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Raxstar
Born (1983-11-21) 21 November 1983 (age 40)
Luton, England
OriginLuton, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupations
InstrumentVocals
Years active2005–present
Labels
Websiteraxstardw.com

Raxstar (born 21 November 1983) is British Asian rapper 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]

Early life

Raxstar grew up in a working class family in Luton with two brother, one older and one younger.[4]

Career

Early career

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.

Discography

Albums

  • Fulfilling Ambition EP (2007)
  • Lost Ones (2008)
  • Spring Cleaning (2010)
  • About A Girl (2011)
  • Late on Time (2012)
  • Dream Warriors Live Session (2014)
  • Glass Ceiling (2018)

Singles

Year Song Music Reference(s)
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]
Jaaneman SunitMusic [26]
Signs (with Rajeev B featuring Mickey Singh) Rajeev B [27]
Queen (featuring Zack Knight) Zack Knight [28][29]
GameTime (featuring Various Artists) Bohemia
4 Desis (featuring Haji 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 SunitMusic [36]
2018 Rewind (featuring Amar Sandhu) Lyan [37]
Kehndi Mainu (Raves featuring Raxstar) Producer X [38]
SBTV Neglect & Feeling Invisible Nihle Robbins [39]
ROTI (Pav Dharia featuring Raxstar) Rokitbeats [40]
Pearls (Rubal Sikka featuring Raxstar) Producer X [41]

Awards

  • Brit Asia "Best Urban Asian Act 2014"
  • Eastern Eye "Best Independent Act 2014"

References

  1. ^ "Raxstar Wants hip hop to empower woman'".
  2. ^ "Woman Empowerment".
  3. ^ "rapper raxstar on being a british asian musician and acing his passion".
  4. ^ a b Episode 11 | The Raxstar Episode, retrieved 28 August 2018
  5. ^ a b Raxstar (13 January 2009), Sunit & Raxstar - Keep It Undercover (Remix), retrieved 17 May 2018
  6. ^ Raxstar (30 August 2007), Sunit & Raxstar - In Perspective (Official Video), retrieved 17 May 2018
  7. ^ Raxstar (9 May 2010), Raxstar - Name On The Poster (Official Video HD), retrieved 17 May 2018
  8. ^ Raxstar (11 October 2010), Raxstar - Fading (Official Video HD), retrieved 17 May 2018
  9. ^ Raxstar (14 February 2011), Raxstar - Jaaneman (Official Video HD) | SunitMusic, retrieved 17 May 2018
  10. ^ Raxstar (7 August 2011), Raxstar - The Other Man ft RKZ (Official Video HD) | SunitMusic, retrieved 17 May 2018
  11. ^ Raxstar (13 May 2011), Raxstar - Dhalsim (Official Audio), retrieved 17 May 2018
  12. ^ Raxstar (8 February 2012), Raxstar - Ex Games (Official Video HD), retrieved 17 May 2018
  13. ^ Raxstar (4 March 2012), Raxstar - What's Inside (Official Video HD), retrieved 17 May 2018
  14. ^ Raxstar (9 October 2012), Raxstar - Flirt (Official Video HD) ft DJ Surinder Rattan, retrieved 17 May 2018
  15. ^ TaZzZ (16 May 2012), I AM | TaZzZ | Humble The Poet | Raxstar | Official Video, retrieved 17 May 2018
  16. ^ Ego – Single, 14 November 2013, retrieved 7 September 2017
  17. ^ RaxstarUKVEVO (3 May 2013), Raxstar - Dream Warriors, retrieved 17 May 2018
  18. ^ Raxstar (12 August 2013), Raxstar - Cold World (Official Video) | SunitMusic, retrieved 17 May 2018
  19. ^ Got Me Singing (feat. Mumzy Stranger) – Single by Raxstar on Apple Music, 28 May 2014, retrieved 7 September 2017
  20. ^ Raxstar (11 September 2014), Raxstar | Bohemia | Haji Springer - Brand New Swag (Official Remix Video HD), retrieved 17 May 2018
  21. ^ TaZzZ (4 May 2014), Teardrops (Tujhe Bhula Diya) | TaZzZ ft. Raxstar & Rita Morar | Official Video, retrieved 17 May 2018
  22. ^ Raxstar (22 May 2015), Raxstar - Poison (ZAIR) | DJ Harpz (Official Video HD), retrieved 17 May 2018
  23. ^ Ego (Remix) – Single, 18 March 2014, retrieved 7 September 2017
  24. ^ Raxstar (1 December 2015), Raxstar | SunitMusic | Four Seasons (Official Video HD), retrieved 17 May 2018
  25. ^ "raxstar kanika kapoor in ankhiyaan".
  26. ^ "Interview with Raxstar".
  27. ^ Signs (feat. Mickey Singh) – Single, 31 March 2016, retrieved 7 September 2017
  28. ^ "Raxstar and Zack Knight Team up For a Powerhouse Collaboration with New Track, "Queen"".
  29. ^ "Zack Knight and Raxstar come together again for a new single".
  30. ^ Shudai (feat. Raxstar) – Single, 14 February 2017, retrieved 7 September 2017
  31. ^ Balwant (feat. SunitMusic) – Single, 17 February 2017, retrieved 7 September 2017
  32. ^ Nothing (feat. Bohemia) – Single by Raxstar, 17 February 2017, retrieved 7 September 2017
  33. ^ King Midas – Single by Raxstar on Apple Music, 11 August 2017, retrieved 7 September 2017
  34. ^ Turn Me on (Remix) [feat. Mumzy Stranger & Raxstar] - Single by Nish on Apple Music, 14 September 2017, retrieved 25 January 2018
  35. ^ Driving School (feat. Raxstar) – Single by Man Like Malik on Apple Music, 11 August 2017, retrieved 7 January 2018
  36. ^ T-Series (9 September 2017), Raxstar: Sun Raha Video Song | Shreya Ghoshal | Latest Song 2017, retrieved 17 May 2018
  37. ^ Rewind (feat. Amar Sandhu) – Single by Raxstar on Apple Music, 22 March 2018, retrieved 27 March 2018
  38. ^ Kehndi Mainu (feat. Raxstar) – Single by Raves on Apple Music, 12 February 2018, retrieved 27 March 2018
  39. ^ Raxstar - "Neglect & Feeling Invisible" - On Topic [S2.EP1]: SBTV, 28 March 2018, retrieved 29 March 2018
  40. ^ Roti (feat. Raxstar) - Single by Pav Dharia on Apple Music, 23 May 2018, retrieved 29 May 2018
  41. ^ Pearls (feat. Raxstar) - Single by Rubal Sikka on Apple Music, 24 May 2018, retrieved 29 May 2018