Svetha Rao (born January 11, 1986), professionally known as Raja Kumari ('T… Read Full Bio ↴Svetha Rao (born January 11, 1986), professionally known as Raja Kumari ('The daughter of the king’ in Tamil), is an Indian American songwriter, rapper and recording artist from Claremont, California. Kumari is best known for her collaboration with notable artists including Gwen Stefani, Iggy Azalea, Fifth Harmony, Knife Party, and Fall Out Boy. She is also notable for receiving as a songwriter, the BMI Pop Awards in 2016, being nominated to a Grammy award in February 2015, and featuring on BBC Asian Network programme Bobby Friction on July 5, 2016.
Life
Kumari holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in religious studies, with an emphasis on South Asian religions. She is an Indian classical dancer who started dancing at the age of 7. While in fifth grade, Kumari discovered hip hop through the Fugees's album The Score. By the age of 14, she was a noticed freestyle MC known as “Indian Princess” (IP) or “Raja Kumari”. During her artist career, she has contributed to several philanthropic activities through her performances including the creation of a hospital in Bangalore and a meditation hall in South India for the Vegesna Foundation, a school for physically disabled children. As a result, Kumari has been recognized as a benefactor by the “Foundation for Indic Philosophy and Culture (Indic Foundation)” and has been honored with the Kohinoor Award for excellence in the Classical Arts by the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
Career
Kumari co-wrote, featured in or performed background vocals in a number of notable songs including Fall Out Boy’s double-platinum single “Centuries”, "Change Your Life" feat. T.I., Vicetone's “Don't You Run”, Brave Enough by Lindsey Stirling, Set Me Free for Baz Luhrman's original Netflix series The Get Down about the birth of Hip Hop and Iggy Azalea’s Grammy-nominated album The New Classic. She has also contributed to songs in albums by Gwen Stefani, Fifth Harmony (Reflection), Twin Shadow, and Dirty South. Recently she released her debut solo single “Mute” featuring Elvis Brown and produced by Jules Wolfson at Epic Records. which premiered on Paper Magazine's website. In May 2016, Kumari was honored at the 2016 BMI Pop Awards for co-writing the song Centuries with Fall Out Boy. In addition, she has a recording contract with Epic Records through L.A. Reid and collaborated with several players in the music industry, including artists Polow Da Don, J.R. Rotem, Timbaland, Rodney Jerkins, Soulshock and Karlin, Tricky Stewart and The-Dream, Justin Tranter and Fernando Garibay. She has also been inspired in her music style by the Indian composer and producer A. R. Rahman.
Life
Kumari holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in religious studies, with an emphasis on South Asian religions. She is an Indian classical dancer who started dancing at the age of 7. While in fifth grade, Kumari discovered hip hop through the Fugees's album The Score. By the age of 14, she was a noticed freestyle MC known as “Indian Princess” (IP) or “Raja Kumari”. During her artist career, she has contributed to several philanthropic activities through her performances including the creation of a hospital in Bangalore and a meditation hall in South India for the Vegesna Foundation, a school for physically disabled children. As a result, Kumari has been recognized as a benefactor by the “Foundation for Indic Philosophy and Culture (Indic Foundation)” and has been honored with the Kohinoor Award for excellence in the Classical Arts by the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
Career
Kumari co-wrote, featured in or performed background vocals in a number of notable songs including Fall Out Boy’s double-platinum single “Centuries”, "Change Your Life" feat. T.I., Vicetone's “Don't You Run”, Brave Enough by Lindsey Stirling, Set Me Free for Baz Luhrman's original Netflix series The Get Down about the birth of Hip Hop and Iggy Azalea’s Grammy-nominated album The New Classic. She has also contributed to songs in albums by Gwen Stefani, Fifth Harmony (Reflection), Twin Shadow, and Dirty South. Recently she released her debut solo single “Mute” featuring Elvis Brown and produced by Jules Wolfson at Epic Records. which premiered on Paper Magazine's website. In May 2016, Kumari was honored at the 2016 BMI Pop Awards for co-writing the song Centuries with Fall Out Boy. In addition, she has a recording contract with Epic Records through L.A. Reid and collaborated with several players in the music industry, including artists Polow Da Don, J.R. Rotem, Timbaland, Rodney Jerkins, Soulshock and Karlin, Tricky Stewart and The-Dream, Justin Tranter and Fernando Garibay. She has also been inspired in her music style by the Indian composer and producer A. R. Rahman.
Mute
Raja Kumari Lyrics
I had to put em on mute
I had to put em on mute
Thought that the curry was soup
I had to feed these fools
Had to go home and regroup
I′m running back with the goons
Talk all that shit that you knew
I know you been feeling the boom
Yah yah yah
I can't hear you
Same old thing, different day
Haters gonna hate
I had to put em on Mute
I had to put em on mute
Yah Yah yah
I had to put em on Mute
We don′t want no problems with ya
Clear the scene out
Rolling with the team
We supremes now
Really make me wanna plan the scheme out
Brap brap brap brap
Need the full amount
Cops scrolling, patrolling
Yah they rolling
I was waiting to go like Kelly Rowland, yah
Ain't worried bout no shit that don't pay my bills
I feel how I feel, I don′t want no lip
All I know is getting my way, I don′t want to go in the safe
Pop a bottle of Spades
All I know is when I'm feeling this way
I tell them bitches call me Hillary Banks
I told my mama I′m paid
Million dollars running out of the gates
You couldn't reach me, I been out of the states
You think I′m throwing you shade
Then you should see me when I'm feeling like Ye
I take her out and put her back in her place
Then wave the keys in her face Oh,
This right here be the thing that put em on the clear
Too long waiting out here might be the year
Plugging I′m plugging I'm plugging it up
Plugging I'm plugging I′m plugging it up
I had to put em on mute
I had to put em on mute
Thought that the curry was soup
I had to feed these fools
Had to go home and regroup
I′m running back with the goons
Talk all that shit that you knew
I know you been feeling that boom
Yah yah yah
I can't hear you
Same old thing, different day
Haters gonna hate
I had to put em on Mute
I had to put em on mute
Yah Yah yah
I had to put em on Mute
Can you hear me yet?
They been playing my songs on them private jets
Swear we robbing the bank the way we clearing checks
Seen em turning their heads, that means we′re breaking necks
Put em into full effect
Hit em with the culture shock
Been a minute brewing in the pot
You should see me when I feel like Pac
Got a semi, call her semi-rata
They be looking and i know they bothered
Ain't nobody worried bout a WAR
Oh, this right here be the thing that put em on the clear
Too long waiting out here might be the year
Plugging I′m plugging I'm plugging it up
Plugging I′m plugging I'm plugging it up
I had to put em on mute
I had to put em on mute
Thought that the curry was soup
I had to feed these fools
Had to go home and regroup
I'm running back with the goons
Talk all that shit that you knew
I know you been feeling that boom
Yah yah yah
I can′t hear you
Same old thing, different day
Haters gonna hate
I had to put em on Mute
I had to put em on mute
Yah Yah yah
I had to put em on Mute
I had to put em on mute
Thought that the curry was soup
I had to feed these fools
Had to go home and regroup
I′m running back with the goons
Talk all that shit that you knew
I know you been feeling the boom
Yah yah yah
Same old thing, different day
Haters gonna hate
I had to put em on Mute
I had to put em on mute
Yah Yah yah
I had to put em on Mute
We don′t want no problems with ya
Clear the scene out
Rolling with the team
We supremes now
Really make me wanna plan the scheme out
Brap brap brap brap
Need the full amount
Cops scrolling, patrolling
Yah they rolling
I was waiting to go like Kelly Rowland, yah
Ain't worried bout no shit that don't pay my bills
I feel how I feel, I don′t want no lip
All I know is getting my way, I don′t want to go in the safe
Pop a bottle of Spades
All I know is when I'm feeling this way
I tell them bitches call me Hillary Banks
I told my mama I′m paid
Million dollars running out of the gates
You couldn't reach me, I been out of the states
You think I′m throwing you shade
Then you should see me when I'm feeling like Ye
I take her out and put her back in her place
Then wave the keys in her face Oh,
This right here be the thing that put em on the clear
Too long waiting out here might be the year
Plugging I′m plugging I'm plugging it up
Plugging I'm plugging I′m plugging it up
I had to put em on mute
I had to put em on mute
Thought that the curry was soup
I had to feed these fools
Had to go home and regroup
I′m running back with the goons
Talk all that shit that you knew
I know you been feeling that boom
Yah yah yah
I can't hear you
Same old thing, different day
Haters gonna hate
I had to put em on Mute
I had to put em on mute
Yah Yah yah
I had to put em on Mute
Can you hear me yet?
They been playing my songs on them private jets
Swear we robbing the bank the way we clearing checks
Seen em turning their heads, that means we′re breaking necks
Put em into full effect
Hit em with the culture shock
Been a minute brewing in the pot
You should see me when I feel like Pac
Got a semi, call her semi-rata
They be looking and i know they bothered
Ain't nobody worried bout a WAR
Oh, this right here be the thing that put em on the clear
Too long waiting out here might be the year
Plugging I′m plugging I'm plugging it up
Plugging I′m plugging I'm plugging it up
I had to put em on mute
I had to put em on mute
Thought that the curry was soup
I had to feed these fools
Had to go home and regroup
I'm running back with the goons
Talk all that shit that you knew
I know you been feeling that boom
Yah yah yah
I can′t hear you
Same old thing, different day
Haters gonna hate
I had to put em on Mute
I had to put em on mute
Yah Yah yah
I had to put em on Mute
Writer(s): Svetha Rao, Ali Yousaf, Kendrick Brihm, Jules Wolfson
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@kishanell
I’m so so so happy I found Raja Kumari. She’s talented. She’s passionate. She’s strong as hell...She’s medicine for this world.
@msmAlokikaChoudhary
Kishanell here ❤.. I really love to watch your videos ❤
@prachipriya1798
They are so Beaute
@hmmiseeyou870
Yeah she is really amazing like her voice..😍😍😍😍
@inamulhaqueshonu7881
Big fannn
@ametrineambrosia4929
She's an incomparable goddess.
@tyradavis5435
I don't get why this doesn't have millions of views yet
@vijayneupane8922
Tyra Davis it’s 1.4 million now 😃
@shyamrajput3681
I think the same
@megha5176
IKR