Lady Kash

Kalaivani Nagaraj, known professionally as Lady Kash,[1] is a rapper/songwriter from Singapore who started her solo career professionally in 2007. Rapping fluently in English and Tamil, Lady Kash has worked with music composers including A. R. Rahman, Yuvan Shankar Raja, and Anirudh Ravichander. She launched her own company/label AKASHIK in 2013 and continues to beat out independent hip-hop music and videos, alongside working on film soundtracks occasionally. She has performed in various concerts around the globe including Switzerland, UK, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Dubai and India.[2] In 2021, she was a participant in reality show by TV Network Zee Tamil and producers Banijay Asia, filmed and relayed from Tanzania, East Africa. In the final stage, she was forced to take a decision to exit, putting her health first as the makers of the show did not allow her equal time to rest as they did for other participants. She was instead told to continue participation as the test read negative, despite the COVID symptoms she had possessed for days.[3]

Lady Kash
Lady Kash is a rapper and songwriter from Singapore.
Lady Kash is a rapper and songwriter from Singapore.
Background information
Birth nameKalaivani Nagaraj
Bornc. 1990
OriginSingapore
GenresHip Hop, Pop, Film Soundtrack
Occupation(s)Rapper, Songwriter, Creative Entrepreneur
Years active2007 – present
LabelsAKASHIK
Websitewww.ladykashonline.com

History

Kalaivani Nagaraj also known as Lady Kash was born to Tamil parents in Singapore. In school, she excelled in Languages and Arts.

Career

Lady Kash began her journey in the music/entertainment industry professionally in 2007.

She has worked with several music composers including the Oscar and Grammy Winning A. R. Rahman, Anirudh Ravichander, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Santhosh Narayanan and Harris Jayaraj to name some. In 2010, she wrote and recorded with A. R. Rahman in the debut soundtrack "Irumbile Oru Irudhaiyam" for the blockbuster movie Enthiran starring superstar Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai. The song went on to become the first Tamil soundtrack album to enter and top iTunes US/UK Charts.[4]

In the anthem for World Classical Tamil Conference 2010, "Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam",[5] she became the youngest and the only female rapper to record for what became the modern-day anthem of the Tamizh language.

The original version of "Oh Penne" by Lady Kash and Anirudh Ravichander which has over 3 million views to date, was originally intended for the film Vanakkam Chennai but was not able to be recorded on time for the soundtrack album, due to schedule. It was hence released as a bonus on YouTube on 17 October 2013 by her label AKASHIK in association with Sony Music India.

In January 2014, Lady Kash made her debut in Bollywood by writing and recording for the soundtrack "Wanna Mashup" composed by A. R. Rahman for the film Highway. The film directed by Imtiaz Ali starred Alia Bhatt and Randeep Hooda.[6]

July 2016 saw two prominent back-to-back releases for Lady Kash. The first being "Naam Hai Futsal" - the official Premier Futsal anthem composed by A. R. Rahman with vocals by A. R. R himself, Virat Kohli, Lady Kash and Karthik. The second, her rendition of Kabali's "Neruppu Da" which went viral amassing over 1 million views in two weeks was released on 14 July. The track was powered by AKASHIK in conjunction with Think Music India.[7]

On A. R. Rahman's 50th Birthday in 2017, Lady Kash released a one take video for a medley titled "Rap Smash" which featured popular rap hits from the composer. She also released a rework of Cardi B's "Bodak Yellow" in support of the #MeToo movement. Currently focusing on original music, the rapper has been putting out singles which includes "I Told You So" in February 2018 and "Villupaattu" on 29 March which is also her birthday. The song was dedicated to the elderly dancer Poongani and Lady Kash went to see her.[8]

Lady Kash was a participant in Survivor reality show by Zee Tamil in 2021. She left the show after exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 but tested negative.[9]

Awards

In conjunction with International Women's Day 2013, an organization named Raindrops recognized women achievers across genres and Lady Kash was bestowed the International Female Rapper (Tamil & English) Award. She also received the Social Media Music Champion award at Voice International Music Awards (VIMA) 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia earlier in 2013. Kash has also been awarded the Best Genre-Bender award at VIMA 2014 for her track with Anirudh Ravichander, "Oh Penne".

Performances

She has performed in various concerts around the globe including Switzerland, Canada, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Dubai and India. In 2014's Infinite Love concert tour by Oscar Winner A. R. Rahman, she also performed the cult hit "Irumbile Oru Irudhaiyam" with the man himself. Her more recent performances include "Rap War" at A. R. Rahman's Nenje Ezhu concert tour series (Chennai, Coimbatore & Madurai) in 2016, "Rap War 2.0" at A. R. Rahman Live in Dubai 2017 and Canada's desiFEST 2017. She also performed twice with Anirudh Ravichander during his first concert in Singapore in 2014 and the 2016 edition.[10] Known to support charity concerts, Lady Kash has always actively participated in social causes and believes in giving back.

Duo (Disbanded)

In 2008, she had established the rapper-singer duo Lady Kash and Krissy who went on to debut alongside In late 2012, Lady Kash returned to being a solo act and disbanded the duo on mutual terms.

Selected discography

Originals

RecordCategoryTrack LanguageOriginal ArtisteLyricsMusic ComposerAdditional VocalsMixMasterFormatLabelReleaseNotes
Villupaattu Original Tamil/English Lady Kash Lady Kash Balamurali Balu V.M. Mahalingam Sunny M.R. - Mumbai, India Sunny M.R. - Mumbai, India Digital Download AKASHIK 29 March 2018 Bilingual hip-hop/rap single which was a BBC Asian Network exclusive worldwide premiere on 25 March 2018
I Told You So Original English Lady Kash Lady Kash Steve Cliff Valentine, Kirishan Suresh Divya Vivekanandan Studio Fourteen - Toronto, Canada Studio Fourteen - Toronto, Canada Digital Download Akashik 22 February 2018 Hiphop/rap single with music video released on 27 March 2018

Soundtracks & projects

RecordCategoryMovieTrack Languageco-Singer(s)LyricsMusic ComposerLabelReleaseNotes
Thala Keezha Soundtrack Coffee with Kadhal (Tamil) Tamil Nithyashree Venkataramanan Snehan Yuvan Shankar Raja U1 Records 11 October 2022
OMG Daddy Soundtrack Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (Telugu) Telugu/English Rahul Sipligunj, Roll Rida, Blaaze, Rahul Nambiar Krishna Chaitanya S. Thaman Aditya Music 23 February 2020 (music video)
Enga Kayila Natta Kudunga Soundtrack Adutha Saattai (Tamil) Tamil Chellankuppam Subramaniyan Yugabharathi Justin Prabhakaran Muzik247 7 August 2019
Kalla Kalavaani (Tamil)/Nannu Nammanee (Telugu) Soundtrack Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (Tamil)/ Nawab (Telugu) Tamil/Telugu/English Shakthisree Gopalan Vairamuthu and Lady Kash (Tamil)/ Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (Telugu) A. R. Rahman Sony Music 5 September 2018
Supermodel Soundtrack Graghanam (Tamil)/Grahanam (Telugu) Tamil/English Lady Kash Sundaramurthy K.S. U1 Records 2 May 2017 -
Mission To Sydney Soundtrack Si3 (Tamil) Tamil/English Lady Kash, Hari Harris Jayaraj Eros Music 27 November 2016 -
Kaatril Aeri Soundtrack Parandhu Sella Va (Tamil) Tamil/English Joshua Sridhar Na. Muthukumar, Lady Kash Joshua Sridhar Saregama 2 October 2016 -
Neruppu Da Soundtrack Kabali Tamil Lady Kash, Arunraja Kamaraj Santhosh Narayanan AKASHIK / Think Music India 14 July 2016 Exclusive Version released by AKASHIK in collaboration with Santhosh Narayanan / Think Music India
Wanna Mash Up Soundtrack Highway (Hindi) English Suvi Suresh, Krissy Lady Kash, Krissy A. R. Rahman T-Series 24 January 2014 -
Oh Penne Soundtrack Vanakkam Chennai Tamil/English Anirudh Ravichander Lady Kash Anirudh Ravhichander AKASHIK / Sony Music India 17 October 2013 Original Version released by AKASHIK in collaboration with Anirudh Ravichander / Sony Music India
Pickle Jar Soundtrack Pickles The Movie (Tamil/English) Tamil/English Krissy, MK Lady Kash, Krissy, MK TR Krishna Chetan Tantra 18 June 2011 -
Hold On Soundtrack Pickles The Movie (Tamil/English) Tamil/English Lady Kash TR Krishna Chetan Tantra 18 June 2011 -
Bul Bul Soundtrack Devadas (Kannada) Kannada/English Shashank Lady Kash, V. Nagendra Prasad Joshua Sridhar Jhankar Music 13 May 2011 -
Priyankari Remix Soundtrack The Thriller (Malayalam) Malayalam/English Benny Dayal, Mamta Mohandas, Krissy Lady Kash, Hari Narayanan Dharan Kumar Manorama Music 17 November 2010 -
Ileana Ileana Soundtrack Huduga Hudugi (Kannada) Kannada/English Benny Dayal, Rita Lady Kash, Kaviraj Joshua Sridhar Anand Audio 12 November 2010 -
Bathing At Cannes Soundtrack Engeyum Kaadhal (Tamil) Tamil/English Emcee Jesz, Ranina Reddy, Krissy Lady Kash, Emcee Jesz Harris Jayaraj Sony Music 8 November 2010 -
Gaana Bhajana Soundtrack Gaana Bajaana (Kannada) Kannada/English Joshua Sridhar, Sayanora Phillip Lady Kash, Sinchana Joshua Sridhar Anand Audio 29 October 2010 -
Naina Miley Soundtrack The Robot (Hindi) Hindi/English A. R. Rahman, Suzanne D’Mello, Krissy Lady Kash, Swanand Kirkire, Krissy A. R. Rahman Venus 14 August 2010 -
Irumbile Soundtrack Enthiran - The Robot (Tamil) Tamil/English A. R. Rahman, Krissy Lady Kash, Madhan Karky, Krissy A. R. Rahman Think Music India 31 July 2010 -
Dochey Soundtrack Puli (Telugu) Telugu/English Shreya Goshal, Krissy Lady Kash, Chandrabose, Krissy A. R. Rahman Sony Music 11 July 2010 -
Pappu Hippo Soundtrack Pappu (Telugu) Telugu/English Yashwanth, Radhika, Phani Kalyan Lady Kash Phani Kalyan Aditya Music 25 June 2010 -

Projects

RecordCategoryTrack LanguageOriginal ArtistLyricsMusic ComposerAdditional VocalsMixMasterFormatLabelReleaseNotes
Can You Hear The World Project Tamil/English Bhavatharini, Lady Kash, Various Artistes Lady Kash, Shalini Singh Bhavatharini A R Raihanah, Aishwarya R Dhanush, Shalini Singh & Various Artistes M Kumaraguruparan, U1 Records - Chennai, India M Kumaraguruparan, U1 Records - Chennai, India Digital Download U1 Records 8 March 2018 In honour of International Women's Day 2018
Rap War 2.0 Project Tamil/English Lady Kash, Sri Rascol, ADK Lady Kash, Sri Rascol, ADK, Respective Songwriters A. R. Rahman - Panchattan Studios / AM Studios - Chennai, India Panchattan Studios / AM Studios - Chennai, India Live Performance A. R. Rahman 17 March 2017 A. R. Rahman Live in Dubai
Naam Hai Futsal Project Hindi/English A. R. Rahman, Virat Kohli, Lady Kash, Karthik Lady Kash, DDB Mudra Group A. R. Rahman - Panchattan Studios / AM Studios - Chennai, India Panchattan Studios / AM Studios - Chennai, India Digital Download Unisys Music 13 July 2016 Premier Futsal Anthem
Rap War Project Tamil/English Lady Kash, Blaaze, ADK Lady Kash, Blaaze, ADK, Respective Songwriters A. R. Rahman - Panchattan Studios / AM Studios - Chennai, India Panchattan Studios / AM Studios - Chennai, India Live Performance A. R. Rahman 16 January 2016 Nenje Ezhu - Concert tour series covering Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai for flood relief efforts & A. R. Rahman Live in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Semmozhiyaana Tamizh Mozhiyaam Project Tamil A. R. Rahman, Lady Kash, Various Artistes M. Karunanidhi A. R. Rahman T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, Hariharan, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Bombay Jayashri, Chinmayi, Harini & Various Artistes Panchattan Studios / AM Studios - Chennai, India Panchattan Studios / AM Studios - Chennai, India Digital Download A. R. Rahman 15 May 2010 More than 50 artistes/musicians of Indian-origin came together for the Anthem of the World Classical Tamil Conference 2010

Renditions

RecordCategoryTrack LanguageOriginal ArtisteLyricsMusic Composer Music ProductionAdditional VocalsMixMasterFormatLabelReleaseNotes
Bodak Yellow – Lady Kash Remix/Rework English Cardi B Lady Kash JWhiteDidIt Krishmusic - Studio FlyVision - Paris, France Studio FlyVision - Paris, France Digital Download AKASHIK 10 December 2017 Released in support of the #MeToo movement focusing on empowerment
Rap Smash – Lady Kash Remix/Rework Tamil/English Lady Kash, Respective Artistes Lady Kash, Respective Songwriters A. R. Rahman Balamurali Balu - Sunny M.R. - Mumbai, India Sunny M.R. - Mumbai, India Digital Download AKASHIK 6 January 2017 First ever medley consisting of A. R. Rahman's popular rap hits which was released with a one-take music video on the composer's 50th birthday
Desi Kalakaar – Lady Kash Remix/Rework Tamil/Hindi/English Yo Yo Honey Singh Lady Kash, Yo Yo Honey Singh Yo Yo Honey Singh DJ AKS Yo Yo Honey Singh Reaks Records - Dubai, UAE Reaks Records - Dubai, UAE Digital Download AKASHIK 26 October 2014 Collaboration with DJ AKS; winner of World Top DJs Awards
This Is Love – Lady Kash, Krissy Remix/Rework Tamil/English will.i.am, Eva Simons Lady Kash, Krissy, William Adams, Eva Simons, Steve Angello, Mike Hamilton, Sebastian Ingross, Max Martin will.i.am, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso Charles Bosco - Bosco Studios - London, United Kingdom Jemi Sitanayah - Indonesia Digital Download Independent Release 7 August 2013 Desi rework produced in London, United Kingdom
Replay – Lady Kash Remix/Rework English Iyaz Lady Kash, J.R. Rotem, Jason Derulo, Sean Kingston, Timothy Thomas, Theron Thomas, Keidran Jones J.R. Rotem Edward Sanders Iyaz Edward Sanders - Los Angeles, USA Edward Sanders - Los Angeles, USA Digital Download Independent Release 14 February 2013 Valentine's Day edition

Collaboration

RecordCategoryTrack LanguageOriginal ArtisteLyricsMusic ComposerAdditional VocalsMixMasterFormatLabelReleaseNotes
Adiye Collaboration Tamil/English Lady Kash, Abhay Jodhpurkar Lady Kash, Jeffrey Jonathan Jeffrey Jonathan A R Raihanah, Aishwarya R Dhanush, Shalini Singh & Various Artistes Vinod Verma - Mumbai, India Vinod Verma - Mumbai, India Digital Download Sony Music South 12 November 2015 Music video filmed in India
Kuppai Collaboration Tamil/English Rahul Nambiar, Lady Kash, Krissy Lady Kash, Rahul Nambiar, Naveen Madhav, Krissy Rahul Nambiar PDMS - Mumbai, India PDMS - Mumbai, India Digital Download Channel 7 3 November 2014 Music video filmed in India
Sirithu Collaboration Tamil/English Sarangan, Lady Kash, Krissy Lady Kash, Pa. Vijay, Krissy, Sarangan Sarangan Sriranganathan Multi Facet International - Sydney, Australia Multi Facet International - Sydney, Australia Digital Download Sarangan Music 16 August 2013 Music video filmed in Australia
Hey Penney Collaboration Tamil/English JMal, Lady Kash, Krissy Lady Kash, Yuwaji, Krissy Damian Mikhail Shugar Studios - Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Shugar Studios - Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Digital Download Continental Records 28 July 2013 Music video filmed in Malaysia
Without Your Love Collaboration English Lady Kash, Mez Mariyé, Krissy Lady Kash, Mez Mariyé, Krissy Metrognome TR Krishna Chetan - Chennai, India TR Krishna Chetan - Chennai, India Digital Download Independent Release 7 May 2013 Music video filmed in Singapore

Television

YearShowRoleChannel
2021SurvivorParticipantZee Tamil

References

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  2. "Rap offered me the freedom society didn't: Lady Kash, Singaporean Tamil-English rapper". The News Minute. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. "Lady Kash quits Survivor; alleges makers didn't care she had COVID symptoms - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. "Two young music directors Nayanthara-Sarkunam horror flick - Tamil Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  5. "Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam - Lady Kash". Lady Kash. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  6. Thakker, Namrata. "Highway music review: AR Rahman hits the bullseye yet again!". Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  7. "'Kabali' Cover Tunes Anyone? We've Got You Covered!". The Quint. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  8. "The bow's song: Once famous, 84-yr-old villupaattu artist Poongani now lives in poverty". The News Minute. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  9. "Lady Kash quits Survivor; alleges makers didn't care she had COVID symptoms - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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