single from Ikka's second studio album Nishu, released on 27 January 2022 as the first taste of the project ahead of its full 26 July 2022 rollout via Kalamkaar and Thug Sangathan. Written and performed by Delhi rapper Ikka (born Ankit Singh Patyal), with music by Bharg (composition credited jointly to Ikka & Bharg) and the video shot and directed by Vaksh under Numero Uno Production House, the track set the tone for Nishu's confessional, autobiographical concept — 'Nishu' being Ikka's own childhood nickname, chosen to frame the album as the story of how a common household boy became the artist known as Ikka. The official video has drawn over 6.6 million YouTube views, making it one of the more-watched tracks from the album's rollout and a fan-favourite entry point into the record's themes of self-belief and hard-won respect.

Bharg's production keeps Sab Jaanta Hai in a mid-tempo pocket (roughly 120 BPM, in A minor), leaving space for Ikka's measured, conversational flow rather than burying it under aggressive trap percussion. The composition, credited jointly to Ikka and Bharg, favours a steady, head-nod groove over flashy hooks — consistent with Ikka's post-Mafia Mundeer solo sound, where the beat serves as a backdrop for lyrical delivery rather than the main event.

The lyric works as a personal manifesto in couplet form — each line pairing a rule of conduct (not upsetting one's mother, not looking away from one's father in shame) with an assertion of self-worth, building toward the recurring title hook 'sab jaanta hai' (everybody already knows). The writing leans on plain, direct Hindi-Hinglish phrasing rather than ornate poetry, in keeping with the confessional, plainspoken tone Ikka set for the whole Nishu album.

Nishu is Ikka's sophomore album, following his 2020 debut I, and was released via Raftaar's Kalamkaar label alongside Thug Sangathan. Ikka has described 'Nishu' as his own childhood nickname, using the album to trace his path from an ordinary upbringing to becoming one of Indian hip-hop's established voices — a journey that also included his early days with Raftaar and Lil Golu in Black Wall Street Desis before joining Yo Yo Honey Singh's Mafia Mundeer collective. Sab Jaanta Hai, released as the album's first single months ahead of the full record, set up that narrative, with the accompanying video directed by Vaksh giving the track a grounded, performance-driven visual treatment.

As Nishu's lead single, Sab Jaanta Hai's official video has amassed over 6.6 million YouTube views, making it one of the more widely watched individual tracks from an album that also featured guest verses from Badshah, Raftaar, Seedhe Maut and others. It remains a recurring pick on Ikka fan lyric-video channels and reaction videos years after release, reflecting its status as a fan-favourite among his catalogue of confident, autobiographical rap cuts.