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Raxstar | |
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Born | Luton, England | 21 November 1983
Origin | Luton, United Kingdom |
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Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2005–present |
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Website | raxstardw |
Raxstar (born 21 November 1983) is a British rapper and singer from Luton. Raxstar came into popularity after the release of "Keep It Undercover" in 2005. Following up with tracks like "Jaaneman", "Ego", "Poison" and "Balwant", he gained more mainstream attention, and has become one of the most popular artists in Desi hip hop. [1] [2] [3]
Raxstar was born and raised in Luton, Bedfordshire, East of England into a working class family of Indian Punjabi Sikh descent. Raxstar has two brothers, one older and one younger. [4]
Before the release of his first single, Raxstar created mixtapes in cassettes and CDs and passed them out to his peers in high school and college. [4] After releasing music online on his website, Raxstar became a featured artist on one of Rishi Rich's projects.
Year | Song | Music | Reference(s) |
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2005 | Keep It Undercover | Sunit | [5] |
SH1 | [5] | ||
In Perspective | [6] | ||
2010 | Name On The Poster | [7] | |
Fading | Sunit & S-Lyne | [8] | |
2011 | Jaaneman | SunitMusic | [9] |
The Other Man (featuring RKZ) | [10] | ||
Dhalsim | June 25 | [11] | |
Ex Games | Substeppers | [12] | |
What's Inside | Young Archie | [13] | |
2012 | Flirt | DJ Surinder Rattan | [14] |
I Am (featuring Humble the Poet) | Tazzz | [15] | |
2013 | Ego | SunitMusic | [16] |
Dream Warriors | [17] | ||
Cold World | [18] | ||
2014 | Got Me Singing (featuring Mumzy Stranger) | SunitMusic & Lyan | [19] |
Brand New Swag (Remix) | Haji Springer | [20] | |
Tear Drops | Tazzz | [21] | |
2015 | Desi Hip Hop (Manj Musik featuring Raxstar, Roach Killa, Humble the Poet, Big Dhillon, Badshah, Sarb Smooth & Raftaar) | ||
Poison | DJ Harpz | [22] | |
Ego (Remix) (featuring Fateh, Tazzz, Badshah, Kaly, Humble the Poet & RKZ) | SunitMusic | [23] | |
Bandook (featuring Badshah) | |||
Four Seasons | SunitMusic | [24] | |
2016 | Ya Baba (Remix) | Zack Knight & Rami Beatz | |
Nothing | Dj Harpz | ||
Ankhiyaan (with Kanika Kapoor) | Ezu | [25] | |
Signs (with Rajeev B featuring Mickey Singh) | Rajeev B | [26] | |
Nashanebaaj (PAM featuring Raxstar) | PAM | [27] | |
Queen (featuring Zack Knight) | Zack Knight | [28] [29] | |
GameTime (featuring Various Artists) | Bohemia | ||
4 Desis (featuringHaji Springer & Pardhaan) | Haji Springer | ||
2017 | Shudai (Neha Bhasin featuring Raxstar) | [30] | |
Balwant (featuring SunitMusic) | SunitMusic | [31] | |
Nothing (Remix) (featuring Bohemia) | Dj Harpz | [32] | |
King Midas (with SunitMusic) | SunitMusic | [33] | |
Turn Me On (Remix) (Nish featuring Mumzy Stranger & Raxstar) | SP | [34] | |
Driving School (Man Like Malik & Raxstar) | Sonna Rele and Sauce | [35] | |
Sun Raha (featuring Shreya Goshal) | SunitMusic | [36] | |
2018 | Rewind (featuring Amar Sandhu) | DJ Lyan | [37] |
Kehndi Mainu (Raves featuring Raxstar) | Producer X | [38] | |
SBTV Neglect & Feeling Invisible | Nihle Robbins | [39] | |
Lost Our Way (featuring Arjun) | DJ Lyan | [40] | |
Glass Ceiling | Haji Springer | [41] | |
Ki Kargeyi (featuring The PropheC) | The Prophec | [42] | |
ROTI (Pav Dharia featuring Raxstar) | Rokitbeats | [43] | |
Love | Ezu and Shayal | [44] | |
Pearls (Rubal Sikka featuring Raxstar) | Producer X | [45] | |
Yamla Jat (featuring Pav Dharia) | Shayal | [46] | |
Scorpio SZN | Haji Springer | [47] | |
Dance (F1rstman featuring Mumzy, H-Dhami, Raxstar & Juggy D) | Harun B | [48] | |
Temptation (featuring Samica) | Rimshox | [49] | |
2019 | More | Myze | [50] |
Pressure | Mr Kam | [51] | |
Remember (Nish featuring Raxstar) | Nish | [52] | |
Full Tank (featuring RKZ) | Luke Masih | [53] | |
Friends (The Ex Mix) | Luke Masih | [54] | |
The Future (Raxstar and Kaly) | Ghauri | [55] | |
Pray (Raxstar and Kaly) | Ghauri | [56] | |
Falling (H-Dhami featuring Raxstar) | DJ Lyan | [57] | |
Time (featuring F1rstman) | Morry | [58] | |
Say Less | Harun B | [59] | |
London (featuring Amar Sandhu) | Rimshox | [60] | |
2020 | Dil Vaaja Maarda | DJ Lyan | [61] |
Kaun Tujhe | Ezu | [62] | |
Quarantine | Ezu | [63] | |
Airplane Mode | Enco | [64] | |
Airplane Mode (Runaway Remix) | Byro | [65] | |
2020 | Byro | [66] | |
2021 | Forever Jaaneman | SunitMusic | [67] |
Chemistry (featuring H-Dhami) | SP | [68] | |
Fix This (featuring Raashi Sood) | Shri Gadhvi & Stranger Productions | [69] | |
Shining | Rimshox | [70] | |
Never Thought (featuring Arjun and Ahmed Khan) | Byro | ||
2022 | Edible | Byro | |
Mundra (featuring S-Jay) | Myze | ||
Ask (Teri Khair Mangdi) (featuring Shweta Pandya) | Myze | ||
Yes or No | Bajaj | ||
2023 | Kinni Soni | DJ Lyan | |
Questions (featuring Fateh DOE) | Stranger Productions | ||
Kehta Hai (featuring STYM) | STYM | ||
NZR | Rimshox | ||
2024 | Saari Raat (featuring Tasha Tah) | SunitMusic |
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