Lushlife
American rapper (born 1981)
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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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| Background information | |
| Born | Raj Haldar August 1, 1981 New Jersey, U.S. |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper, record producer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Scenario, Rapster, Western Vinyl |
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
- West Sounds (2005)
- Order of Operations (2005)
- Order of Operations Instrumentals (2007) (with The Age of Imagination Quartet)
- Cassette City (2009)
- No More Golden Days (2011)
- Plateau Vision (2012)
- Ritualize (2016) (with CSLSX)
- My Idols Are Dead + My Enemies Are in Power (2017)
EPs
- Cherry Blossom Anthems (2006)
- No Dead Languages (2016)
Singles
- "No Foundation" (2006)
- "Still I Hear the Word Progress" (2012)
- "Hale-Bopp Was the Bedouins (Shabazz Palaces Remix)" (2012)
- "She's a Buddhist, I'm a Cubist (Remix)" (2012)
- "Toynbee Suite" (2013)
- "Body Double" (2015) (with CSLSX)
Books
- P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever by Raj Haldar and Chris Carpenter (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2018), ISBN 978-1-4926-7431-3
No Reading Allowed
- The Worst Read-aloud Book Ever** - by Raj Haldar and Chris Carpenter 2020