Yung Raja
Yung Raja | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rajid Ahamed Singapore |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Education | Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
| Musical career | |
| Origin | Singapore |
| Genres | hip hop |
| Instrument | vocals |
| Labels | Alamo Records |
Rajid Ahamed (born c. 1995), known by his stage name Yung Raja, is a Singaporean singer, songwriter, and rapper.[1]
Career
Rajid Ahamed attended Ngee Ann Polytechnic and graduated with a diploma in mass communications. Before becoming a singer-songwriter, he had cameos in films including Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen and Joker Game. Released in early 2018, Yung Raja's debut single was a remix of "Gucci Gang" by Lil Pump, titled "Poori Gang".[2] The same year, he rose to prominence with the single "Mustafa", which was followed by "Mad Blessings". A "sequel" to "Mad Blessings", titled "The Dance Song", was released in October 2020.[3] After becoming the first Asian artist signed to Alamo Records,[4] he released the single "Mami" in March 2021.[5]
Influences
Yung Raja was influenced by musicians including A.R. Rahman,[6] FlightSch, Alyph, Sid Sriram, and Drake.[7]
Discography
Singles
- "Poori Gang" (2018)
- "Mustafa" (2018)
- "Mad Blessings" (2019)
- "The Dance Song" (2020)
- "Mami" (2021)
- "Spice Boy" (2021)
References
- ^ Raguraman, Anjali (2 January 2021). "Worth Watching in 2021: Local hip-hop artist Yung Raja takes crack at American market". The Straits Times.
- ^ Subaramaniam, P. Bala (6 May 2019). "Singaporean rapper Yung Raja infuses Indian culture into hip hop". The New Paper.
- ^ Gwee, Karen (5 October 2020). "Yung Raja: Singaporean hip-hop star sparks joy with dizzying Tamil and English raps". NME.
- ^ Chandran, Nyshka (4 December 2020). "The rap stars breaking out of South East Asia". BBC.
- ^ Idris, A. Azim (29 March 2021). "Watch Yung Raja's video for dancey new single 'Mami'". NME.
- ^ Wadehra, Jashima (2 April 2021). "ingaporean Artist Yung Raja Takes his Music Global With Bilingual Hip-Hop". Brown Girl Magazine.
- ^ Khalid, Cam (2 April 2021). "Meet Yung Raja: the Singaporean rapper breaks into the global market with new song Mami". Time Out.
