Press:

“While others rap about fast cars, girls and money, the man known as Yama Buddha dares to broach social taboos through his music. When I inquire about the meaning of 'Yama Buddha' he explains that it emphasizes human nature. When a person is angry he represents Yama, the god of death wheareas when the same person is happy he represents Buddha, the bringer of peace. Just like this, we all have a choice to do good or bad, which he tries to express through his name.”
Bivit Gurung - WAVE

“You can experience the gusto, flow and messages in his songs like Saathi and Aamaa, to name a few. However, before he became a rapper, he was a poet. Starting with Nepali poems to English rap songs, he has come an interesting way. Breaking into the industry initially he had no future prospects, support of family and education but he wanted “to reach out to people through his songs and make a change in society”.”
Jessica Rai - The Himalayan Times

“The moment I heard him, I fell in love – with his words. Yamabuddha’s words are powerful but even more powerful is the way he delivers them. An emcee, rapper and poet he recently came out with his mix tape and is already popular as a rapper on youtube and Facebook with 3520 (and counting) likes for his page. “I prefer being called an emcee rather than a rapper. I can rap, I recite spoken word poetry, I can just speak over the mic and inspire you with my words,” he says with a certainty. Most people who have seen him on stage or heard his songs would agree. Yamabuddha is all about expression and he believes in the same. “When you begin to express yourself, you realize there are people who can relate to you.” He says “The most important thing is to be yourself; to not forget your roots”.”
Yukta Bajracharya - ECS

“He is the rapper of the moment that everybody is talking about. Yama Buddha is becoming a household name within the Nepali music industry without releasing an album or music video. NepHop.net caught up with the emcee for an exclusive interview.”
Nephop.net - Nephop.net

“Yama, the god of death, represents anger. Buddha, on the other hand, is the enlightened one, a symbol of peace. The combination of the two—Yama Buddha—is more than just a stage name for Anil Adhikari. It represents the perfect balance of anger and tranquillity which symbolises his rather bleak past and his eventual transformation into the person he is today—affable, and with strong principles. It has been seven years since Adhikari has been in the music industry and while others might consider this a period of struggle, he thinks of it as more of a learning process. He has worked as a ghostwriter for multiple artists and has even anonymously sent his lyrics to a number of musicians just for the sake of seeing how they would respond to his work.”
GRISHMA RIMAL,PREEMA RANJITKAR - The Kathmandu Post