Raxstar

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Raxstar
Born (1983-11-21) 21 November 1983 (age 37)
Luton, England
OriginLuton, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupation(s)
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2005–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websiteraxstardw.com

Raxstar (born 21 November 1983) is British 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 Sikh family in Luton with two brothers, 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[]

Extended Play[]

  • Fulfilling Ambition EP (2007)

Mixtapes[]

  • Lost Ones (2008)
  • Spring Cleaning (2010)
  • About A Girl (2011)
  • Late on Time (2012)
  • Dream Warriors Live Session (2014)

Studio albums[]

  • Glass Ceiling (2018)
  • Artbreak (2019)
  • Threats (with KALY) (2019)

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 ) [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 & [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 & ) 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 (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 (featuring Shreya Goshal) SunitMusic [36]
2018 Rewind (featuring Amar Sandhu) [37]
Kehndi Mainu (Raves featuring Raxstar) Producer X [38]
SBTV Neglect & Feeling Invisible Nihle Robbins [39]
Lost Our Way (featuring Arjun) Lyan [40]
Glass Ceiling Haji Springer [41]
Ki Kargeyi (featuring The PropheC) The Prophec [42]
ROTI ( 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, 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 ) 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) Lyan [57]
Time (featuring F1rstman) Morry [58]
Say Less Harun B [59]
London (featuring Amar Sandhu) Rimshox [60]
2020 Dil Vaaja Maarda 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) Stranger Productions [68]
Fix This (featuring Raashi Sood) Shri Gadhvi & Stranger Productions [69]
Shining Rimshox [70]

Awards[]

  • Brit Asia TV Music Awards 2014 "Best Urban Asian Act"[71]
  • Eastern Eye 2014 Best Independent Act "[citation needed]
  • Brit Asia TV Music Awards 2019 Best Collaboration for "Dance" by F1rstman, Juggy D, H Dhami, Mumzy and Raxstar[72]

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. ^ Jump up to: a b Episode 11 | The Raxstar Episode, retrieved 28 August 2018
  5. ^ Jump up to: 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
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  24. ^ Raxstar (1 December 2015), Raxstar | SunitMusic | Four Seasons (Official Video HD), retrieved 17 May 2018
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  28. ^ "Raxstar and Zack Knight Team up For a Powerhouse Collaboration with New Track, "Queen"".
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  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. ^ VIP Records (11 July 2018), Lost Our Way | Full Video | Raxstar | Arjun | Lyan | VIP Records, retrieved 11 April 2019
  41. ^ VIP Records (1 September 2018), Raxstar | Glass Ceiling | Haji Springer | Full Video | VIP Records, retrieved 11 April 2019
  42. ^ VIP Records (7 September 2018), Raxstar | The PropheC | Ki Kargeyi | Full Video | VIP Records, retrieved 11 April 2019
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  44. ^ VIP Records (29 October 2018), Raxstar | Love | Lyric Video | VIP Records, retrieved 11 April 2019
  45. ^ Pearls (feat. Raxstar) - Single by Rubal Sikka on Apple Music, 24 May 2018, retrieved 29 May 2018
  46. ^ VIP Records (5 November 2018), Yamla Jat | Raxstar | Pav Dharia | Full Video | Shayal | VIP Records | Latest Punjabi Songs 2018, retrieved 11 April 2019
  47. ^ Scorpio SZN - Single by Raxstar on Apple Music, 15 November 2018, retrieved 29 November 2018
  48. ^ Dance (feat. Juggy D & H-Dhami) - Single by F1rstman, Mumzy Stranger & Raxstar on Apple Music, 7 December 2018, retrieved 29 November 2018
  49. ^ VIP Records (28 December 2018), Temptation | Raxstar | Samica | Rimshox | Lyric Video | VIP Records, retrieved 11 April 2019
  50. ^ VIP Records (11 January 2019), Raxstar | More | Myze | Official Video | VIP Records | Latest Punjabi Songs, retrieved 11 April 2019
  51. ^ Raxstar (2 February 2019), Raxstar - Pressure (Official Video) | Artbreak
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