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Rajé Shwari
Background information
Born	(1977-08-04) August 4, 1977 (age 47) United States
Genres	Hip Hop, Urban, Pop, Bollywood
Occupation(s)	Musician, Songwriter, Producer, Entrepreneur
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Sony UK, Beat Club, Interscope, BollyHood Records
Website	www.rajeshwari.com

Rajé Shwari (born August 4, 1977) ^[1] is an American-born Indian hip hop artist, best known for her feature on Timbaland & Magoo's "Indian Flute".^[2] Shwari has also worked with Jay-Z, Nas, Kanye West, Missy Elliott and Pharrell.

Shwari grew up outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in a traditional Indian household.^[3] During her school years, she began identifying with hip-hop. She described her parents as "very strict and old fashioned", but said they allowed her the freedom of "buying records and going to rock concerts" as long as she got good grades.^[4]

Shwari's father continued this reward system by booking studio time whenever she came home with a favorable report card.^[5] During her college years, Shwari got her first record deal offer overseas, and dropped her studies to pursue music professionally.

By 2005, Shwari had been dubbed "Timbaland's Protege"^[6] and was featured on his single "Indian Flute". She also worked with Jay-Z on his single "The Bounce", a tribute to the September 11 attacks,^[6] later included on the soundtrack for NBA 2K13,^[7][8]

In 2012, Shwari started her own production company, BollyHood.^[3]

In February 2014, Shwari was included in a permanent exhibition in the Smithsonian Institution's Natural History Museum in Washington D.C., entitled "Beyond Bollywood", which presented the contributions of prominent South Asians in the United States.^[9] Shwari was included as an example of South Asian hip-hop.

In 2015, Shwari was included in Anokhi magazine's list of the Most Prominent South Asians.^[10]