Lady Kash
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Singapore |
| Genres | Rap, Hip Hop, Pop, Urban & World Music |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Instruments | Rap |
| Years active | 2007–Present |
| Labels | AKASHIK |
| Associated acts | A. R. Rahman |
Lady Kash is an award winning international rapper / songwriter from Singapore who started upon her solo career in 2007. Born Kalaivani Nagaraj she took upon the name Lady Kash for her musical journey. The name, she has said in several interviews, was a result of a dream that occurred to her just before she embarked on her creative career. In 2008 she invited Krissy a singer from Singapore to join her, and they formed the duo better known as Lady Kash and Krissy. In late 2012, Lady Kash decided to break away from the duo on mutual consent and returned to being a solo act as she began in 2007.
Lady Kash has worked with several notable music composers including the Oscar & Grammy Winning A. R. Rahman, Harris Jayaraj, Anirudh Ravichander and Joshua Sridhar.[1][2]
She also worked with Rahman for the track "Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam", the Official Theme Song for The World Classical Tamil Conference 2010.[3] When she became the youngest and the only rapper to record for what became the modern day anthem of the Tamil Language. These collaborations also led to Kash being featured in AR Rahman's very first book entitled "Reflections".
In conjunction with International Women’s Day 2013, Raindropss organization recognized women achievers across genres and Lady Kash was bestowed the International Female Rapper (Tamil & English) Award.[4] She also received the Social Media Music Champion award at Voice International Music Awards (VIMA) 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia earlier in 2013.[5] Kash has also been awarded the best genre bender award for VIMA 2014 for her track Oh Pennae with Aniruth, which has already garnered will over 300000+ views on YouTube.
She has performed in various concerts around the globe. During her latest concert in 2014 she set the stage ablaze in both Singapore and Malaysia with her rendition of all time people's favorite "Petta Rap" and also performed the cult hit "Irumbile" with A R Rahman himself during the Infinite Love concert tour by the Oscar Winner. The highlights of her other recent concerts include KLIMF with Yuvan Shankar Raja[6] in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and a charity concert "SANGARSH" in Chennai, India which she rocked the stage.[4]
She is currently working on a number of singles, movie soundtracks and also a yet to be titled Promotional Album[7] which will feature a variety of original songs of different styles.
Selected Discography
Singles
| Song | Released | Album | Artistes | Music Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Friction" | 2008 | Non-album | Lady Kash x Krissy | Charles Bosco |
| "Its Your Time" | 2009 | Non-album | Lady Kash x Krissy | Kausikan S. |
| "Wherever You Are" | 2009 | Non-album | Lady Kash x Krissy | Kausikan S. |
| "Still You" | 2010 | Non-album | Lady Kash x Krissy | Lohit Seven |
| "ONE" Charity Single | 2010 | Non-album | Lady Kash x Krissy | Lohit Seven |
| "Take Me Home Tonight" | 2012 | Non-album | Lady Kash x Krissy ft Augie | Deyo @ Kade Productions |
| "Rocketeer" Cover | 2012 | Non-album | Lady Kash x Krissy | |
| "Desi Pennae" (Desi Girl) | 2012 | Non-album | Lady Kash x Krissy | Charles Bosco |
| "Replay" Remix | 2013 | Non-album | Lady Kash | |
| "Without Your Love" | 2013 | Non-album | Lady Kash x Krissy ft Vital | MetroGnome |
| "This Is Love" Desi Remix | 2013 | Non-album | Lady Kash x Krissy | |
| "Hey Penney" | 2013 | Non-album | Jmal, Lady Kash, Krissy | Damian Mikhail |
| "Sirithu" Charity Single | 2013 | Non-album | Saarangan, Lady Kash, Krissy | Saarangan |
| "Oh Penne" | 2013 | Non-album | Anirudh x Lady Kash | Anirudh Ravichander |
| "Desi Kalakaar (Superstar) Remix | 2014 | Non-album | Yo! Yo! Honey Singh x Lady Kash | Yo! Yo! Honey Singh |
Soundtracks for films and other projects
| Song | Released | Album | Composer | Co-Artistes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Priyankari Remix" | 2010 | The Thriller (Malayalam) | Dharan Kumar | Haricharan, Krissy, Mamtha Mohandas | Also wrote the English Rap lyrics |
| "Ileana Ileana" | 2010 | Huduga Hudugi (Kannada) | Joshua Sridhar | Benny Dayal, Rita | Also wrote the Rap lyrics |
| "Bul Bul" | 2010 | Devadas (Kannada) | Joshua Sridhar | Shashank | Also wrote the Rap lyrics |
| "Pappu Hippo" | 2010 | Pappu (Telugu) | Phani Kalyan | Yashwanth Golcha, Radhika, Phani Kalyan | Also wrote the Rap lyrics |
| "Gaana Bajaana" | 2010 | Gaana Bajaana (Kannada) | Joshua Sridhar | Joshua Sridhar, Sayanora Philip | Also wrote the English Rap lyrics |
| "Bathing at Cannes" | 2010 | Engeyum Kaadhal (Tamil) | Harris Jayaraj | Emcee Jesz, Ranina Reddy, Krissy | Also wrote the English Rap Lyrics |
| "Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam" | 2010 | Non-album | A. R. Rahman | Various Leading Artistes in Tamil Music Industry | Official Theme Song for World Classical Tamil Conference |
| "Dochey" | 2010 | Komaram Puli (Telugu) | A. R. Rahman | Shreya Ghoshal, Krissy | Also wrote the Rap lyrics |
| "Irumbile oru Irudhaiyam" | 2010 | Enthiran (Tamil) | A. R. Rahman | A. R. Rahman, Krissy | Also wrote the English lyrics |
| "Pickle Jar" | 2011 | Pickles! (English/Tamil) | TR Krishna Chetan | Krissy | Also wrote the Rap lyrics |
| "Wanna Mash Up" | 2014 | Highway (soundtrack) (Hindi) | A. R. Rahman | Krissy, Suvi Suresh | Lyrics |
References
- ↑ "Endhiran Songs List". www.southdreamz.com. Retrieved 22 Jun 2013.
- ↑ "'Endhiran' tops Apple list". www.indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 22 Jun 2013.
- ↑ "Full List of Singers in Semmozhi". www.arrahman.com. Retrieved 22 Jun 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Lady Kash Rocks Chennai at Sangarsh". www.thamarai.com. Retrieved 22 Jun 2013.
- ↑ "VIMA 2013 FULL WINNERS LIST". www.bitemymusic.com. Retrieved 22 Jun 2013.
- ↑ "KLIMF 2012 - Two days left!". www.thamarai.com. Retrieved 22 Jun 2013.
- ↑ Sonali Shenoy. "Keeping up with Kash". http://newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 22 Jun 2013.