Lazarus (rapper)

Lazarus
Native name کامران رشید خان
Birth name Kamran Rasheed Khan
Born Detroit, Michigan
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s)
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2007–present
Labels All Def Digital

Kamran Rasheed Khan better known by his stage name Lazarus is an American physician, rapper and songwriter from Detroit Michigan who is signed to Russell Simmon's YouTube MCN All Def Digital.[1][2]

Life and career

Kamran Rasheed Khan was born in Detroit, Michigan to a Muslim family from Pakistan. He attended Wayne State University where he studied medicine. While studying medicine, he also began rapping. He started his career without a stage name but after few years, he changed his name to Lazarus due to hate against Muslims. He told in an interview that after 9/11 he felt that his chances of becoming a rapper were finished and that his name is a biblical character that resurrected from the dead. Lazarus gained popularity through freestyle rapping on radio stations in Detroit. He did many rap battles on FM 95.5 and FM 105.9. Lazarus later joined FM 98 and started making mixtapes and performing at venues in Detroit including theatre opening for D12 and G-Unit. While working for FM 98, Lazarus was interviewed by Discovery Channel and was featured in a documentary “The Real 8 Mile,” which was hosted by Charlie LeDuff.[3] He released his debut album “Chapter One: The Prince Who Would be King” in 2007 which lead to receive him three nominations “Lyricist of the Year,” “Song of the Year,” and “Artist of the Year” at the 2007 Detroit Hip Hop Awards. The album had 18 tracks including a feature track from Royce da 5'9". A single “Let The Game Know” from his debut album received worldwide coverage. The music video of “Let The Game Know” was directed by film director Anthony Garth. Another single “Drug of Choice” which was filmed in Pakistan received over a million views on YouTube.[4]
In 2013, Lazarus signed to Russell Simmon's YouTube multi-channel network All Def Digital and in 2014 he released a single “Open Heart Surgery” featuring D12's rapper Bizarre.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hamad (28 August 2010). "Introducing Pakistani US-born rapper & doctor Lazarus". KOM. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Russell Simmons' All Def Digital Artist Doctor/Rapper Lazarus Impacts With "Open Heart Surgery" Song". iReport. New York City, New York, U.S. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Isabelle Esling (29 December 2012). "Exclusive emcee Lazarus interview". Eninem and the Detroit Rap Scene. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Sneha Goud (26 April 2011). "Lazarus, the doctor of hip hop". brown girl. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Russell Simmons Breaks New Ground in Hip-Hop with "Open Heart Surgery"". All Hip Hop. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Pologod (29 December 2014). "RUSSELL SIMMONS AND RAPPER LAZARUS USE HIP HOP TO FIGHT HEART DISEASE". The Source. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

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