Latest Release
- 22 APR 2024
- 1 Song
- Jawan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2023
- Judgementall Hai Kya (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP · 2019
- Husn Parcham (From "Zero") - Single · 2018
- City Slums (feat. DIVINE) - Single · 2017
- Jawan Prevue Theme (From "Jawan") - Single · 2023
- Race 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2018
- SHOOK - Single · 2018
- Holi Party Mix - Single · 2021
- Out of Love - Single · 2022
- I Did It - Single · 2018
Albums
- 2023
- 2022
- 2022
- 2021
Artist Playlists
- The rap star melds classical Indian music with hip-hop.
- Listen to the music that’s helping Raja Kumari get through this crisis.
- 2024
- 2024
Appears On
- Krewella & NERVO
- Krewella & NERVO
- Krewella & NERVO
- Anirudh Ravichander
More To Hear
- The Indian-American artist on the power of manifestation.
- The Indian-American artist on the power of manifestation.
- The girl-band discuss working with Charli XCX, plus Raja Kumari.
- Raja Kumari checks in with Divine, Raftaar, and Nucleya.
- The California artist details her debut project Bloodline.
- Twelvyy and Kumari guest. Beats 1 Banger from Bruno Mars.
About Raja Kumari
Fusing classical Indian traditions with hip-hop, Los Angeles-based songwriter and rapper Raja Kumari bridges East and West into a style she calls "BollyHood." Kumari sought to be a role model for Asian-Americans on her 2018 debut, The Come Up, while bringing Indian culture to the mainstream with culturally authentic imagery. Born Sveta Rao in Claremont, California, the Grammy-nominated musician grew up studying Indian classical music and dancing, falling in love with hip-hop acts like the Fugees at a young age. After college, where she majored in South Asian religious studies, she decided to pursue a career in music. Her initial breakthrough came with songwriting. She co-wrote Fall Out Boy's hit "Centuries" -- for which she won a BMI Pop Award for songwriting in 2016 -- as well as Iggy Azalea's "Change Your Life," featuring T.I. Her other credits include tracks for Fifth Harmony, Twin Shadow, Knife Party, and Gwen Stefani, whose 2016 solo album, This Is What the Truth Feels Like, features five Rao-penned tracks. After signing with Epic Records, Rao began recording her debut album in Atlanta. Preceded by the three-song EP Curry Sauce, Vol. 1, The Come Up featured production by the-Dream, Timbaland, Mike WiLL Made It, and RedOne. The album's first single, "Mute" (featuring Elvis Brown), was inspired by rapper Future and the Atlanta trap sound. The EP was reissued in 2018 with additional single "City Slums" featuring Mumbai-based rapper Divine. After a year spent building her audience in both India and the U.S., she returned in early 2019 with another EP, Bloodline. The set included the singles "Shook" and "Karma." ~ Neil Z. Yeung
- GENRE
- Pop