Lushlife

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Lushlife in 2023
Background information
Birth nameRaj Haldar
Born (1981-08-01) August 1, 1981 (age 44)
New Jersey, U.S.
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, record producer
Years active2005–present
LabelsScenario, Rapster, Western Vinyl

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] He is the co-author of P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever . [4] He is one half of The Skull Eclipses. [5]

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Early life

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] He played drums and wrote arrangements in a high school jazz band. [2] After living in London and New York City, he settled in South Philadelphia circa 2005. [6]

Career

In 2005, Lushlife released a Kanye West/The Beach Boys mashup album, titled West Sounds. [7] In 2009, he released Cassette City on Rapster Records. [8] It included vocal contributions from Camp Lo and Elzhi. [9] In 2010, he was hired by Connectify, where he would serve as the marketing director. [2] In 2011, he released No More Golden Days. [10] In 2012, he released Plateau Vision on Western Vinyl. [11]

In 2016, Lushlife released a collaborative album with production trio CSLSX, titled Ritualize , on Western Vinyl. [12] It included guest appearances from Killer Mike, Ariel Pink, RJD2, Deniro Farrar, Marissa Nadler, and Freeway. [13] In that year, he also released the No Dead Languages EP. [14] In that year, he left Connectify. [15] In 2017, he released My Idols Are Dead + My Enemies Are in Power. [16]

He co-wrote a children's book, titled P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever , with Chris Carpenter. [17] Illustrated by Maria Tina Beddia, the book was published on Sourcebooks Jabberwocky in 2018. [18]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Books

No Reading Allowed

References

  1. ↑ Sharp, Elliott (September 20, 2013). "Lushlife - Latest Challenge Is More Collaboration". Red Bull . Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 DeLuca, Dan (February 22, 2016). "Philly rapper/producer Lushlife on his lush new disc, "Ritualize"". Philly.com . Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ Soderberg, Brandon (April 21, 2012). "No Trivia's Friday Five". Spin . Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ Morrison, John (May 10, 2019). "Philly Rapper Raj Haldar, A.K.A. Lushlife, On Going From Rapper To Children's Book Author". Grammy.com . Archived from the original on May 22, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  5. ↑ Rapa, Patrick (March 19, 2018). "As The Skull Eclipses, Lushlife and Botany Stare Down the End of the World". Bandcamp Daily . Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ Billy Jam (April 18, 2012). "Philly Hip-Hop Artist Lushlife Releases Powerful New Album". Amoeba Music . Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ Nishimoto, Dan (August 22, 2005). "Lushlife - West Sounds". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  8. ↑ Martin, Andrew (July 30, 2009). "Lushlife: Cassette City". PopMatters . Archived from the original on July 2, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  9. ↑ Jones, Kevin (June 26, 2009). "Lushlife: Cassette City". Exclaim! . Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  10. ↑ Bevan, David (October 24, 2011). "First Spin: Lushlife Tackles 'Adult Goth' With Das Racist's Heems". Spin . Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  11. ↑ Frauenhofer, Michael (April 24, 2012). "Lushlife: Plateau Vision". PopMatters . Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  12. ↑ Jayasuriya, Mehan (February 17, 2016). "Lushlife: Ritualize". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  13. ↑ Rys, Dan (February 17, 2016). "Stream Lushlife's New Album 'Ritualize': Exclusive Premiere". Billboard . Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  14. ↑ Breihan, Tom (September 23, 2016). "Lushlife – "The League Of Frightened Men"". Stereogum . Archived from the original on November 6, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  15. ↑ Gizis, Alex (April 27, 2016). "Lushlife has Left the Building". Connectify . Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  16. ↑ Yoo, Noah (January 17, 2017). "Lushlife's New Mixtape Benefits ACLU, Features Killer Mike, Kool A.D., More: Listen". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  17. ↑ Vadala, Nick (November 15, 2018). "Philly rapper Lushlife's newest project is the worst alphabet book ever". Philly.com . Archived from the original on November 15, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  18. ↑ Maughan, Shannon (November 20, 2018). "'Worst' Alphabet Book Becomes Bestseller". Publishers Weekly . Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2019.

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