Wicked Sunny Opens A New Chapter With ‘Long Way From Home’ Featuring MC Square & Radhika Bhide

Mumbai, 26^th May 2026: At a time when Indian hip-hop is rapidly evolving beyond flex culture and viral moments, Wicked Sunny arrives with one of his most emotionally honest releases yet. Through Long Way From Home, the Prayagraj-born, Mumbai-based artist opens the first chapter of his debut EP The Local Kid, released via Times Music. Featuring powerful collaborations with MC Square and Radhika Bhide, the track captures the emotional weight of leaving home, navigating loneliness in a new city, and chasing dreams while carrying memories of where you came from.

What makes Long Way From Home instantly connect is its emotional realism. Instead of romanticising struggle, the song embraces vulnerability, uncertainty, homesickness, and ambition all at once. Wicked Sunny describes the song as “the most honest thing” he has written, explaining that a part of him still remembers the boy sitting in Prayagraj imagining Mumbai as a distant dream. MC Square adds another emotional layer to the record with a verse rooted in personal truth and lived experiences, while Radhika Bhide brings warmth and intimacy to the hook, making the track feel deeply human rather than performative.

Talking about the song Wicked Sunny said, “Long Way From Home is the most honest thing I have written. There is still a version of me sitting in a room in Prayagraj thinking Mumbai is too far away. This song is for that boy, and for every kid who packed a bag with more hope than money.” MC Square further added and said, “The moment Sunny played me the track, I connected with it instantly. There’s a certain loneliness and hunger in the song that felt very familiar to me. I wanted my verse to sound lived-in and truthful, and I think we created something people will genuinely feel.”

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Radhika Bhide added, “There’s a quiet ache in this song that stayed with me from the very first listen. I wanted the hook to feel intimate and comforting, almost like a voice from home you hold on to during difficult days. Collaborating with Sunny on this felt incredibly special.”

The release also marks the beginning of The Local Kid, a five-track project exploring the emotional journey of a small-town artist trying to survive and evolve inside a chaotic big city. The EP unfolds through tracks like Baawre, Big Drama, Laal, and Udta Teer, with every song representing a different emotional chapter of ambition, identity, self-doubt, and growth. Instead of building a playlist-friendly collection of singles, Wicked Sunny appears focused on crafting an immersive narrative experience, something increasingly rare in today’s streaming-driven music ecosystem.

With emotionally grounded songwriting, cinematic storytelling, and collaborations that feel organic instead of algorithmic, Long Way From Home positions Wicked Sunny among the most emotionally compelling voices emerging from India’s independent hip-hop scene today. As audiences continue to seek authenticity in music, The Local Kid could become one of the defining Indian hip-hop projects of 2026, speaking directly to every young listener who has ever left home carrying more hope than certainty.