 Hussain joined JoSH, formed by Rupinder Magon in 1998.The duo focused on fusing the musical genres of R&B, Hip Hop, Drum n’ Bass and qawwali such as that being created by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.He released one of his first compositions for JoSH, "Main Hoon Tanha", which ended up being the title track for their eight track debut album released in 2001.