Lushlife

For other uses, see Lushlife (disambiguation).
Lushlife
Birth name Raj Haldar
Born (1981-08-01) August 1, 1981
New Jersey
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, record producer
Years active 2005–present
Labels Scenario Records, Rapster Records, Western Vinyl
Associated acts CSLSX

Raj Haldar[1] (born August 1, 1981[2]), better known by his stage name Lushlife, is an American rapper and record producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3]

Life and career

Born on August 1, 1981, Haldar grew up in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.[2] He is the son of a school teacher and an electrical engineer who emigrated from Bengal.[2] As a child, he had 12 years of classical piano lessons.[2] After living in London and New York City, he settled in South Philadelphia circa 2005.[4]

In 2005, Lushlife released a Kanye West/The Beach Boys mashup album, titled West Sounds.[5] In 2009, he released Cassette City on Rapster Records.[6] It included vocal contributions from Camp Lo and Elzhi.[7] In 2010, he was hired by Connectify, where he has served as the marketing director.[2]

In 2012, Lushlife released Plateau Vision on Western Vinyl.[8] In 2016, he released a collaborative album with production trio CSLSX, titled Ritualize, on Western Vinyl.[9] It included guest appearances from Killer Mike, Ariel Pink, RJD2, Deniro Farrar, Marissa Nadler, and Freeway.[10]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

References

  1. ↑ Sharp, Elliott (September 20, 2013). "Lushlife - Latest Challenge Is More Collaboration". Red Bull. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 DeLuca, Dan (February 22, 2016). "Philly rapper/producer Lushlife on his lush new disc, "Ritualize"". Philly.com. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ Soderberg, Brandon (April 21, 2012). "No Trivia's Friday Five". Spin. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ Billy Jam (April 18, 2012). "Philly Hip-Hop Artist Lushlife Releases Powerful New Album". Amoeba Music. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ Nishimoto, Dan (August 22, 2005). "Lushlife - West Sounds". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ Martin, Andrew (July 30, 2009). "Lushlife: Cassette City". PopMatters. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ Jones, Kevin (June 26, 2009). "Lushlife: Cassette City". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  8. ↑ Frauenhofer, Michael (April 24, 2012). "Lushlife: Plateau Vision". PopMatters. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  9. ↑ Jayasuriya, Mehan (February 17, 2016). "Lushlife: Ritualize". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  10. ↑ Rys, Dan (February 17, 2016). "Stream Lushlife's New Album 'Ritualize': Exclusive Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
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