Adil Omar

Shortly after the release of Transcendence, Omar announced that he was working on his second album, Mastery, for a 2020 release.

On 12 January 2020 Omar released "The Great Unraveling" which featured Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio on guitars and a music video set in Jungle World, Rawalpindi to mostly positive reviews. Omar released "Alien" on 22 March 2020 which has been described as "(not hiding) from the inner rage that we all can experience from time to time; the alienation or standing at the precipice. Much more importantly, Adil Omar has started showcasing the man he has become and his progression as a singer-songwriter, rapper, lyricist and producer; it’s been a long journey from ‘Paki Rambo’. Some find his work a narcissism manifesto but Adil is building his own narrative, which is not always about him but the world around him and his interpretation of it" while "the adventurous production is what takes the cake."

On 15 May 2020 Omar announced that the release of Mastery was pushed to 2021 in favor of it being a double album.

The first preview and title track for Mastery was released on Noisey on 7 February 2019 in which Omar channels Raul Julia's portrayal of Street Fighter villain M. Bison, a character he resonates with since his 2012 electrocution incident. A second single titled "Mission" was released with a lyric video on 28 April 2019 with cover art paying homage to Timecop and has been described as a "futuristic song that can’t be put in any one genre". On 30 November 2019, Omar headlined Pepsi's first ever hip-hop show in Pakistan for Pepsi Black to positive reviews from attendees and reporters for a "surprising, unconventional and animated" performance.

Omar announced in late 2017 that his self-produced debut studio album Transcendence will be released in 2018. Transcendence was released as a 10-song visual album on 8 July 2018. The lead single was "We Need to Talk About Adil" and guests on the album included Elliphant, Tim Armstrong of Rancid, Shaman Durek, Talal Qureshi, SNKM and others. The album also included recreations of 1970's and 80's era Lollywood soundtracks, but rather than relying on sampling, Omar reached out to some of the original creators such as Ustad Tafu and M. Arshad and hosted live sessions in his home studio Bisonopolis, Islamabad. The instrumental version of the album was released on 8 October 2018.

In early 2016, SNKM collaborated and performed with Diplo and Elliphant for their first Pakistan show. This was followed by the duo's second appearance at SXSW and Omar's solo EP Margalla King. The EP also featured a collaboration with Bun B.

SNKM joined the roster for multiple Mad Decent Block Party 2016 shows alongside Diplo, Kesha, Marshmello, Rae Sremmurd and others. The duo continued performing and touring with Diplo, Major Lazer, Skrillex, Valentino Khan and other artists throughout 2017 up until early 2018 when Omar and Qureshi returned to their solo efforts.

In early 2015, Omar and longtime friend, Pakistani electronic musician Talal Qureshi, formed the super-group, songwriting and production duo SNKM which came out with Omar's directorial debut for "Nighat & Paras" and was followed by their first showcase at SXSW.

In 2012, Omar was nearly electrocuted to death in the shower, an incident he talks about on Transcendence.

Between 2010–2012, Omar put together The Mushroom Cloud Effect, a street album consisting of compiled tracks and unheard demos of Omar's early rapping and non-production work with Soul Assassins affiliated producers such as Fredwreck, DJ Solo and DJ Lethal handling the music. The most notable song was "Paki Rambo". This was during press coverage on BBC, CNN, The Associated Press and many other news outlets which brought Omar considerable attention, but which he also felt was "heavily politicized", an angle which he wanted to avoid. This was also followed by a near death experience, professional mismanagement and a government imposed YouTube ban which momentarily affected the distribution and exposure of not only Omar but all independent musicians in the country.

Omar was inspired by Dr. Dre to become a hip hop artist at the age of 8 after watching "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" and started writing lyrics and rapping at the age of 9 after listening to Wu-Tang Clan. He began recording and producing music by 13. In 2008, Omar caught the attention of B-Real of Cypress Hill who invited him to visit Los Angeles, helping launch his music career.

Adil Omar (born 17 May 1991) is a recording artist, rapper, record producer, singer and songwriter from Islamabad, Pakistan. He released his debut album and film, Transcendence, on 8 July 2018, and announced his second album and mainstream debut, Mastery, for a 2021 release. In addition to being a solo artist, he is also one half of the pop songwriting and production duo SNKM.