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.
THE COME UP
Raja Kumari Lyrics
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Running my city, can't fuck with me
Oh, I go hard and I get it
I bleed and I sweat it
You ain't ready
Nah, can't fuck with me tonight
If it ain't about the paper
‘Cause the hustle ain't free
And there's only one thing that on my mind
Getting money with the team
Hey, every single day
We stay on the grind
On the come up
Just a dollar and a dream
Now we certified
On the come up
Hey, on the come up
Hey, on the come up
Just a dollar and a dream
Now we're certified
On the, yeeah
We take one then we flip it
Making money by the minute
Why would we stop?
When we go hard and we get it
Double up, then we split it
Then we spend it, yeah
Can't fuck with us tonight
If it ain't about the paper
You're wasting time
‘Cause the hustle ain't free
And there's only one thing that on my mind
Getting money with the team
Hey, every single day
We stay on the grind
On the come up
Just a dollar and a dream
Now we certified
On the come up
Hey, on the come up
Hey, on the come up
Just a dollar and a dream
Now we're certified
On the, yeeah
Money ain't growing on trees
So we don't sleep
Chasing our dreams, na na na na
Straight to the peak, la la
Grind on repeat, na na na na
Hey, every single day
We stay on the grind
On the come up
Just a dollar and a dream
Now we certified
On the come up
Hey, on the come up
Hey, on the come up
Just a dollar and a dream
Now we're certified
On the, yeeah
In Raja Kumari's song "The Come Up,” the singer is conveying her confidence in her success, and emphasizes that she only focuses on making money. She presents herself as someone who's worked hard and won't let anyone stand in her way. She says she runs her city, and no one can match up with her. She talks about driving a Mercedes duffle full of money, making money with her team, and taking risks in order to secure the bag. Furthermore, she repeats the line "on the come up" throughout the song, which refers to her gradual rise in fame and fortune as she continues working hard to achieve her goals. Overall, the message is clear: she'll do whatever it takes to succeed and no one can stop her.
Line by Line Meaning
Driving a Mercedes duffle full of money
I am successful and wealthy, as indicated by the expensive Mercedes and the duffle bag full of money
Running my city, can't fuck with me
I am in control of my city and nobody can challenge me
Oh, I go hard and I get it
I work hard to achieve my goals and earn success
I bleed and I sweat it
I put in a lot of hard work and effort to achieve success, often at great personal cost
You ain't ready
You are not prepared or capable of handling the level of success I have achieved
Nah, can't fuck with me tonight
Tonight, nobody can challenge or compete with me
If it ain't about the paper
If it's not about making money, it's not worth pursuing
You're wasting time
You are wasting your time on things that don't lead to financial gain
‘Cause the hustle ain't free
Pursuing success and financial gain requires hard work, sacrifice, and often investment
And there's only one thing that on my mind
Making money is my sole focus and motivation
Getting money with the team
I work collaboratively with like-minded individuals to achieve financial success
Hey, every single day
Every day without fail
We stay on the grind
We work tirelessly to achieve success and make money
On the come up
We are actively pursuing financial success and moving up the ranks
Just a dollar and a dream
All it takes is an initial investment and a big goal to achieve financial success
Now we certified
We have achieved our financial goals and are successful
We take one then we flip it
We invest in something and then turn it around for a profit
Making money by the minute
We are constantly making money and turning it around quickly
Why would we stop?
We have no reason to stop working and making money
Double up, then we split it
We work together to increase profits and split the earnings
Then we spend it, yeah
We invest our earnings into more ways to make money and enjoy our success
Money ain't growing on trees
Money is not easy to come by and requires hard work to earn
So we don't sleep
We work tirelessly to make money and achieve success
Chasing our dreams, na na na na
We are working hard to achieve our financial goals and make our dreams a reality
Straight to the peak, la la
We are continually working to reach the top and achieve ultimate success
Grind on repeat, na na na na
We work tirelessly day after day to make money and build our success
Now we're certified
We have achieved our financial goals and are successful
On the, yeeah
Expressing excitement and joy for our financial success
Contributed by Vivian B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Nikhil Sharma
you are changing the game of indian-american culture with your music. thank you for that
Krissy Ross
We see it more n more in America, where I live is primarily Burmese and Indian, and they have alot of urban hip-hop entwined in their own culture going to public schools here in the city, we can see not only hip-hop changing in the world but the world we once knew as a whole, as different races an cultures come together in relationships an marriages our childrens expressions an actions of the world and towards the world will create a new world. From belief systems to skin tones an bone structure an thankfully social media an music can bring us all together an vibrate for a better place without prejudice
kshama shekar
she's changing the hiphop/ music game in general period.
dice dragon
Not true im native american indian change alreay happen when eropeans invaded land i do agree shes awesome👍💪🙏
Prathamesh Kagane
Nikhil Sharma you are right
Nikhil Sharma
Playfull Soul 😂🇮🇳
RBTmusic Official
Wow...!
proud to be indian..!
Why she's so underrated ? X
She's far more better than everyone in the scene ryt now ..!
Roxana Mendoza
The only reason is because she’s not half naked and singing what mainstream music wants you to talk about. She speaks for her people and I as a Mexican American myself I love her, I feel her struggle; the people’s struggle.
Koeli Mallick
Coz she doesn't talk abt girl how sexy she is... She doesn't talk abt Ferrari... Or style... She doesn't talk about parties
She represents our culture nd meaningfully lyrics
Nd ppl in India supports opposite of that
It's our fault nt her's
Jyotsana Mrinal
Monuments take time to build! She'll be a legend❣️