the1shanti - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I write music and produce other artists for the most part (read: I'm not much of a front man). Growing up, I was pretty reluctant to trade in my vinyl for spinners and ice grills.
I've got the honor of being able to say that I helped start Soulspazm in Jim Drew's apartment with a record called "Blaxploitation" which featured my friends L Fudge, R-Son, louis logic, and the Masterminds. I was just a kid and it was nothing but fun!
Since then, I've moved around the world quite a bit with a production group I fronted called DDP , putting out an album on Sony and one on Universal before moving home and starting my own label ( Flatbush Junction ).
For this album, I worked with 5G Productions and longtime friends friends J.J. Brown and Dan D for almost half of the cuts. My good friends Nawfcyde and Resk 1 did the rest.
Last year, Afrika Bambaataa dubbed me India Bambaataa for being the first emcee to break hip hop commercially in India. It was hard work, but someone had to do it.
I really believe that good music can overpower huge budgets, and luckily, millions of kids around the world have supported that notion for me.
I've got the honor of being one of the Rawkus 50 .
I hope you enjoy the new album. It's self titled because I think it's the closest thing to who I am as an artist that I've done so far. Thanks for letting me entertain you.
"Nothing"
"Punjabi Five-0"
"Supafly Bindi"
"Mo' Bhangra Blues"
"Jaani Jaan"

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/12/2005
Band Website: the1shanti.com
Band Members: the1shanti (no herbals in his mouth)
Influences: New album out now on 5G / Flatbush Junction / Rawkus featuring production by J.J. Brown, Nawfcyde and Resk 1.

"the1shanti is one of the few south asian emcees with any credibility"
- John Norris, MTV News

"I've always wanted to find a place where they have little concept of hiphop. If you go there and reinvent the wheel, you'll be the shit."
- ?uest Love circa 2003

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Sounds Like:
THE1SHANTI
INDIA BAMBAATAA
Flatbush Junction CD/LP
Laskar Music Digital Store | iTunes | CD Baby | amazon | play.fm

DDP
SPIRITUAL BLING
Sony Bec Tero CD/LP
special order via sony...

ALL I NEED (EP)
CD/EP
Laskar Music Digital Store

NEW CALCUTTA VOL. 1 MIXTAPE
out of print...

SPIRITUAL BLING
Universal Music

Record Label: 5G/Flatbush Junction/Rawkus
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

World Premier of "Nothing" Video

The nice folks at Desi Hits have set up a link so you guys can peep the world premier of my new video for "Nothing" (Laskar/Rawkus).http://www.desihits.com/promos/shantiblast/b log/article/the1shanti-n...
Posted by the1shanti on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:05:00 PST

the1shanti on East Village Radio from 8-10 PM

the1shanti will be on East Village Radio tonight from 8-10 PM. Click here to listen live or download the show.Direct link: http://www.eastvillageradio.com/modules.php?name=evrshow&sho wid=44...
Posted by the1shanti on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:13:00 PST

the1shanti - URB Next 1000

Vote for the1shanti by clicking here or visiting the following url:http://www.urb.com/promotions/next1000/profile.php?BandI d=714...
Posted by the1shanti on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:10:00 PST

Rawkus 50 Presents: the1shanti - Now on iTunes

You can now purchase the album by clicking here or copying and pasting the following link:itms://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSto...
Posted by the1shanti on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:09:00 PST

New record released!

The new album dropped yesterday worldwide. You can find it at all online retailers and I'll have links to CDs up soon.
Posted by the1shanti on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:43:00 PST

A short update

A quick update - "It's That Time" is hitting radio this week. Request it! Msg me here @ myspace if you want details on how to get the single if you're spinning.My great friend and super dope designer,...
Posted by the1shanti on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

New LP out TODAY on Rawkus!

If you take notice, there's a new "Rawkus" player below from which you can buy tracks off of the new album "the1shanti". You can listen to all of the tracks right here in full.For those of you who wa...
Posted by the1shanti on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

help pick the single...

I've put up the 2 songs from the album we're co-releasing with Rawkus that could potentially be the single:It's That Time (produced by JJ Brown) and Annuh (produced by Nawfcyde).Which one should be th...
Posted by the1shanti on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

The death of the album cover?

Just read an interesting piece about designers reinventing the methods by which fans and artists can connect via cover art. I'm pretty interested. As an artist, I've always felt that videos may be s...
Posted by the1shanti on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

the real desi review

That my friends, is gangsta. Being "blessed" by one of the first credited "founders" of the Hip Hop culture and leader of the notorious Black Spades street gang. The1Shanti refers to himself as the "...
Posted by the1shanti on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST