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Raja Kumari
Svetha Yallapragada Rao, popularly recognized as Raja Kumari, is an American
rapper, singer, and songwriter from Claremont, California. Born on January 11,
1986, to Telugu parents hailing from Andhra Pradesh, India, she began performing
as an Indian classical dancer at the tender age of 5 and pivoted to hip-hop
during her adolescence after discovering the Fugees' The Score. Over the
following years, she gained a reputation as a skilled freestyle MC, first under
the name Indian Princess and then as Raja Kumari. She got her start in the music
industry by penning songs for other art...
