Comments on: Q&A with Lushlife aka Rajesh Haldar

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By: Eurasian Sensation

Eurasian Sensation — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:58:17 +0000

Wow, some judgemental and close-minded fools taking over this comments section.

If you don't like his music, that's fine. Criticise on that. But dismissing him as an artist because he wears a scarf rather than bling? Because he's nerdy looking and Indian? Pfft. There's so much crap, so-called "real" hip-hop being churned out, go hate on that instead.

Btw, no one said he's as good as Nas on Illmatic. The comparison was made about the overall sound, which has undeniable similarities.

By: Aduh

Aduh — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:39:18 +0000

Wow. Based on someone’s haircut, you are judging their music [emo rap?]. Go listen to some Cage, dork. Have you ever listened Nas? Have you ever listened to 90s hip-hop [hip-hop is always two words, generally hyphenated, you imbecile]. If you had, you would realize that this kid is the real-deal-Holyfield. Also, if you read the album review from whence you got that ridonkulous comment, you would have noticed that a very prominent, and talented hip-hop blogger gave the album a listen, and a pretty spot-on review. I think it is laughable that you are judging this cat by his attire. I think it is even funnier that you think you know hip-hop well enough to say she is dead, but not enough to spell her name correctly. Whadda dork.

By: LBR

LBR — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:47:29 +0000

realerthanreal, thank god for your sanity. here's what i posted on another blog where i found this goofy bullshit:

This guy can't be fucking serious. He's essentially a turd-burger nerd with an affected "hiphop" rap voice. I mean, really? This is the sort of bitchassness that hiphop has degenerated into? Motherfuckers need to get off that wistful, bogus "bring the golden age back" bullshit. It can't be brought back... especially not by some raj gulapoopti lookin herb.

When he starts spittin' at the 6:45 mark "big double L lush vida la roc" I couldn't come close to stifling a full laugh attack. LMMFAO @ "representin the magnate crew. Eagle frog." Really, breh?

LMMFAO @ "in the vein of an illmatic" I didn't even see that utter nonsense. comedy. either his girl's titties were top 5 dead or alive, or he laced you via paypal for this review.

I can't believe liberal artsy hipster dipshits have infiltrated and subsequently sounded the death knell of hiphop. if we didn't think it ended with all the coonerffic southern dance tracks, the uninspired, contrived beefs between z-list new york rappers, the creative lethargy exhibited by the supposed top dogs like nas and jay, or the fact that niggas like baby who can barely speak english on a track became fixtures on the charts, then we know for sure it's over when some suburban indian dude is "recreating" 90s hiphop.

isn't it enough that you goofy hipste motherfuckers moved in and killed new york city? you gotta move in and kill hiphop too?

By: realerthanreal

realerthanreal — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:24:56 +0000

Did someone here just compare this to Nas’ album? Are you kidding me? That’s the biggest insult. I probably might get banned for this, but this is just absurd. I had to come out of lurk-mode just to respond. I grew up with hiphop most of my life. I felt no connection to this dude listening to his music. He looks like many of the emo rappers that get featured on this site on a daily basis but clearly no one outside tight-jeans and plo scarfs circle is listening. I just had to roll my eyes when he thought the cops were there for him? seriously dude? Hiphop is clearly dead and i don’t want dudes named lushlife bringing it back. And he’s going around dissing Jay Sean because I guess its cool to do so, because he is mainstream, and Jay Sean is not “real” enough for this dude? Come on? You are not real hiphop.

By: phillygrrl

phillygrrl — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:02:22 +0000

"just because someone is South Asian, they don't necessarily want to make South Asian music"

I second that.

By: ankur

ankur — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:26:17 +0000

I wish this intelligent and talented musician the best of luck. This video was a breath of fresh air, especially his divorcing of personal and artistic identity. Cheers!

By: Eurasian Sensation

Eurasian Sensation — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:15:41 +0000

@ Turnip – I can’t read Lushlife’s mind here, but I’d guess that just because someone is South Asian, they don’t necessarily want to make South Asian music. Raj has clearly got a natural feel for the classic hip-hop sound, and he’s just following his artistic instincts, which don’t extend to making Indian-based sounds, even though he may still appreciate them. When you think about it, no one expects George Michael to incorporate Greek influences into his music, or for Gwen Stefani to do Italian-type songs, so Asians should also be free to follow whatever musical path feels right to them.

By: turnip

turnip — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:29:32 +0000

Sounds fresh, I hope Austin makes the tour list.

"I try to completely separate my artistic output from my culture." I am curious about this, though. Why?

By: boston_mahesh

boston_mahesh — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:27:11 +0000

Genius.

This guy is clearly very gifted. What a musical mujahideen.

Rajesh, if you're out there brother, I have a few questions for you: 1. Do you think that rock is dead? 2. Your music has an ethereal feel to it, like Nas' first album. Were you influenced by his album, Illmatic?

Sincerely, M.A.