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Lushlife in 2023
Background information
Birth nameRaj Haldar
Born (1981-08-01) August 1, 1981 (age 42)
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

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References

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